The story of this market
The typical home in Lamar County, Georgia sells for about $314,000, or $183 per square foot.
Prices are up +9.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 39 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 134% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,002 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,002 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+19.4%). Worst: 2012 (-11.7%). Hover to read a year.
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
$1,387
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.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 4 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
31
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $3,833,799.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
72.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 708 | 333 | 72.6% | 2.6% | $155,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Lamar County, Georgia
Lamar County is experiencing a balanced housing market where supply and demand are currently aligned. Home prices have seen moderate year-over-year growth, supported by steady demand and a stable inventory of active listings.
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 up 9.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 39 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.9% · poverty 9.6% — 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.
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.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
The county economy is characterized by a labor force participation rate of 56.2% with a mean commute time of 31.8 minutes, indicating that a significant portion of the workforce travels outside the county for employment.
- Dave & Buster's McDonough4.124.3 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.327.3 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.226.7 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.128.9 mi
- High Falls Water Park4.29.7 mi
- EchoPark Speedway4.623.6 mi
- Southern Belle Farm4.727.5 mi
- Dave & Buster's McDonough4.124.3 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.327 mi
- Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club4.527 mi
- Indian Springs State Park4.717.3 mi
- Dauset Trails Nature Center4.815.9 mi
- Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary4.715.9 mi
- High Falls Water Park4.29.7 mi
- Cherokee Rose Sporting Clays & Helice4.918 mi
- Indian Springs State Park4.717.3 mi
- Museum of Arts and Sciences4.529.8 mi
- Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge4.823.8 mi
- The Woodbury Shoppe4.728.4 mi
- Historic Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge4.822.7 mi
- High Falls State Park4.610 mi
- Indian Springs State Park4.717.3 mi
- Dauset Trails Nature Center4.815.9 mi
- Wyomia Tyus Olympic Park4.617.1 mi
- Warren Holder Park4.219.2 mi
- Central Georgia Marina, Inc.4.527.3 mi
- The Club at Shoal Creek4.415.8 mi
- Griffin Golf Course4.313.2 mi
- Morgan Dairy Golf Club4.16 mi
- Sun City Peachtree Golf Club4.616.9 mi
- River Forest Golf Club4.79.5 mi
- Tanger Outlets Locust Grove4.418.9 mi
- Ingles Market4.211.6 mi
- Ingles Markets4.312.8 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.215.8 mi
- Ingles Market4.316 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau and Data USA
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.