Georgia rankings

Most Affordable Cities to Invest in Georgia

Ranked from the lowest typical home value up. Lower entry prices can mean smaller down payments and more units per dollar — though affordability alone doesn’t make a deal; pair it with rent and demand.

Top 50

1Manchester$128,0522Fitzgerald$130,9333Blakely$131,0294Albany$131,4505Swainsboro$132,3536Americus$135,6727Cordele$139,3158Donalsonville$139,3659Georgetown$139,37310Waycross$145,26411Trion$155,05512Quitman$158,02813Eastman$159,48714Colquitt$160,59915Alma$161,03616Fort Valley$162,19817Forest Park$164,98618Baxley$166,18219Washington$167,79820Moultrie$168,76521Lyons$170,39422Sylvester$170,83023Bainbridge$172,29224Cochran$173,73225Macon$174,25726Columbus$174,34327Adel$177,19628Elberton$181,76029Thomaston$181,79230Douglas$181,95731Cairo$185,68132Waynesboro$187,11033Nashville$187,92934Summerville$188,40835Augusta$188,45436Vidalia$190,05937Dublin$193,95238Lindale$197,88539Thomson$198,25440Glennville$204,95241Jesup$207,55242Hogansville$209,89443Cedartown$210,16244Fairview$211,93445Tifton$212,40446Valdosta$214,05447Blackshear$215,32448Warner Robins$215,33249Riverdale$215,73050Hephzibah$218,124

The complete ranking

All 267 qualifying Georgia markets, lowest first. A market near the bottom isn't a bad market — it's just the other end of this one number.

Most Affordable Cities to Invest in Georgia — all 267 qualifying markets, lowest first
RankMarketTypical home value
1Manchester$128,052
2Fitzgerald$130,933
3Blakely$131,029
4Albany$131,450
5Swainsboro$132,353
6Americus$135,672
7Cordele$139,315
8Donalsonville$139,365
9Georgetown$139,373
10Waycross$145,264
11Trion$155,055
12Quitman$158,028
13Eastman$159,487
14Colquitt$160,599
15Alma$161,036
16Fort Valley$162,198
17Forest Park$164,986
18Baxley$166,182
19Washington$167,798
20Moultrie$168,765
21Lyons$170,394
22Sylvester$170,830
23Bainbridge$172,292
24Cochran$173,732
25Macon$174,257
26Columbus$174,343
27Adel$177,196
28Elberton$181,760
29Thomaston$181,792
30Douglas$181,957
31Cairo$185,681
32Waynesboro$187,110
33Nashville$187,929
34Summerville$188,408
35Augusta$188,454
36Vidalia$190,059
37Dublin$193,952
38Lindale$197,885
39Thomson$198,254
40Glennville$204,952
41Jesup$207,552
42Hogansville$209,894
43Cedartown$210,162
44Fairview$211,934
45Tifton$212,404
46Valdosta$214,054
47Blackshear$215,324
48Warner Robins$215,332
49Riverdale$215,730
50Hephzibah$218,124
51Rossville$221,518
52Bonanza$223,397
53Sparta$224,919
54Lafayette$227,696
55Conley$228,942
56Centerville$230,674
57Toccoa$232,835
58Union City$233,661
59Rome$233,913
60Ray City$234,338
61Rex$234,641
62East Point$234,948
63Aragon$235,120
64Thomasville$235,136
65Hinesville$238,329
66Lagrange$240,464
67Griffin$241,323
68Dalton$241,453
69Trenton$242,062
70Milledgeville$243,389
71Jonesboro$244,846
72Silver Creek$246,293
73Tunnel Hill$247,494
74Chatsworth$248,037
75Lithonia$249,293
76Fort Oglethorpe$249,812
77Brunswick$257,732
78Gresham Park$257,865
79Rockmart$258,870
80Bowdon$261,057
81Barnesville$261,830
82Leesburg$268,072
83Clarkston$268,411
84Byron$268,579
85Lizella$268,685
86Royston$269,286
87Stone Mountain$269,783
88Hapeville$269,816
89Garden City$270,270
90Allenhurst$271,558
91Chickamauga$274,200
92Darien$274,739
93Lincolnton$275,233
94Statesboro$275,373
95Perry$276,745
96College Park$277,316
97Lithia Springs$278,170
98Calhoun$278,306
99Gray$279,373
100Pembroke$280,309
101Buchanan$281,201
102Ellenwood$281,218
103Townsend$281,666
104Decatur$282,512
105Grantville$286,593
106Jackson$286,651
107Temple$286,734
108Rocky Face$287,119
109Martinez$287,710
110Carrollton$290,350
111Midway$291,422
112Stockbridge$291,661
113Port Wentworth$292,181
114Ludowici$292,284
115Harlem$293,450
116Bremen$294,469
117Austell$295,956
118Covington$296,379
119Alto$298,529
120Kingsland$299,475
121Conyers$299,654
122Hahira$302,096
123Kingston$303,748
124Douglasville$305,074
125Pine Mountain$305,462
126Adairsville$305,503
127Cornelia$305,742
128Bonaire$305,955
129Milner$305,970
130Springfield$307,357
131Grovetown$307,437
132Hampton$308,802
133Monticello$309,157
134Woodbine$310,023
135Flemington$313,367
136Saint Marys$313,766
137Carnesville$314,219
138Villa Rica$314,311
139Hiram$314,446
140Martin$315,472
141Hartwell$316,520
142Demorest$317,392
143Ellabell$317,599
144Brooklet$317,748
145Bloomingdale$320,795
146Cleveland$321,948
147Ringgold$322,992
148Fairburn$323,010
149Oakwood$323,057
150Lula$323,986
151Savannah$325,155
152Lavonia$325,459
153Locust Grove$325,733
154Forsyth$326,787
155Cartersville$328,640
156Norcross$328,801
157Scottdale$329,484
158Danielsville$333,919
159Commerce$334,838
160Colbert$335,087
161McDonough$336,217
162Winterville$337,507
163Hull$340,919
164Rincon$341,410
165Winder$343,221
166Pooler$343,718
167Athens$344,516
168Oxford$351,228
169Mableton$352,831
170Winston$355,189
171Guyton$356,846
172Dallas$357,195
173Snellville$357,350
174Pendergrass$365,324
175Auburn$365,375
176Powder Springs$367,149
177Clayton$367,186
178Kathleen$367,817
179Doraville$367,892
180Social Circle$368,108
181Newnan$368,567
182Bethlehem$368,703
183Homer$372,959
184Gainesville$374,716
185Mansfield$376,342
186Waverly$378,216
187Monroe$379,098
188Lawrenceville$381,498
189Hamilton$383,378
190Blairsville$385,360
191Taylorsville$385,544
192Statham$387,052
193Atlanta$387,226
194Cataula$388,202
195Dahlonega$390,860
196Tucker$391,590
197Murrayville$392,396
198Loganville$393,309
199Clarkesville$393,788
200Midland$395,222
201Young Harris$396,397
202Lilburn$399,149
203Talking Rock$400,822
204Clermont$404,436
205Hiawassee$405,208
206Ellijay$406,103
207Kennesaw$406,739
208Williamson$407,316
209Evans$410,609
210Eatonton$411,000
211Acworth$412,338
212Jasper$413,105
213Jefferson$417,931
214Tiger$420,941
215Richmond Hill$422,448
216Flowery Branch$427,339
217Grayson$433,544
218Sky Valley$434,855
219Holly Springs$435,387
220Sharpsburg$436,630
221Fayetteville$438,941
222Madison$440,239
223Dawsonville$444,216
224Duluth$444,233
225Braselton$446,685
226Dacula$447,405
227Smyrna$448,607
228Sugar Hill$457,390
229Woodstock$460,656
230Appling$462,831
231Buford$469,193
232Marietta$477,989
233Hoschton$481,156
234Chamblee$482,127
235Waleska$483,561
236Bogart$486,213
237Cherrylog$488,603
238Vinings$492,892
239Morganton$493,472
240Ball Ground$508,294
241Tyrone$511,701
242Mineral Bluff$514,931
243Blue Ridge$515,803
244Canton$517,963
245Senoia$518,203
246Watkinsville$525,358
247Avondale Estates$532,762
248Lakemont$537,544
249Buckhead$544,014
250Peachtree Corners$548,513
251Chattahoochee Hills$553,870
252Peachtree City$571,489
253Cumming$600,403
254Suwanee$602,592
255Tybee Island$631,869
256Bishop$657,917
257Roswell$662,376
258Dunwoody$679,206
259Saint Simons Island$681,128
260Sandy Springs$699,826
261Johns Creek$704,500
262Alpharetta$722,997
263Greensboro$739,693
264Marble Hill$748,451
265Brookhaven$753,512
266Skidaway Island$906,078
267Milton$956,345

How this ranking is built

Ranked on the typical home value — what a mid-tier home in that market is worth, which moves more steadily than any single month of sales. Lowest value first.

267 of 268 published Georgia markets qualify. A market needs at least 5 of the 8 market figures we track, plus a published typical home value. Markets without those figures are left out rather than estimated.

Figures are for July 2026, and refresh monthly. These are market-level estimates — confirm any specific deal with a full Comparative Market Analysis (CMA).

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Market figures are estimates of typical conditions, updated monthly, from Zillow Research public data. Coverage varies by market — a market with no published figure for this ranking is left out rather than estimated.