The story of this market
The typical home in Laurens County, Georgia sells for about $269,000.
Prices are down 6.6% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 89 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 59% since 2000. Last year 7 of 12 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,007 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,007 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 (+16%). Worst: 2010 (-5.1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
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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
$1,286
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 12 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
37
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $13,767,087.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
74.5%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1456 | 789 | 75% | 16.9% | $135,000 |
| 2019 | 1609▲ | 831▲ | 74.5% | 25.7%▲ | $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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Laurens County, Georgia
The Laurens County housing market is experiencing downward pressure on pricing with a year-over-year decline of 6.6%. Inventory levels remain elevated, and properties are spending significantly longer on the market compared to previous months, signaling a cooling trend.
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: median price diverges 44.6% from the nearest retained anchor (prior refresh cycle) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict.
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Median prices moved up 0.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 60 days on market with 0.4 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 15% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 19.8% — a mixed stability profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 9 researched ZIP reports of 10 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
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.
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| 31010 | Cordele | $275,000 | $147 | -5.5% | 46 | 98.2% | 37% | 2.1 | 53 | $1,250 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31019 | Dexter | $106,900 | $142 | 0% | 62 | — | — | — | 156 | $1,005 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31021 | Dublin | $160,490 | $115 | +11.5% | 64 | 95% | 12% | 4.2 | 59 | $856 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31022 | Dudley | $245,000 | $138 | +2.4% | 68 | 97.5% | 12% | 5.2 | 42 | $1,130 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31027 | Dublin | $141,989 | $90 | +3.2% | 65 | 96.5% | 12% | 4.8 | 45 | $865 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31049 | Kite | $185,000 | $115 | +8.9% | 42 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.2 | 145 | $625 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31065 | Montrose | $231,800 | $115 | +2.1% | 86 | 96.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $954 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31075 | Rentz | $298,321 | $151 | -1.5% | 62 | 99.3% | — | — | 158 | $879 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31078 | Roberta | $137,721 | $102 | +7.4% | 34 | 98.5% | — | 36 | 12 | $714 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31083 | Toomsboro | $173,000 | $79 | 0% | 120 | 98% | — | 5 | 5 | $850 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
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.
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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
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
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
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.