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

1Fitzgerald$126,3092Blakely$126,8193Manchester$128,9934Swainsboro$129,3365Albany$132,1956Americus$132,7027Donalsonville$137,8438Cordele$140,0499Georgetown$140,57210Waycross$144,25511Trion$148,70012Quitman$156,19213Alma$156,74314Eastman$156,83215Colquitt$157,00616Baxley$157,80517Forest Park$161,26018Cochran$161,55819Fort Valley$161,59520Moultrie$165,75721Lyons$165,81222Washington$165,98223Bainbridge$171,10224Sylvester$171,26125Macon$171,52226Adel$175,18727Columbus$175,90628Thomaston$179,72929Douglas$180,57730Elberton$180,70731Waynesboro$182,82832Nashville$183,28833Summerville$184,69334Vidalia$185,80635Cairo$186,24236Augusta$187,66337Dublin$192,43938Lindale$194,61139Thomson$195,46140Jesup$203,18841Glennville$203,81742Cedartown$204,44243Hogansville$205,33444Tifton$208,51245Fairview$208,52746Blackshear$209,54047Valdosta$212,05448Riverdale$214,03849Rossville$214,77250Warner Robins$214,901

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
1Fitzgerald$126,309
2Blakely$126,819
3Manchester$128,993
4Swainsboro$129,336
5Albany$132,195
6Americus$132,702
7Donalsonville$137,843
8Cordele$140,049
9Georgetown$140,572
10Waycross$144,255
11Trion$148,700
12Quitman$156,192
13Alma$156,743
14Eastman$156,832
15Colquitt$157,006
16Baxley$157,805
17Forest Park$161,260
18Cochran$161,558
19Fort Valley$161,595
20Moultrie$165,757
21Lyons$165,812
22Washington$165,982
23Bainbridge$171,102
24Sylvester$171,261
25Macon$171,522
26Adel$175,187
27Columbus$175,906
28Thomaston$179,729
29Douglas$180,577
30Elberton$180,707
31Waynesboro$182,828
32Nashville$183,288
33Summerville$184,693
34Vidalia$185,806
35Cairo$186,242
36Augusta$187,663
37Dublin$192,439
38Lindale$194,611
39Thomson$195,461
40Jesup$203,188
41Glennville$203,817
42Cedartown$204,442
43Hogansville$205,334
44Tifton$208,512
45Fairview$208,527
46Blackshear$209,540
47Valdosta$212,054
48Riverdale$214,038
49Rossville$214,772
50Warner Robins$214,901
51Hephzibah$215,517
52Sparta$220,402
53Bonanza$223,586
54Lafayette$224,532
55Conley$224,806
56East Point$229,938
57Centerville$230,574
58Union City$230,898
59Rome$231,263
60Aragon$231,476
61Toccoa$231,657
62Thomasville$232,278
63Rex$233,199
64Ray City$233,972
65Lagrange$237,561
66Griffin$237,956
67Trenton$238,314
68Dalton$238,676
69Hinesville$239,104
70Milledgeville$240,752
71Silver Creek$242,468
72Jonesboro$243,030
73Tunnel Hill$243,124
74Fort Oglethorpe$243,417
75Chatsworth$244,524
76Lithonia$245,193
77Gresham Park$248,697
78Bowdon$252,944
79Rockmart$254,373
80Brunswick$255,387
81Barnesville$256,855
82Clarkston$261,108
83Garden City$262,776
84Lizella$262,996
85Leesburg$264,146
86Hapeville$264,458
87Royston$265,000
88Stone Mountain$265,098
89Byron$267,088
90Lincolnton$268,170
91Allenhurst$268,942
92Chickamauga$270,398
93Statesboro$271,207
94Darien$273,617
95Calhoun$273,982
96College Park$274,177
97Perry$274,635
98Pembroke$275,002
99Gray$275,184
100Buchanan$275,718
101Lithia Springs$276,513
102Decatur$277,179
103Ellenwood$279,070
104Rocky Face$280,819
105Townsend$281,270
106Jackson$282,667
107Temple$283,042
108Martinez$283,691
109Grantville$284,117
110Carrollton$285,799
111Port Wentworth$289,235
112Stockbridge$289,603
113Ludowici$290,159
114Harlem$290,908
115Midway$291,256
116Bremen$292,401
117Austell$292,882
118Covington$292,894
119Conyers$294,565
120Kingsland$297,020
121Alto$297,139
122Kingston$298,248
123Adairsville$299,817
124Hahira$300,320
125Cornelia$301,273
126Douglasville$301,566
127Pine Mountain$302,064
128Milner$302,812
129Springfield$303,708
130Bonaire$304,697
131Grovetown$305,052
132Monticello$305,287
133Woodbine$306,859
134Hampton$307,650
135Hiram$308,855
136Villa Rica$310,119
137Hartwell$310,307
138Carnesville$310,537
139Martin$310,538
140Saint Marys$312,385
141Brooklet$312,453
142Ellabell$313,774
143Cleveland$313,886
144Flemington$314,431
145Ringgold$314,752
146Demorest$315,099
147Bloomingdale$315,352
148Oakwood$315,982
149Lula$318,813
150Savannah$318,893
151Fairburn$318,970
152Norcross$321,220
153Lavonia$321,650
154Locust Grove$322,577
155Scottdale$323,267
156Forsyth$323,580
157Cartersville$324,183
158Danielsville$327,433
159Commerce$329,648
160Colbert$329,989
161Winterville$332,115
162Hull$333,054
163McDonough$334,022
164Rincon$337,747
165Athens$338,623
166Pooler$339,397
167Winder$341,791
168Oxford$344,638
169Mableton$349,563
170Winston$350,064
171Snellville$350,225
172Dallas$351,162
173Guyton$353,252
174Pendergrass$358,407
175Doraville$360,034
176Auburn$362,113
177Social Circle$362,437
178Powder Springs$364,257
179Clayton$364,621
180Newnan$365,120
181Homer$365,212
182Kathleen$366,978
183Bethlehem$368,425
184Gainesville$368,969
185Mansfield$369,172
186Lawrenceville$374,021
187Monroe$374,249
188Waverly$376,027
189Taylorsville$376,423
190Jasper$377,076
191Dahlonega$380,327
192Atlanta$380,331
193Tucker$382,245
194Blairsville$382,306
195Hamilton$382,554
196Murrayville$384,127
197Statham$384,408
198Cataula$385,174
199Clarkesville$386,200
200Loganville$386,991
201Lilburn$391,563
202Midland$392,540
203Young Harris$393,877
204Talking Rock$396,151
205Clermont$397,928
206Williamson$399,940
207Hiawassee$401,273
208Eatonton$402,725
209Kennesaw$402,818
210Ellijay$403,103
211Acworth$407,090
212Evans$408,435
213Tiger$410,969
214Jefferson$411,731
215Richmond Hill$418,261
216Flowery Branch$420,779
217Grayson$425,407
218Holly Springs$429,556
219Fayetteville$431,916
220Sharpsburg$432,653
221Duluth$433,804
222Sky Valley$434,061
223Madison$434,183
224Sugar Hill$437,583
225Dawsonville$438,773
226Dacula$440,265
227Braselton$441,257
228Smyrna$442,294
229Woodstock$454,214
230Appling$456,138
231Buford$464,885
232Marietta$471,498
233Chamblee$472,079
234Hoschton$475,252
235Bogart$475,957
236Waleska$480,571
237Cherrylog$481,537
238Vinings$485,212
239Morganton$492,785
240Marble Hill$498,643
241Ball Ground$499,139
242Mineral Bluff$502,838
243Tyrone$506,594
244Canton$511,686
245Blue Ridge$511,699
246Senoia$517,542
247Watkinsville$518,770
248Avondale Estates$519,970
249Lakemont$524,748
250Buckhead$530,885
251Peachtree Corners$536,929
252Chattahoochee Hills$545,815
253Peachtree City$564,291
254Cumming$586,393
255Suwanee$589,037
256Tybee Island$614,951
257Roswell$650,072
258Bishop$650,338
259Dunwoody$667,282
260Saint Simons Island$671,105
261Sandy Springs$685,103
262Johns Creek$689,664
263Alpharetta$711,257
264Greensboro$737,881
265Brookhaven$742,959
266Skidaway Island$889,897
267Milton$936,770

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 September 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.