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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the DeKalb County area can be challenging. Home prices in DeKalb County are now at a median cost of $402,068, higher than the Georgia average of $324,634.
The average cost of rent is $1,777/mo in DeKalb County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the DeKalb County area. In DeKalb County, 41.21% of households rent, and 31.76% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in DeKalb County is $8,017 per month. Households that rent pay about 22.17% of their income on rent here. DeKalb County’s most expensive areas are in the western regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southeastern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Fulton County, GA: higher priced homes
- Rockdale County, GA: less expensive homes
- Walton County, GA: less expensive homes
- Douglas County, GA: less expensive homes
- Oconee County, GA: higher priced homes
- Morgan County, GA: less expensive homes
- Carroll County, GA: less expensive homes
- Haralson County, GA: less expensive homes
- Cleburne County, AL: less expensive homes
- Wilkes County, GA: less expensive homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ventura County, CA: higher priced homes
- San Mateo County, CA: higher priced homes
- San Joaquin County, CA: higher priced homes
- Essex County, MA: higher priced homes
- Montgomery County, PA: higher priced homes
- Baltimore County, MD: equally priced homes
- Fort Bend County, TX: equally priced homes
- Middlesex County, NJ: higher priced homes
- Bernalillo County, NM: less expensive homes
- Worcester County, MA: equally priced homes
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