The story of this market
The typical home in Telfair County, Georgia sells for about $114,456.
Prices are up +1.26% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 116 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,002 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,002 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
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
$1,194
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.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
28
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $5,129,542.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
53.6%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 125 | 54 | 57.9% | 5.9% | $145,000 |
| 2019 | 157▲ | 64▲ | 53.6% | 0% | $185,000▲ |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Telfair County, Georgia
Telfair County is a rural, affordable housing market where home values remain significantly below state and national medians. The market is characterized by low inventory and a price-to-income ratio of 2.2x, though the county faces ongoing population decline and high poverty rates.
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 1.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 166 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.99% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 24.1% — a mixed stability profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports of 9 — 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.
Telfair 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 -1.3%/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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| 31037 | Mc Rae Helena | $170,000 | $94 | 0% | 152 | — | — | — | — | $912 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31044 | Jeffersonville | $145,000 | $98 | +2.1% | 82 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 45 | $671 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31055 | McRae-Helena | $120,000 | $85 | +2.1% | 92 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.4 | 48 | $722 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31060 | Milan | $128,037 | $86 | +182.8% | — | 100% | — | — | 8 | — | researched Oct 21 |
| 31077 | — | $189,000 | $80 | +12.8% | 418 | — | — | — | 2 | — | researched Oct 21 |
| 31078 | Roberta | $137,721 | $102 | +7.4% | 34 | 98.5% | — | 36 | 12 | $714 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31083 | Toomsboro | $173,000 | $79 | 0% | 120 | 98% | — | 5 | 5 | $850 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31544 | Jacksonville | $86,000 | $69 | — | 180 | — | — | — | 226 | $955 | researched Oct 21 |
| 31549 | Lumber City | $107,000 | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — | $659 | 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.
The county economy is anchored by a $414.9 million GDP, showing 4.4% growth in 2024, though the area faces long-term population decline.
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.
The economy is primarily rural with a GDP of $414.9 million, supported by 178 employer establishments and a focus on local services.
The mean travel time to work is 27.2 minutes, slightly lower than the Georgia state average.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and data.census.gov profiles.
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.