Banks County, GA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 92
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Home Value
$340,408
+0.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
92
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
83 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,540/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$93
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 138% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (92/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $83k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,699 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $523/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $93 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (56% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.8% to +7.6% (80% range; middle estimate +0.7%), chance of a rise 56%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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ZIP codes in Banks County, GA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto, GA 30510 | $297.1K | +1.5% | 64 |
| Commerce, GA 30530 | $359.3K | +3.1% | 82 |
| Homer, GA 30547 | $366.5K | +1.0% | 80 |
| Baldwin, GA 30511 | $283.9K | −1.4% | 92 |