The story of this market
The typical home in Columbia County, Georgia sells for about $367,413, or $161 per square foot.
Prices are down 2% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 39 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 127% since 2000. Last year 17 of 25 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,329 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,329 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+16.8%). Worst: 2011 (-5.8%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
GA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,672
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 25 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
56
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $51,506,567.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.4%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10217 | 5255 | 81.8% | 4.8% | $205,000 |
| 2019 | 11456▲ | 5967▲ | 82.4%▲ | 3.6% | $210,000▲ |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Columbia County, Georgia
The Columbia County housing market is experiencing a cooling phase with median prices down 2.0% year-over-year. Inventory levels remain tight, but the increase in days on market and price cuts suggest a shift toward buyer leverage.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 1.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 59 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 16.3% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.0% · poverty 8.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 3 researched ZIP reports of 6 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Columbia County, Georgia — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 6.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 30802 | Appling | $674,900 | $232 | +3.1% | 94 | 94% | 52% | 1.2 | 144 | $913 | researched Sep 16 |
| 30809 | Evans | $409,000 | $165 | +1.4% | 60 | — | — | — | 320 | $1,714 | researched Sep 16 |
| 30813 | Grovetown | $340,000 | $152 | +8.7% | 48 | 98.5% | 15.7% | 6.2 | 451 | $1,483 | researched Sep 16 |
| 30814 | Harlem | $293,400 | $165 | 0% | 56 | 99% | — | — | 135 | $962 | researched Sep 16 |
| 30815 | Hephzibah | $259,360 | $148 | +18.4% | 107 | 100% | — | — | 93 | $1,179 | researched Sep 16 |
| 30907 | Martinez | $290,000 | $155 | +2.1% | 45 | 98.5% | 22% | 3.2 | 185 | $1,284 | researched Sep 20 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Georgia) — Homestead Exemption: Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the property; the state standard exemption is $2,000, which is subtracted from the assessed value before the millage rate is applied. State (Georgia) — Ad Valorem Property Tax Assessment: Taxable tangible property is assessed at 40 percent of its fair market value. The formula for tax due is: ((Fair Market Value * 0.40) - Exemptions) * Millage Rate.
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.510.1 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.210.3 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.110.7 mi
- Richardson's Lake Water Park4.727.8 mi
- Mastermind Escape Games Augusta59 mi
- Topgolf4.214.1 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.19.6 mi
- SRP Park4.716.4 mi
- Stars and Strikes4.211.6 mi
- Bell Auditorium4.417.1 mi
- Riverwatch Cinemas4.713.9 mi
- Mistletoe State Park4.711.8 mi
- Regal Augusta Exchange4.110.5 mi
- Evans Towne Center Park4.77.7 mi
- Phinizy Swamp Nature Park4.718.9 mi
- Augusta Museum of History4.717.3 mi
- Morris Museum of Art4.816.8 mi
- Sacred Heart Cultural Center4.816.4 mi
- Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site4.723.7 mi
- The TREEHOUSE4.817 mi
- Mistletoe State Park4.711.8 mi
- Evans Towne Center Park4.77.7 mi
- Patriots Park4.61.8 mi
- Phinizy Swamp Nature Park4.718.9 mi
- Riverwalk Augusta4.616.9 mi
- Soap Creek Marina and Resort LLC4.524 mi
- Raysville Marina4.615 mi
- Augusta Riverwalk Marina4.617.3 mi
- Clarks Hill Marina4.812.8 mi
- Riverview Park Boat Ramp, SC4.515.5 mi
- Augusta National Golf Club4.713.8 mi
- Topgolf4.214.1 mi
- Champions Retreat Golf Club4.98 mi
- Augusta Country Club4.614.4 mi
- West Lake Country Club4.711.3 mi
- Augusta Mall4.310.8 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market4.510.4 mi
- Publix Super Market at National Plaza4.513.1 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.310.9 mi
- Publix Super Market at North Augusta Plaza4.517.1 mi
- Augusta Regional Airport4.219.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Census ACS and local market reports.
applies when — Owner must occupy the property as their legal residence and have owned the property on January 1 of the tax year.
Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the property; the state standard exemption is $2,000, which is subtracted from the assessed value before the millage rate is applied.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-40
Sellers are required to truthfully answer questions posed by buyers regarding the property's condition, though specific liability protections exist for non-disclosure of certain psychological impacts or non-material facts.
O.C.G.A. § 44-1-16
Allows lenders to foreclose on property without a court order provided the security deed contains a power of sale clause; requires specific notice and advertising procedures.
O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 14, Article 7
Taxable tangible property is assessed at 40 percent of its fair market value. The formula for tax due is: ((Fair Market Value * 0.40) - Exemptions) * Millage Rate.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.