Median home value

$196,700Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.78%Above state avg 0.77%Median bill $1,539/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,0182-bed $1,026Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Thomas County, GA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Thomas County pay a median of $1,539 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $196,700, an effective rate of about 0.78%. The Georgia average is 0.77%, which makes Thomas County the #54 lowest-tax of 158 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,018 a month, and $1,026 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 16 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $197,000 home here comes to about $1,283 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $55,000 a year (the median household here earns $60,736).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,283/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,072
  • Property tax$128
  • Insurance (est.)$82

$197,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Thomas County by bedrooms

Studio$67250% below state
1 bedroom$84536% below state
2 bedrooms$1,02623% below state
3 bedrooms$1,19116% below state
4 bedrooms$89452% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.