Rockdale County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Rockdale County, Georgia. Population: 93.6K.

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Median Home Price

$306.3K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$72.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$78.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,843

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.60%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,549

Property Tax$154

Insurance$128

Total Monthly$1,830

Historical Home Prices

2015

$136.9K

2016

$143.0K

+4.5%%

2017

$155.8K

+9.0%%

2018

$176.2K

+13.1%%

2019

$185.4K

+5.2%%

2020

$210.9K

+13.7%%

2021

$262.5K

+24.5%%

2022

$307.1K

+17.0%%

2023

$308.5K

+0.4%%

2024

$308.8K

+0.1%%

2025

$297.6K

-3.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

721

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

9.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

25.4%

Black

57.1%

Hispanic

10.6%

Asian

1.8%

Two or More Races

4.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

192

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 56/100

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