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The median home value in Sumter County, GA is $138,882 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$138,882
Year-over-Year
+7.32%
National Rank
#2690 of 3071
Sumter County ranks 137th out of 159 counties in GA by median home price, and is -40.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within GA, the typical county has a median home value of $216,778, making Sumter County -35.9% below the GA state median.
Households here earn a median of $42,653 a year against a typical home value of $138,882 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 35% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Sumter County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,619 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,848 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 15,877 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sumter County is $138,882. That's up 7.32% from a year earlier. That is about 40.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Sumter County the 137th most expensive of 159 counties in Georgia.
Median household income here is $42,653, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Sumter County recorded 1,619 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,877 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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