Ray City, Georgia.
Typical home $233,972 (+2.6% in a year), asking rent $1,575 . Valdosta, GA metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$742 (+153%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,932 +3%
- $228,040$233,972 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $70,034 +43%
- $163,938$233,972 since Sep 2021
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.
- Ray City$1,228
- Georgia$1,727
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in Ray City, GA rose 2.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia
Ray City is a city of 956 people in Berrien County. Unemployment in Berrien County was 3.0% in August 2026, and the county had 4.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Berrien County work in manufacturing, then schools and health care.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Ray City is a very small south Georgia city where most people are likely to know one another by sight. Homes here cost less than in much of the country, though typical rents are higher than the modest home prices might suggest. Few adults hold a four-year degree, and across Berrien County incomes run below the national picture. Winters are mild, with cool days and chilly nights, and summers are hot.
Work. Residents work mainly in manufacturing, in schools, hospitals and social care, in shops, and in the building trades. Across Berrien County, the largest workplaces include Berrien County Schools, Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics - Nashville, and BH Electronics. Unemployment across the county is a little lower than a year ago, and the county has added jobs over the past year. A typical commute is a moderate drive.
Things to do. Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, a protected area a short drive away, is a place for quiet time outdoors. The New River, also a short drive away, is another spot to spend time by the water. For a bigger outing, Wild Adventures, an amusement park, is a longer drive away.
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- 14%of adults have a degree
- 22 mintypical commute
What people in Berrien County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Berrien County had 3,953 jobs in 2025, 4.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 63° and lows near 40°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 71°.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Valdosta South weather station, 19 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Berrien County
- Berrien County SchoolsSchool district435FTE
- Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics - NashvilleFabric finishing163
- veredSkilled nursing facilities115
- BH ElectronicsTransformers, electronic component-types, manufacturing87
- Dupont Pine ProductsSawmills73
- Patrick IndustriesBoat transporter trailers, multi-unit, manufacturing68
- Food LionGrocery store57
- Atlas ManufacturingField nurseries42
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 8 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 626 people in all across the county; Ray City has none of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- LightningRelatively high
- HurricanesRelatively high
- TornadoesRelatively high
- Cold wavesRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Ray City’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Berrien County and the Valdosta, GA metro.
Ray City home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Ray City$233,972
- Georgia$329,115
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Ray City listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Ray City22.77%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Ray City38
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Ray City12
Zip codes with a Ray City address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Ray City — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.