The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 31097 sells for about $166,700, or $105 per square foot.
Homes take about 134 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $645 a month.
ZIP 31097
The housing market in 31097 is characterized by low inventory and a quiet, retirement-focused demographic. Market activity is minimal, with few closed sales and limited price volatility, reflecting a stable but slow-moving rural environment.
This area is primarily a retirement-oriented community characterized by a quiet, rural ambiance and an older demographic profile.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 134 days on market with 12.0 months of supply — a slower-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 4.2% · poverty 11.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 31097, Upson County GA
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Georgia) — Homestead Exemption: 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. State (Georgia) — Ad Valorem Property Tax Assessment: 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.
The local economy is small and rural, with limited major industrial presence within the ZIP code boundaries.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.