Walton County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Walton County, Georgia. Population: 97.8K.

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Median Home Price

$388.0K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$82.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$99.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,431

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.63%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,962

Property Tax$203

Insurance$162

Total Monthly$2,326

Historical Home Prices

2015

$173.8K

2016

$186.1K

+7.1%%

2017

$199.9K

+7.4%%

2018

$218.1K

+9.1%%

2019

$231.0K

+5.9%%

2020

$259.3K

+12.2%%

2021

$322.0K

+24.2%%

2022

$357.2K

+10.9%%

2023

$367.6K

+2.9%%

2024

$377.4K

+2.7%%

2025

$379.0K

+0.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

299

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.7

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

69.7%

Black

19.6%

Hispanic

6.1%

Asian

1.4%

Two or More Races

2.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

231

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 55/100

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