The 10 Best Places To Buy A House In Georgia For 2022


Using science and data, we can tell you which places in Georgia have seen home prices rising and people flocking over the past year.

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Editor’s note: This is not investment advice and we are not financial advisers. Article updated for 2022.

There's a the age old question everyone thinks about when they decide to move to a city in Georgia:

Should I buy a place or rent? Well, we aren't here today to solve that problem for you exactly. We are just assuming you'll do the right thing and a buy a place. And while we are happy to tell you the best place to live in Georgia, this analysis is going to tackle the question of the best place to buy a house as an investor. That is we are going to try and determine the up and coming cities in the Peach State.

To do that we are going to look at places in Georgia that are growing faster than average, but where home prices are below average. In every day terms, the "deals". The best deal in Georgia at the moment? That would be Glennville according to our analysis.

Here's a look at the top ten places to buy a home in Georgia for 2022.

The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In Georgia For 2022

  1. Glennville
  2. Camilla
  3. Eastman
  4. Jackson
  5. Byron
  6. Adel
  7. Hawkinsville
  8. Jonesboro
  9. Waynesboro
  10. Sandersville

What's the best place to buy a home in Georgia for 2022? According to our analysis, would the the ideal place to buy a home looking into the future.

The methodology that wen't into this can be a bit complicated, so we'll break it down for you in as much detail as we can below. If you're not worried about finding a deal on good places to live, check out the most expensive places to live in Georgia and, for those of you on a budget, the cheapest places to live in Georgia.

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The 10 Best Cities To Buy A House In Georgia For 2022

1. Glennville

Glennville, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Johnnykick2351 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,081
Median Home Price: $131,800
Population Change: 0.3%
Home Price Change: 8.0%
More on Glennville: Homes For Sale | Data

2. Camilla

Camilla, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Rivera | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,087
Median Home Price: $82,000
Population Change: -0.8%
Home Price Change: 7.6%
More on Camilla: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

3. Eastman

Eastman, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Rivera | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,110
Median Home Price: $133,000
Population Change: -0.5%
Home Price Change: 55.4%
More on Eastman: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

4. Jackson

Jackson, GA

Source: Wikipedia User John Trainor | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,138
Median Home Price: $124,500
Population Change: 1.5%
Home Price Change: 4.0%
More on Jackson: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

5. Byron

Byron, GA

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,170
Median Home Price: $168,100
Population Change: 0.4%
Home Price Change: 2.4%
More on Byron: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

6. Adel

Adel, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Rivera | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,297
Median Home Price: $91,600
Population Change: 0.2%
Home Price Change: 2.9%
More on Adel: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

7. Hawkinsville

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,320
Median Home Price: $125,100
Population Change: 0.5%
Home Price Change: -10.1%
More on Hawkinsville: Homes For Sale | Data

8. Jonesboro

Jonesboro, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Www78 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,428
Median Home Price: $80,700
Population Change: 13.8%
Home Price Change: 0.4%
More on Jonesboro: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

9. Waynesboro

Waynesboro, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Blastoids | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,453
Median Home Price: $112,700
Population Change: -0.6%
Home Price Change: 12.5%
More on Waynesboro: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

10. Sandersville

Sandersville, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Upstateherd | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

2
/10

Population: 5,468
Median Home Price: $94,100
Population Change: -1.4%
Home Price Change: 1.5%
More on Sandersville: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How do you determine the best places to buy a home in Georgia for 2022?

We were in real estate for almost five years and have been working on this site for another three. Suffice is to say, we've put a lot of thought into what goes into finding a good place to buy a home.

So all that thinking has come to this moment where we get to spell out how we'd approach finding an up-and-coming place to live in Georgia. Put differently, the analysis will try to find places in Georgia with undervalued homes relative to pent up demand.

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To do that we looked at the most recent American Community Survey Census data for 2016-2020 and compared it to the previous vintage (2012-2016). Specifically, we used the following criteria:

  • Y-o-Y Change In Population (People want to live here)
  • Y-o-Y Change In Median Home Prices (People are willing to pay for it)
  • Home Prices Relative To The State Average (It's still kinda cheap)

We want places that are growing, have seen home prices increase in recent years, and are still "cheap" for Georgia with the following caveats:

So of the 0 cities and towns in Georgia, only 128 places made it through our initial filters to even be considered.

We then ranked each place from 1 to 128 for the criteria mentioned above with 1 being the best for that criteria. We averaged the rankings to create a "best place to buy" index with the place having the lowest index being the best. You can download the data here.

Turns out that Glennville is the best potential gem in the not-so-rough in the Peach State.

Read on for more on these places.

Summary: The Best Places To Purchase A House In Georgia for 2022

There's our analysis of the best places to buy a house in Georgia. And, to be clear, we aren't necessarily saying these places are the best places to live, just that it looks like they might be in a couple of years based on the data.

In fact, every place in the following table meets our criteria, so even though it may not look super long, remember we started off with all 0 places in the state.

So if we'd could rent or buy in these cities, we'd definitely buy.

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Home Prices By City In Georgia

City Rank Median Home Price Population Change Home Price Increase
Glennville 1 $131,800 0.3% 8.0%
Camilla 2 $82,000 -0.8% 7.6%
Eastman 3 $133,000 -0.5% 55.4%
Jackson 4 $124,500 1.5% 4.0%
Byron 5 $168,100 0.4% 2.4%
Adel 6 $91,600 0.2% 2.9%
Hawkinsville 7 $125,100 0.5% -10.1%
Jonesboro 8 $80,700 13.8% 0.4%
Waynesboro 9 $112,700 -0.6% 12.5%
Sandersville 10 $94,100 -1.4% 1.5%
Sylvester 11 $103,300 -1.0% -2.9%
Dacula 12 $182,800 4.3% 4.6%
Stone Mountain 13 $128,300 1.4% 2.6%
Lovejoy 14 $143,200 5.4% 33.2%
Cumming 15 $239,500 3.5% 0.8%
Thomson 16 $107,500 -0.6% 17.7%
Hapeville 17 $150,300 -0.0% 53.5%
Eatonton 18 $86,900 0.9% 14.0%
Barnesville 19 $157,100 0.3% 3.5%
Dahlonega 20 $415,000 3.4% 45.3%
Commerce 21 $140,900 2.2% 21.0%
Bremen 22 $190,200 10.4% 7.3%
Morrow 23 $111,500 1.4% -0.5%
Lafayette 24 $90,400 1.0% -3.3%
Swainsboro 25 $85,700 0.3% 19.2%
Tyrone 26 $308,200 1.8% 7.6%
Auburn 27 $148,700 0.5% 4.7%
Locust Grove 28 $163,700 8.2% 5.5%
Austell 29 $146,100 8.0% 9.7%
Centerville 30 $148,200 0.9% 2.7%
Hampton 31 $156,400 2.0% 6.5%
Flowery Branch 32 $291,100 5.3% 21.2%
Toccoa 33 $99,900 0.2% 15.5%
Fitzgerald 34 $85,900 -0.7% 5.1%
Thomaston 35 $85,000 -0.0% -4.4%
Fort Valley 36 $84,100 0.9% 4.5%
Port Wentworth 37 $185,400 5.0% 15.4%
Garden City 38 $129,800 0.8% 6.7%
Cairo 39 $115,300 -0.5% -0.8%
Jesup 40 $124,800 1.1% 25.2%
Fort Oglethorpe 41 $133,500 -0.8% 4.2%
Cedartown 42 $109,100 0.6% 28.1%
Doraville 43 $230,800 0.2% 30.0%
Vidalia 44 $119,200 -0.3% 0.5%
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Unified Government 45 $82,000 -0.9% 15.0%
Cordele 46 $72,700 -1.4% -3.2%
Douglas 47 $108,400 0.0% 4.3%
Jefferson 48 $223,600 4.5% 11.1%
Braselton 49 $333,200 6.3% 4.5%
Bainbridge 50 $101,800 0.0% 1.9%
Loganville 51 $216,700 4.0% 7.1%
Clarkston 52 $151,500 -0.0% 23.3%
Lilburn 53 $196,900 0.9% 12.3%
Richmond Hill 54 $207,000 4.2% -1.8%
Monroe 55 $146,400 1.1% 14.9%
Waycross 56 $71,700 -0.4% 2.3%
Dallas 57 $162,500 2.7% 5.3%
Holly Springs 58 $287,400 9.4% 6.9%
Moultrie 59 $115,900 0.1% 22.8%
Covington 60 $178,800 1.0% 4.2%
College Park 61 $199,200 -0.2% 8.4%
Grovetown 62 $161,800 5.2% 1.8%
Americus 63 $93,400 -1.2% 8.4%
Powder Springs 64 $181,000 1.5% 8.1%
Riverdale 65 $109,900 1.1% 8.5%
Conyers 66 $151,600 -1.8% 8.0%
Dublin 67 $123,900 -0.4% 21.0%
Villa Rica 68 $166,300 2.7% 2.1%
Fairburn 69 $148,300 4.3% 5.5%
Buford 70 $243,600 -0.9% 1.9%
Brunswick 71 $102,600 0.7% -5.5%
Norcross 72 $230,300 2.5% 29.8%
Winder 73 $173,400 3.9% 6.6%
Calhoun 74 $162,300 0.9% 7.6%
Tifton 75 $120,200 3.3% 0.8%
Perry 76 $154,100 3.9% 2.4%
Kingsland 77 $163,500 2.5% 4.3%
Fayetteville 78 $238,300 1.8% 6.3%
St. Marys 79 $195,300 1.3% 7.1%
Milledgeville 80 $137,400 -1.1% 12.7%
Thomasville 81 $162,800 -0.0% -0.4%
Forest Park 82 $76,800 0.8% 14.5%
Snellville 83 $185,200 0.7% 9.2%
Suwanee 84 $325,800 3.6% 5.5%
Cartersville 85 $221,600 2.2% 17.3%
Union City 86 $150,600 2.7% 13.8%
Acworth 87 $193,300 0.7% 5.7%
Griffin 88 $116,100 -0.1% 12.9%
Sugar Hill 89 $249,300 3.8% 7.2%
Pooler 90 $223,500 3.0% 4.2%
Decatur 91 $547,300 3.4% 4.9%
Mcdonough 92 $173,200 2.9% 5.5%
Carrollton 93 $180,500 1.1% 16.2%
Stockbridge 94 $187,900 1.2% 4.0%
Canton 95 $237,800 4.6% 10.3%
Duluth 96 $254,200 0.6% 10.7%
Chamblee 97 $301,500 2.2% 6.4%
Lawrenceville 98 $183,300 1.4% 6.8%
Lagrange 99 $131,700 0.3% 3.6%
Statesboro 100 $115,100 2.0% 1.3%
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About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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