GA · Metro #96

Augusta - GA housing market

The Augusta metro has a typical home value of $250,497, up 2.9% from a year ago. Homes sell in 36 days on average, a balanced market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$250,497
+2.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$259,378
+4.4% YoY
Median list price
$299,933
Sale-to-list ratio
97.6%
Selling below ask
Days on market
36d
Listings w/ price cut
28.6%
New listings / mo
698
-12.5% YoY
Homes for sale
2,997
+10.0% YoY
Typical rent
$1,464/mo
+3.1% YoY
Income needed to buy
$72,900
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Augusta housing market, October 2026

The typical Augusta home is worth $250,497 as of September 2026, up 0.1% from the prior month, up 0.2% over three months, and up 2.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $243,173 to $250,497.

Homes are going pending in about 36 days, slower than the 24 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,997 homes for sale, 10% more than a year ago. 28.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.2% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,464 a month, up 3.1% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 14.3.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($50,099), the typical Augusta home costs about $1,701 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $72,900 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$250k$243kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
43d14dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
3.0k1.7kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($250,497) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Augusta - GA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 2.9% over the past year. In Augusta - GA, that means a home worth $243,437 last year is now worth roughly $250,497.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $259,378. Homes are selling at 97.6% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Augusta - GA sit on the market for roughly 36 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 28.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 698 new listings hit the market each month in Augusta - GA. There are currently 2,997 homes for sale, up 10.0% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Augusta - GA is $1,464, up 3.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.3x, buying territory (#162 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,388 a month in principal and interest, $76 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.95% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in GA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Atlanta - GA$375,898 -1.5% 46.0d
Savannah - GA$340,186 -2.7% 40.0d
Columbus - GA$209,756 +3.8% 23.0d
Macon - GA$196,903 +3.1% 35.0d
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