Echols County, GA housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 5% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are up 5.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 67% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (0/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.3% below their final list price (as of Apr 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,493 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $125 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.5% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +5.0%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.

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ZIP codes in Echols County, GA