Macon, GA 31217 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$98,284
−1.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
70 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
12%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
19%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,154/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
43%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$70
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 43% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 7% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 1% below the 2017-19 norm, close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.5% below their final list price; 12% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 19% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $28k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,559 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $462/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $70 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.5%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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Other ZIP codes in Jones County, GA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon, GA 31211 | $177.2K | +5.0% | 98 |
| Gray, GA 31032 | $280.4K | +3.1% | 79 |
| Haddock, GA 31033 | $234.8K | +7.3% | 55 |
| Hillsboro, GA 31038 | $242.2K | +10.0% | 43 |