Cost of Living & Housing in Perry
Perry is affordable by national standards but not especially cheap by Georgia standards -- and its housing market has been softening, not appreciating, a genuinely different direction than most other markets in this Georgia dataset, including its larger neighbor Warner Robins.
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Learn moreAffordable nationally, but above the Georgia average
Perry's BestPlaces cost-of-living index is 82.4 (100 = national average) -- about 17.6% below the national average, but explicitly 12.8% ABOVE the Georgia state average in the same source (base record). That second comparison matters: Perry reads as a genuinely more expensive place to live than the typical Georgia city, even though it still beats the national average. This is a real, disclosed contrast with Warner Robins, whose own cost-of-living figures run 9%-18% below the NATIONAL average in that city's record -- Perry is not simply a cheaper version of Warner Robins.
Housing prices have been declining, not appreciating
An April 2026 Redfin snapshot cites a median sale price of $287,352, down 4.1% year over year; an October 2025 snapshot cites a slightly higher $297,000, down 2.0% year over year (base record). Both readings point the same direction -- real, disclosed price softening -- a notable contrast with the still-appreciating housing markets documented elsewhere in this Georgia dataset. Both figures sit below the Georgia statewide median (roughly $373,830 as of June 2026) and below the national median.
Property taxes: a shared countywide rate, with a real gap on the city-specific figure
Houston County's 2025 general-fund millage rate is 8.45 mills, applying countywide -- the same rate cited in the Warner Robins record, since both cities sit in Houston County. This is the county-only rate; a confirmed City of Perry municipal millage rate, separate from Warner Robins' own city rate, and a confirmed Houston County school-district millage were not found this research session for Perry specifically -- both disclosed as genuine gaps rather than estimated. Confirm the full combined bill directly with the Houston County Tax Commissioner for a specific Perry parcel.
Income runs higher here than in Warner Robins, despite the shared county
Perry's median household income is cited at $76,909 -- meaningfully higher than Warner Robins' $66,970, despite the two cities sitting roughly 15 miles apart in the same county (base record). Combined with Perry's above-Georgia-average cost of living, this suggests a genuinely different household profile than Warner Robins' younger, more military-connected population -- worth factoring into any budget comparison between the two cities rather than assuming they're interchangeable.
Key takeaways
- Perry's cost of living runs 17.6% below the national average but 12.8% ABOVE the Georgia state average -- affordable nationally, not particularly cheap in-state, and a real contrast with Warner Robins' below-national cost of living.
- Median sale price has been declining, not appreciating, across both snapshots found this session ($287,352 in April 2026, down 4.1% YoY; $297,000 in October 2025, down 2.0% YoY) -- a real, disclosed reversal from the appreciating markets seen elsewhere in this dataset.
- Only the shared Houston County general-fund millage rate (8.45 mills) was confirmed -- a Perry-specific municipal millage and the school-district rate were not found this session and are disclosed as gaps.
- Perry's median household income ($76,909) runs meaningfully higher than Warner Robins' ($66,970) despite sharing a county -- a real, disclosed difference in household profile between the two cities.
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