Oglethorpe County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Population: 15.0K.

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Median Home Price

$271.6K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$69.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$69.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,597

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.59%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,373

Property Tax$133

Insurance$113

Total Monthly$1,620

Historical Home Prices

2015

$129.9K

2016

$136.8K

+5.3%%

2017

$148.8K

+8.8%%

2018

$162.3K

+9.1%%

2019

$176.3K

+8.6%%

2020

$201.6K

+14.4%%

2021

$234.9K

+16.5%%

2022

$266.6K

+13.5%%

2023

$285.6K

+7.1%%

2024

$300.4K

+5.2%%

2025

$304.0K

+1.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

21.1

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

73.6%

Black

15.9%

Hispanic

6.3%

Asian

0.8%

Two or More Races

3.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

219

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 8/100

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