Upson County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Upson County, Georgia. Population: 27.6K.

Median Home Price
$215.5K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income
$50.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$55.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,325

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.61%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,090
Property Tax$110
Insurance$89.79
Total Monthly$1,290
Historical Home Prices
2015
$68.4K
2016
$69.7K
+1.9%%
2017
$72.7K
+4.3%%
2018
$79.9K
+10.0%%
2019
$91.5K
+14.5%%
2020
$108.0K
+18.0%%
2021
$129.2K
+19.6%%
2022
$154.0K
+19.2%%
2023
$164.1K
+6.6%%
2024
$172.7K
+5.3%%
2025
$179.4K
+3.9%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density
85

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
9.2

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
66.3%
Black
26.5%
Hispanic
2.5%
Asian
0.4%
Two or More Races
3.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
63°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
213

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
50.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 17/100