Strength 4 / 5
42 days
Evans homes taking 42 days to sell — +147.1% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Markets › Georgia
Georgia housing market
In the Peach State, part of the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division, Pecan Street tracks seven markets. Median sale prices run from $236K in Macon to $398K in Athens as of Sep 2026. Six of seven are higher than a year earlier and one is lower; Athens leads at +9.2% and Atlanta trails at -0.3%.
Homes sit longest in Savannah (79 median days on market) and sell fastest in Atlanta (60 days). The share of active listings with a price cut runs from 27% in Athens to 36% in Atlanta. Price-to-rent ratios run from about 13 in Macon to 21 in Athens, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 193 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Athens metro has the 3rd-fastest year-over-year price growth and the Savannah metro the 19th-most median days on market. Georgia's unemployment rate was 3.2% in Aug 2026 (BLS via FRED). The national rate was 4.2% in Sep 2026.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | $398K | +9.2% | 65 | 27% | ≈ 21 |
| Atlanta | $397K | -0.3% | 60 | 36% | ≈ 16 |
| Augusta | $298K | +1.0% | 73 | 35% | ≈ 15 |
| Columbus | $268K | +7.2% | 62 | 28% | ≈ 14 |
| Macon | $236K | +0.1% | 73 | 30% | ≈ 13 |
| Savannah | $369K | +0.6% | 79 | 36% | ≈ 14 |
| Warner Robins | $293K | +1.1% | 61 | 30% | ≈ 13 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.
Recent signals
Strength 4 / 5
60 days
Augusta-Richmond County homes taking 60 days to sell — +93.5% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Strength 4 / 5
6.5 mo
Savannah supply now 6.5 months — buyer's market
Six-plus months of supply in Savannah — this is a buyer's market by the textbook definition.