Newton County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Newton County, Georgia. Population: 113.3K.

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Median Home Price

$317.7K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$73.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$82.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,133

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.67%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,606

Property Tax$178

Insurance$132

Total Monthly$1,916

Historical Home Prices

2015

$132.1K

2016

$137.7K

+4.3%%

2017

$151.5K

+10.0%%

2018

$166.7K

+10.0%%

2019

$181.8K

+9.0%%

2020

$202.0K

+11.1%%

2021

$256.3K

+26.9%%

2022

$294.9K

+15.1%%

2023

$298.8K

+1.3%%

2024

$297.0K

-0.6%%

2025

$286.9K

-3.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

414

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

12.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

40.4%

Black

47.1%

Hispanic

6.8%

Asian

1.4%

Two or More Races

4.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

220

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

49.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 51/100

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