The story of this market
The typical home in Chattahoochee County, Georgia sells for about $218,000, or $176 per square foot.
Prices are up +9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 49 days to sell. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,212 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,212 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
GA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,611
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
7
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $2,645,445.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
57.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 81 | 32 | 57.6% | 0% | $135,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Chattahoochee County, Georgia
Chattahoochee County's residential real estate environment is largely governed by Fort Moore military operations and limited civilian private land inventory. Home sales remain characterized by low absolute active listing volume, moderate median sale pricing around $218K, and sustained demand for affordable workforce rentals. Property turnover continues at a measured pace supported by military relocations and stable regional employment.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 4.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 68 days on market with 4.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
25% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.7% · poverty 13.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports of 2 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Chattahoochee County, Georgia — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
researched Sep 16
researched Sep 20
| 31805 | Cusseta | $140,166 | $108 | -4.8% | 68 | 98.5% | 25% | 4.2 | 882 | $796 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31905 | Fort Moore (CDP / Military Installation) | $281,493 | $122 | +8.5% | 70 | — | — | — | 29 | $1,652 | researched Sep 20 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Chattahoochee County exhibits lower overall violent crime rates compared to adjacent urban centers like Columbus (Muscogee County), largely due to the pervasive federal law enforcement footprint associated with Fort Moore. Property crime remains minimal in unincorporated and rural pockets, with incidents primarily concentrated around civilian commercial corridors.
Chattahoochee County School District operates a consolidated education campus including Chattahoochee County Middle/High School, offering solid graduation rates and strong career-technical programming. On-post military dependents often utilize Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools located directly within Fort Moore.
The county faces low overall risk for coastal storm surge, but moderate inland riverine flood exposure exists along the Chattahoochee River basin and Upatoi Creek. Wildfire risk is maintained through active prescribed burning programs managed by military base forestry services.
Economic expansion is dominated by defense operations at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) and related defense contractor activities. Private civilian development is constrained by federal land ownership, which encompasses the vast majority of the county's total acreage.
Property is assessed at 40% of fair market value under Georgia statutory guidelines, subject to consolidated Cusseta-Chattahoochee County government millage rates and school district levies. Standard Georgia homestead exemptions apply to civilian owner-occupants, while active-duty military personnel often benefit from statutory residency protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
The local economic engine is anchored by Fort Moore, one of the nation's largest military installations by military population. Supporting civilian employment is concentrated in local public administration, education, retail convenience, and regional logistics support.
Primary vehicular mobility relies on U.S. Highway 27/GA-520, providing direct multi-lane connectivity north into metropolitan Columbus and south toward Albany. Average commute times for residents average approximately 8.3 minutes, among the shortest in Georgia.
Development pipelines remain limited due to roughly 75% to 80% of county land being under federal military jurisdiction. Civilian parcel development centers near Cusseta along established highway rights-of-way.
Property appraisals are administered by the Chattahoochee County Board of Tax Assessors at the uniform statutory 40% assessment ratio. Annual valuation notices reflect local market sales analysis subject to standard Georgia Board of Equalization appeal procedures.
The jurisdiction operates as a unified county-city government (Cusseta-Chattahoochee County), simplifying overlapping municipal and county service districts. Regional watershed management and technical college services align with the River Valley Regional Commission and Columbus Technical College service zones.
Property insurance availability remains stable relative to coastal Georgia regions, though premiums reflect exposure to severe convective storms and regional hail/wind events. Wildfire underwriting scrutiny is tempered by professional federal base forestry and containment units.
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.118.8 mi
- Hollywood Connection Family Fun Center3.919.1 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.416.1 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese3.914.9 mi
- Launch Family Entertainment Columbus4.719.8 mi
- The National Infantry Museum4.910.5 mi
- Columbus Civic Center4.414.7 mi
- Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center4.615.6 mi
- Stars and Strikes4.419.7 mi
- The Columbus Museum4.615.1 mi
- Providence Canyon State Park4.816.7 mi
- Fort Benning4.39.8 mi
- The National Infantry Museum4.910.5 mi
- Flat Rock Park4.617.6 mi
- Florence Marina State Park4.519.4 mi
- The National Infantry Museum4.910.5 mi
- Coca-Cola Space Science Center4.515.5 mi
- The Columbus Museum4.615.1 mi
- National Civil War Naval Museum4.714.2 mi
- Columbus Botanical Garden4.518.4 mi
- Providence Canyon State Park4.816.7 mi
- Flat Rock Park4.617.6 mi
- Florence Marina State Park4.519.4 mi
- Uchee Creek Army Campground4.68.4 mi
- Cooper Creek Park4.416.2 mi
- Uchee Creek Army Campground4.68.4 mi
- Lake Oliver Marina4.518.7 mi
- Bull Creek Golf Course4.317.7 mi
- Maple Ridge Golf Club4.419.3 mi
- Fort Benning Golf Course48.8 mi
- Oxbow Creek Golf Course4.210.9 mi
- Lakewood Golf Course3.819.2 mi
- Peachtree Mall4.116.5 mi
- Fort Benning AAFES4.58.4 mi
- Publix Super Market at Cross Country Plaza4.615 mi
- Publix Super Market at Bradley Park Square4.618.7 mi
- Publix Super Market at Midland Commons4.717.7 mi
- Columbus Airport3.916.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Provides boat launches, recreational angling, and paddle sports access along the Georgia-Alabama border. It offers scenic natural corridors and wildlife observation opportunities away from urban centers.
Located immediately adjacent at the Fort Moore gateway, honoring United States Army Infantrymen with world-class historical galleries and an IMAX theater. It serves as an iconic cultural and educational regional landmark.
Serves as the civic heart of the unified government, hosting municipal events, community gatherings, and local services. It preserves rural Southern architectural character in a small-town atmosphere.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year profiles and affiliated state demography compilations for Chattahoochee County (FIPS 13053).
Allows lenders to foreclose on property without a court order provided the security deed contains a power of sale clause; requires specific notice and advertising procedures.
O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 14, Article 7
Sellers are required to truthfully answer questions posed by buyers regarding the property's condition, though specific liability protections exist for non-disclosure of certain psychological impacts or non-material facts.
O.C.G.A. § 44-1-16
applies when — Owner must occupy the property as their legal residence and have owned the property on January 1 of the tax year.
Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the property; the state standard exemption is $2,000, which is subtracted from the assessed value before the millage rate is applied.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-40
Taxable tangible property is assessed at 40 percent of its fair market value. The formula for tax due is: ((Fair Market Value * 0.40) - Exemptions) * Millage Rate.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.