Telfair County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Telfair County, Georgia. Population: 12.6K.

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Median Home Price

$108.7K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$44.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$29.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,181

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.09%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$549

Property Tax$98.42

Insurance$45.27

Total Monthly$693

Historical Home Prices

2015

$68.2K

2016

$71.7K

+5.2%%

2017

$68.3K

-4.8%%

2018

$72.3K

+5.9%%

2019

$80.6K

+11.4%%

2020

$91.5K

+13.6%%

2021

$111.3K

+21.6%%

2022

$109.1K

-2.0%%

2023

$114.8K

+5.2%%

2024

$112.2K

-2.2%%

2025

$108.6K

-3.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

18.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

47.5%

Black

35.7%

Hispanic

15.5%

Asian

0.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

186

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 24/100

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