Clay County, GA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 83
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Home Value
$174,002
+7.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
83
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
113 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$138
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 7.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−24% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (83/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.0% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $47k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,689 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $138 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.5%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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ZIP codes in Clay County, GA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Gaines, GA 39851 | $148.1K | +5.9% | 74 |
| Bluffton, GA 39824 | $187.8K | +14.9% | 87 |