Watkinsville, GA 30677 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 0.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 3% below the 2017-19 norm, close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (55/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $124k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,766 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $793/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $103 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: −5.8% to +10.5% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.

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