Muscogee County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Muscogee County, Georgia. Population: 204.6K.

Median Home Price
$181.4K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income
$56.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$48.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,526

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.84%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$917
Property Tax$127
Insurance$75.60
Total Monthly$1,120
Historical Home Prices
2015
$101.2K
2016
$102.0K
+0.7%%
2017
$103.5K
+1.5%%
2018
$108.6K
+4.9%%
2019
$115.8K
+6.7%%
2020
$126.9K
+9.6%%
2021
$142.4K
+12.2%%
2022
$159.0K
+11.7%%
2023
$167.3K
+5.2%%
2024
$175.2K
+4.7%%
2025
$179.1K
+2.2%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density
945

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
19.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White
37.4%
Black
45.9%
Hispanic
8.3%
Asian
2.5%
Two or More Races
5.2%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
181

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
50.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 82/100