Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Measured against area pay, Midway costs more to live in than 70% of U.S. towns
Up 0.7% in a year, 11% below the Georgia typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Hinesville, GA metro area ($62K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
The grade compares costs with what households across the Hinesville metro earn ($62K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 3.8 years of metro income, and 35% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $291Ktypical home, 11% below the Georgia typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,370a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 94prices across the Hinesville metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 79)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 3.8 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$62K, Hinesville-area income
- 20%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 35%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Georgia: 52%Census 2020–24
- 20%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
Housing in Midway, in brief
Values rose faster than Georgia’s over five years
The typical Midway home is up 45% in five years, against 21% across Georgia. Since October 2016 it has about doubled, from $148K to $291K. Price trend ↓
A high property tax rate
Owners pay about 1.13% of a home’s value a year in property tax, against 0.77% across Georgia. The median bill is $2,669 (Georgia: $2,341). On the typical home, that’s about $270 a month. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Midway’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Midway is more affordable than 30% of U.S. towns. The four inputs sit close together, so no single cost explains the grade.
Values have outpaced Georgia: the typical Midway home is up 45.3% in five years, against 20.9% statewide (Zillow).
Up 45.3% in five years
Faster than Georgia (20.9%).
Show as a table
| January | Midway | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $146,000 | $172,000 |
| 2018 | $150,000 | $185,000 |
| 2019 | $159,000 | $201,000 |
| 2020 | $166,000 | $214,000 |
| 2021 | $180,000 | $239,000 |
| 2022 | $213,000 | $291,000 |
| 2023 | $245,000 | $321,000 |
| 2024 | $268,000 | $333,000 |
| 2025 | $287,000 | $337,000 |
| 2026 | $292,000 | $331,000 |
| September 2026 | $291,000 | $329,000 |
A typical Midway home worth $148K in October 2016 is worth about $291K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A typical home costs 3.8 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Midway’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $57K short of a typical Midway home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370 a month here, $430 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Midway’s typical property tax (1.13% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370
Renters already here pay a median of $1,018, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs above the Georgia norm
The median bill is $2,669 (Georgia: $2,341), 1.13% of a home’s value a year, against 0.77% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Midway
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Hinesville, GA metro area, or Georgia. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 94 | GA 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | GA 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 87 | GA 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | GA 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Midway and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | C | $291K | $237K | 1.13% | $1,370 |
Questions about the cost of living in Midway
Is Midway expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Midway costs more than 70% of U.S. towns: a C for cost of living. The typical home costs 3.8 years of the median household income of the Hinesville, GA metro area ($62K).
How much does a house cost in Midway?
About $291K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, up 0.7% in a year. The Georgia typical home is $329K.
What salary do you need to live in Midway?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $77,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $1,800 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $55,000.
How much is rent in Midway?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,370 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,018 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Midway?
The median bill is $2,669 a year, 1.13% of the median home value (Georgia: $2,341, 0.77%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Midway going up?
Barely: up 0.7% in the past year and 45.3% in five years, against 20.9% across Georgia (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Midway buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.