Georgia.
30th most expensive state. Typical home $329,115 (-0.6% in a year), estimated payment $1,814 a month. As of Sep 2026.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$947 (+121%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $1,834 -1%
- $330,949$329,115 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $56,849 +21%
- $272,266$329,115 since Sep 2021
- 10 years
- Up $161,369 +96%
- $167,746$329,115 since Sep 2016
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Georgia$1,727
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.
Typical home values in Georgia fell 0.6% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Buying the typical Georgia home now takes 28% of the median household income ($77,353/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.
Share of median income needed to buy
Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.
- Georgia26.80%
- United States28.57%
Georgia home values
Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Georgia$329,115
- United States$366,157
Metros in Georgia
Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.
| # | Metro activate to sort by Metro | Rent activate to sort by Rent | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ | Home value sorted descending, activate to sort ascending | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | $2,138 | +1.6% | $400,743 | -0.5% |
| 2 | Gainesville | $1,701 | +2.8% | $385,576 | -1.3% |
| 3 | Atlanta | $1,843 | +2.1% | $375,898 | -1.5% |
| 4 | Athens | $1,776 | +2.3% | $367,438 | +1.8% |
| 5 | Savannah | $1,771 | -0.7% | $340,186 | -2.7% |
| 6 | Cornelia | $1,602 | — | $321,747 | +1.9% |
| 7 | Brunswick | $1,673 | +1.2% | $319,696 | +1.3% |
| 8 | St. Marys | $1,655 | +3.9% | $305,366 | +0.2% |
| 9 | Statesboro | $1,435 | +0.0% | $276,179 | -0.2% |
| 10 | Calhoun | $1,615 | +4.1% | $275,419 | +3.1% |
| 11 | Hinesville | $1,745 | +3.3% | $257,752 | +0.4% |
| 12 | Warner Robins | $1,505 | +3.4% | $254,074 | +2.9% |
| 13 | Augusta | $1,464 | +3.1% | $250,497 | +2.9% |
| 14 | Dalton | $1,402 | +3.7% | $244,989 | +0.1% |
| 15 | Rome | $1,267 | +1.6% | $232,906 | +1.5% |
| 16 | Milledgeville | $1,460 | +6.8% | $228,979 | +1.2% |
| 17 | Valdosta | $1,329 | +3.7% | $223,809 | +3.9% |
| 18 | Columbus | $1,353 | +5.0% | $209,756 | +3.8% |
| 19 | LaGrange | $1,355 | +10.4% | $201,127 | +2.3% |
| 20 | Macon | $1,212 | +3.0% | $196,903 | +3.1% |
| 21 | Dublin | $1,163 | +7.9% | $171,796 | +4.9% |
| 22 | Douglas | — | — | $169,912 | +3.5% |
| 23 | Albany | $1,077 | +4.0% | $167,544 | +3.9% |
| 24 | Moultrie | $1,285 | — | $165,753 | +6.3% |
| 25 | Waycross | $1,125 | — | $164,231 | +4.2% |
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