Fort Gaines, GA 39851 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 74
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Home Value
$148,076
+5.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
74
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
109 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$133
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 5.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (74/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.6% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $42k 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).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $133 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.0% to +12.3% (80% range; middle estimate +5.3%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Other ZIP codes in Clay County, GA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton, GA 39824 | $187.8K | +14.9% | 87 |