Cornelia, GA 30531 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 76
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Home Value
$304,930
+1.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
76
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
58 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
41%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,460/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
89%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$73
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 89% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 38% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+18% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (76/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.0% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 41% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $74k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $397/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $73 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 (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.0%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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Other ZIP codes in Habersham County, GA
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkesville, GA 30523 | $392.5K | +2.8% | 86 |
| Demorest, GA 30535 | $318.5K | +2.2% | 90 |
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