Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home in Georgia
Total monthly cost of the county's own median home: mortgage at 20% down, property tax, insurance, electricity, water and a maintenance reserve. Home price dominates this ranking, which is why it maps closely to the coasts.
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Georgia ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth County | $3,817 | $493,800 | 0.759% |
| 2 | Fulton County | $3,412 | $431,200 | 0.892% |
| 3 | Oconee County | $3,306 | $425,100 | 0.719% |
| 4 | Fayette County | $3,186 | $405,600 | 0.781% |
| 5 | Cherokee County | $3,045 | $389,800 | 0.701% |
| 6 | Cobb County | $2,925 | $373,700 | 0.685% |
| 7 | Gwinnett County | $2,808 | $345,700 | 0.978% |
| 8 | Dawson County | $2,753 | $351,900 | 0.632% |
| 9 | Greene County | $2,699 | $342,200 | 0.685% |
| 10 | DeKalb County | $2,686 | $331,400 | 0.919% |
| 11 | Morgan County | $2,577 | $323,100 | 0.742% |
| 12 | Coweta County | $2,576 | $321,900 | 0.771% |
| 13 | Bryan County | $2,546 | $317,100 | 0.789% |
| 14 | Jackson County | $2,539 | $312,700 | 0.883% |
| 15 | Hall County | $2,513 | $313,600 | 0.760% |
| 16 | Walton County | $2,430 | $300,500 | 0.809% |
| 17 | Towns County | $2,398 | $311,900 | 0.365% |
| 18 | Paulding County | $2,356 | $289,000 | 0.846% |
| 19 | Columbia County | $2,344 | $287,400 | 0.846% |
| 20 | Pickens County | $2,315 | $289,600 | 0.661% |
| 21 | Harris County | $2,290 | $278,700 | 0.886% |
| 22 | Henry County | $2,288 | $277,400 | 0.922% |
| 23 | Chatham County | $2,253 | $273,300 | 0.901% |
| 24 | Clarke County | $2,243 | $271,900 | 0.899% |
| 25 | Lumpkin County | $2,233 | $277,200 | 0.688% |
| 26 | Pike County | $2,203 | $265,700 | 0.924% |
| 27 | Gilmer County | $2,174 | $278,900 | 0.384% |
| 28 | Rabun County | $2,166 | $272,600 | 0.537% |
| 29 | Union County | $2,158 | $272,600 | 0.505% |
| 30 | Glynn County | $2,158 | $268,300 | 0.638% |
| 31 | Douglas County | $2,148 | $262,200 | 0.793% |
| 32 | Fannin County | $2,137 | $274,600 | 0.349% |
| 33 | Bartow County | $2,133 | $262,200 | 0.725% |
| 34 | White County | $2,119 | $262,200 | 0.661% |
| 35 | Barrow County | $2,106 | $255,200 | 0.832% |
| 36 | Rockdale County | $2,091 | $256,600 | 0.718% |
| 37 | Effingham County | $2,059 | $245,300 | 0.956% |
| 38 | Banks County | $2,038 | $251,700 | 0.630% |
| 39 | Monroe County | $1,988 | $243,200 | 0.686% |
| 40 | Camden County | $1,971 | $233,900 | 0.939% |
| 41 | Newton County | $1,962 | $233,300 | 0.914% |
| 42 | Lee County | $1,931 | $226,900 | 1.002% |
| 43 | Butts County | $1,905 | $227,800 | 0.828% |
| 44 | Carroll County | $1,864 | $227,500 | 0.624% |
| 45 | Jasper County | $1,857 | $219,700 | 0.890% |
| 46 | Putnam County | $1,843 | $222,000 | 0.723% |
| 47 | Haralson County | $1,782 | $210,400 | 0.849% |
| 48 | Catoosa County | $1,781 | $214,200 | 0.689% |
| 49 | Habersham County | $1,754 | $212,000 | 0.627% |
| 50 | Houston County | $1,748 | $205,600 | 0.856% |
| 51 | Lamar County | $1,732 | $201,400 | 0.948% |
| 52 | Gordon County | $1,722 | $205,600 | 0.705% |
| 53 | Long County | $1,704 | $196,500 | 0.997% |
| 54 | Hart County | $1,700 | $206,500 | 0.539% |
| 55 | Spalding County | $1,700 | $196,600 | 0.965% |
| 56 | Madison County | $1,690 | $198,800 | 0.809% |
| 57 | Oglethorpe County | $1,688 | $198,700 | 0.804% |
| 58 | Lowndes County | $1,687 | $197,900 | 0.830% |
| 59 | Clayton County | $1,672 | $194,500 | 0.893% |
| 60 | Whitfield County | $1,668 | $198,900 | 0.673% |
| 61 | Floyd County | $1,655 | $194,100 | 0.804% |
| 62 | Peach County | $1,646 | $186,100 | 1.124% |
| 63 | Troup County | $1,635 | $187,800 | 0.972% |
| 64 | Bulloch County | $1,633 | $191,600 | 0.778% |
| 65 | Thomas County | $1,594 | $185,300 | 0.825% |
| 66 | Liberty County | $1,591 | $180,200 | 1.053% |
| 67 | Muscogee County | $1,574 | $182,300 | 0.837% |
| 68 | Jones County | $1,536 | $174,600 | 0.958% |
| 69 | Walker County | $1,504 | $173,900 | 0.778% |
| 70 | McIntosh County | $1,501 | $173,900 | 0.753% |
| 71 | Bibb County | $1,490 | $165,800 | 1.101% |
| 72 | Murray County | $1,480 | $173,300 | 0.641% |
| 73 | Stephens County | $1,470 | $168,200 | 0.830% |
| 74 | Lincoln County | $1,444 | $163,600 | 0.883% |
| 75 | Lanier County | $1,444 | $161,100 | 1.017% |
| 76 | Richmond County | $1,442 | $163,300 | 0.882% |
| 77 | Baldwin County | $1,433 | $164,700 | 0.742% |
| 78 | Polk County | $1,432 | $163,500 | 0.799% |
| 79 | Dade County | $1,430 | $166,600 | 0.624% |
| 80 | Franklin County | $1,406 | $160,600 | 0.767% |
| 81 | Heard County | $1,392 | $161,000 | 0.640% |
| 82 | Meriwether County | $1,384 | $154,600 | 0.931% |
| 83 | McDuffie County | $1,377 | $155,100 | 0.849% |
| 84 | Schley County | $1,366 | $152,900 | 0.887% |
| 85 | Upson County | $1,341 | $149,500 | 0.886% |
| 86 | Wayne County | $1,332 | $149,800 | 0.796% |
| 87 | Decatur County | $1,321 | $146,200 | 0.925% |
| 88 | Pulaski County | $1,306 | $144,300 | 0.912% |
| 89 | Crawford County | $1,301 | $144,800 | 0.842% |
| 90 | Tift County | $1,300 | $143,100 | 0.936% |
| 91 | Evans County | $1,286 | $139,700 | 1.032% |
| 92 | Candler County | $1,256 | $135,600 | 1.041% |
| 93 | Grady County | $1,256 | $136,500 | 0.979% |
| 94 | Dougherty County | $1,246 | $129,200 | 1.393% |
| 95 | Bleckley County | $1,241 | $132,900 | 1.082% |
| 96 | Laurens County | $1,238 | $137,400 | 0.769% |
| 97 | Pierce County | $1,216 | $132,100 | 0.915% |
| 98 | Talbot County | $1,198 | $127,200 | 1.088% |
| 99 | Early County | $1,191 | $130,100 | 0.822% |
| 100 | Sumter County | $1,185 | $122,300 | 1.321% |
| 101 | Toombs County | $1,184 | $127,100 | 0.962% |
| 102 | Screven County | $1,171 | $122,300 | 1.181% |
| 103 | Miller County | $1,161 | $118,300 | 1.386% |
| 104 | Coffee County | $1,158 | $125,700 | 0.807% |
| 105 | Crisp County | $1,157 | $120,800 | 1.156% |
| 106 | Glascock County | $1,155 | $122,800 | 0.989% |
| 107 | Tattnall County | $1,155 | $122,400 | 1.018% |
| 108 | Brooks County | $1,149 | $118,100 | 1.281% |
| 109 | Cook County | $1,139 | $123,000 | 0.820% |
| 110 | Colquitt County | $1,132 | $121,400 | 0.866% |
| 111 | Baker County | $1,123 | $120,100 | 0.868% |
| 112 | Marion County | $1,121 | $122,100 | 0.704% |
| 113 | Charlton County | $1,119 | $119,000 | 0.908% |
| 114 | Montgomery County | $1,119 | $118,200 | 0.964% |
| 115 | Washington County | $1,112 | $115,600 | 1.097% |
| 116 | Ben Hill County | $1,101 | $114,600 | 1.061% |
| 117 | Berrien County | $1,099 | $115,200 | 0.989% |
| 118 | Elbert County | $1,094 | $114,600 | 0.983% |
| 119 | Seminole County | $1,093 | $111,600 | 1.220% |
| 120 | Worth County | $1,087 | $112,400 | 1.086% |
| 121 | Terrell County | $1,081 | $111,500 | 1.096% |
| 122 | Echols County | $1,079 | $112,600 | 0.986% |
| 123 | Telfair County | $1,056 | $108,200 | 1.091% |
| 124 | Mitchell County | $1,052 | $105,500 | 1.277% |
| 125 | Jeff Davis County | $1,049 | $109,300 | 0.930% |
| 126 | Dodge County | $1,047 | $108,700 | 0.954% |
| 127 | Burke County | $1,036 | $107,800 | 0.907% |
| 128 | Irwin County | $1,036 | $105,300 | 1.115% |
| 129 | Ware County | $1,036 | $106,500 | 1.011% |
| 130 | Wilkes County | $1,036 | $105,000 | 1.137% |
| 131 | Bacon County | $1,019 | $104,100 | 1.022% |
| 132 | Twiggs County | $1,005 | $104,500 | 0.822% |
| 133 | Quitman County | $996 | $103,000 | 0.844% |
| 134 | Chattahoochee County | $984 | $99,800 | 0.990% |
| 135 | Dooly County | $979 | $96,400 | 1.243% |
| 136 | Treutlen County | $971 | $98,400 | 0.955% |
| 137 | Chattooga County | $965 | $98,700 | 0.855% |
| 138 | Turner County | $961 | $95,200 | 1.131% |
| 139 | Brantley County | $935 | $91,800 | 1.120% |
| 140 | Jefferson County | $935 | $93,100 | 0.991% |
| 141 | Clay County | $934 | $92,500 | 1.044% |
| 142 | Webster County | $930 | $92,200 | 1.014% |
| 143 | Johnson County | $915 | $91,200 | 0.918% |
| 144 | Clinch County | $913 | $86,300 | 1.396% |
| 145 | Randolph County | $910 | $90,900 | 0.880% |
| 146 | Wilkinson County | $909 | $90,800 | 0.882% |
| 147 | Macon County | $902 | $87,000 | 1.162% |
| 148 | Emanuel County | $897 | $88,200 | 0.975% |
| 149 | Hancock County | $893 | $87,400 | 0.994% |
| 150 | Calhoun County | $865 | $82,200 | 1.152% |
| 151 | Taylor County | $852 | $82,900 | 0.897% |
| 152 | Jenkins County | $843 | $81,100 | 0.958% |
| 153 | Appling County | $838 | $81,400 | 0.846% |
| 154 | Warren County | $825 | $78,000 | 1.031% |
| 155 | Atkinson County | $803 | $76,300 | 0.883% |
| 156 | Taliaferro County | $802 | $73,100 | 1.254% |
| 157 | Wheeler County | $782 | $74,600 | 0.753% |
| 158 | Wilcox County | $776 | $71,200 | 1.058% |
| 159 | Stewart County | $668 | $53,000 | 1.711% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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