Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$286,340+0.3% YoY · prices are flat
Market right nowBuyer's marketMore homes for sale than last year, 25% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$62,072About 0.8× the local median income ($75,188): affordable for a typical household
Days on market67 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
Next 12 months−1.0%Zillow expects prices to dip slightly
The typical home in Carroll County, GA is worth $286,340, about the same as a year ago. That is well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $225,144, so the area is 27.2% overvalued. It is a buyer's market: homes take about 67 days to sell, listings are up 11% from a year ago, 25% of listings have had a price cut. Zillow expects prices to fall about 1.0% over the next year. A household needs about $62,072 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $75,188. Typical rent is $1,627 a month, or $2,009 for a house. In the latest IRS figures, 1,528 more people moved in than out.
Home value over time
Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prices and affordability
Typical home value
$286,340
Change in 1 year
+0.3%
Overvalued %
+27.2%
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Fair home value
$225,144
Change in 5 years
+25.3%
Zillow forecast, next 12 months
−1.0%
Home value to income
3.8×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$1,552
Income needed to afford it
$62,072
Property tax rate
0.61%
Rent and investing
Typical rent
$1,627
Typical rent for houses
$2,009
Price-to-rent ratio
14.7×
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HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,762
Gross rental yield
6.82%
Cap rate (estimate)
4.43%
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
+10.8%
Days on market
67
Listings with a price cut
24.7%
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Homes for sale
617
Pending sales per 100 listings
26
Asking price per sq ft
$176
People and jobs
Median household income
$75,188
Population change (1 year)
+1.2%
Unemployment rate
5.9%
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Population
131,036
Income adjusted for cost of living
$75,113
Net moves in (IRS)
+1,528
Cost of living (US = 100)
100.1
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
7.4
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
70.5
Flood risk score
70.8
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Wildfire risk score
78.7
Walkability (1 to 20)
6.0
Road, rail and air noise
53 dB
Questions people ask
Is Carroll County, GA overvalued?
Home prices in Carroll County, GA are well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $225,144, so the area is 27.2% overvalued.
Is Carroll County, GA a buyer's or seller's market?
Carroll County, GA is a buyer's market: homes take about 67 days to sell, listings are up 11% from a year ago, 25% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Carroll County, GA?
Home values in Carroll County, GA are up 0.3% over the last year. Zillow's forecast for the next 12 months is −1.0%.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Carroll County, GA?
A household needs about $62,072 a year to afford the typical home in Carroll County, GA at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $75,188.