Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$256,800
−0.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
39%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,191/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
66%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$132
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 66% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 165% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+58% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 39% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $65k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $428/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $132 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (51% 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: −9.2% to +7.1% (80% range; middle estimate 0.0%), chance of a rise 51%, of a 5%+ drop 22%.
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Other ZIP codes in Catoosa County, GA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold, GA 30736 | $317.7K | +1.4% | 65 |
| ZIP 30726 | – | – | 0 |