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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +6.1%, against +5.4% for the United States and +6.1% in 2016.
51,240 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (40,311 single-family), −0.8% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+6.1% Georgia index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
51,240 housing units permitted in 2017 40,311 single-family
113 of 138 counties with a rising index median county +4.9%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Turner County +15.5% 8 8 0.9 Tattnall County +14.2% 26 26 1.1 Mitchell County +12.6% 18 18 0.9 Seminole County +12.4% 4 4 0.4 Clayton County +11.5% 411 411 1.4 Elbert County +10.6% 38 38 1.9 Early County +10.5% 11 11 1.1 Douglas County +10.4% 380 354 2.5 Lamar County +10.2% 39 39 1.9 Murray County +10.2% 97 33 2.3 Banks County +10.1% 38 38 1.8 Bartow County +10.1% 542 536 4.5 Barrow County +10.0% 677 547 6.8 Montgomery County +9.7% 14 14 1.6 Upson County +9.7% 19 19 0.7 Paulding County +9.4% 1,662 1,662 8.7 Pickens County +9.4% 132 132 3.6 Twiggs County +9.4% 17 17 2.2 Burke County +9.1% 53 53 2.2 Habersham County +9.1% 192 112 3.8 Newton County +9.0% 582 571 4.6 Gwinnett County +8.9% 3,917 3,599 3.8 Gilmer County +8.6% 186 186 5.5 Liberty County +8.6% 384 322 5.5 Spalding County +8.6% 242 242 3.4 Macon County +8.5% 4 4 0.3 Gordon County +8.1% 221 152 3.6 Carroll County +8.0% 291 291 2.2 Fannin County +7.9% 287 287 11.0 Cherokee County +7.8% 2,284 2,284 7.6 Cobb County +7.7% 2,629 1,564 3.3 Clarke County +7.6% 365 189 2.8 Cook County +7.4% 33 33 1.8 Bryan County +7.2% 592 440 11.4 Camden County +7.2% 398 322 6.6 Bleckley County +7.0% 0 0 0.0 Butts County +7.0% 62 62 2.3 DeKalb County +7.0% 3,379 1,796 4.4 Glynn County +7.0% 539 539 6.2 Fayette County +6.8% 594 590 4.7 Hall County +6.8% 1,363 1,184 6.0 Jackson County +6.8% 946 866 9.5 Whitfield County +6.8% 246 194 2.3 Richmond County +6.7% 641 393 3.1 Haralson County +6.4% 49 49 1.5 Henry County +6.3% 1,571 1,571 5.9 Schley County +6.3% 9 9 2.0 Coweta County +6.2% 845 841 5.3 Fulton County +6.2% 9,024 3,766 8.2 Rockdale County +6.1% 280 260 2.8 Walton County +6.1% 599 599 5.3 Wilcox County +6.1% 0 0 0.0 Polk County +6.0% 61 61 1.3 Worth County +6.0% 26 26 1.3 Oconee County +5.9% 351 337 7.8 Dawson County +5.7% 310 310 8.8 Terrell County +5.7% 5 5 0.6 Chattooga County +5.6% 0 0 0.0 Heard County +5.6% 26 26 2.1 Lumpkin County +5.6% 205 205 5.7 Peach County +5.6% 51 51 1.7 Floyd County +5.5% 157 157 1.5 Forsyth County +5.5% 2,982 2,548 10.5 Madison County +5.4% 9 9 0.3 Walker County +5.4% 160 152 2.3 Evans County +5.2% 10 10 0.9 Brantley County +5.1% 16 2 0.8 Oglethorpe County +5.1% 46 46 2.8 Thomas County +5.1% 96 94 2.1 Pike County +4.9% 85 85 4.1 Dade County +4.8% 7 3 0.4 Rabun County +4.8% 62 62 3.5 Crisp County +4.7% 17 17 0.9 Morgan County +4.7% 125 125 5.7 Houston County +4.6% 1,135 955 6.4 Ben Hill County +4.4% 57 7 3.3 Sumter County +4.3% 17 17 0.6 Effingham County +4.2% 646 646 8.7 Franklin County +4.2% 70 68 2.7 Hart County +4.2% 64 64 2.2 Chatham County +3.9% 880 812 2.8 Ware County +3.9% 124 124 3.4 Catoosa County +3.8% 196 192 2.8 Union County +3.8% 170 170 6.1 Jasper County +3.7% 68 68 3.9 Meriwether County +3.6% 45 45 2.1 Bulloch County +3.5% 357 357 4.1 Columbia County +3.5% 1,337 1,273 7.9 Jefferson County +3.4% 1 1 0.1 Talbot County +3.4% 10 10 1.8 Towns County +3.3% 57 57 4.3 Bibb County +3.2% 103 103 0.7 Lee County +3.2% 343 343 10.0 Toombs County +3.2% 27 23 1.0 Wilkinson County +3.0% 10 10 1.2 Screven County +2.9% 21 21 1.5 White County +2.9% 88 88 3.0 Hancock County +2.8% 15 15 1.7 Troup County +2.8% 152 152 2.1 Harris County +2.6% 196 196 5.3 Wayne County +2.6% 42 42 1.3 Putnam County +2.4% 158 110 6.7 Laurens County +2.0% 33 17 0.6 McDuffie County +2.0% 30 30 1.4 Dougherty County +1.7% 42 37 0.5 Pierce County +1.7% 51 47 2.5 Coffee County +1.5% 113 107 2.5 Baldwin County +1.4% 79 66 1.8 Muscogee County +1.4% 475 311 2.3 Marion County +1.2% 15 15 2.0 Jones County +1.1% 51 51 1.7 Grady County +1.0% 58 31 2.2 Lincoln County +0.2% 28 28 3.5 McIntosh County 0.0% 63 63 5.3 Candler County −0.2% 3 3 0.3 Monroe County −0.2% 129 129 4.0 Tift County −0.3% 43 43 1.0 Lowndes County −0.6% 1,031 934 8.4 Washington County −0.7% 73 73 3.8 Dooly County −1.0% 0 0 0.0 Greene County −1.5% 285 285 13.3 Crawford County −1.8% 20 20 1.6 Emanuel County −2.0% 9 3 0.4 Colquitt County −2.1% 46 36 1.0 Decatur County −2.3% 51 33 1.7 Dodge County −2.8% 13 13 0.7 Taylor County −3.1% 13 13 1.7 Irwin County −3.5% 21 21 2.3 Miller County −3.5% 8 8 1.4 Stephens County −3.8% 0 0 0.0 Pulaski County −3.9% 10 10 1.0 Berrien County −6.3% 46 46 2.4 Wilkes County −7.8% 3 3 0.3 Appling County −9.4% 3 3 0.2 Brooks County −9.9% 32 28 2.0 Jenkins County −11.3% 14 14 1.6 Jeff Davis County −13.5% 2 2 0.1 Bacon County −14.2% 0 0 0.0 Charlton County — 29 29 2.2 Lanier County — 18 18 1.7
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Georgia by year 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 1995: 72,225 units (55,027 single-family, 17,198 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 74,874 units (59,397 single-family, 15,477 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 75,123 units (59,596 single-family, 15,527 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 85,401 units (67,879 single-family, 17,522 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 89,581 units (71,530 single-family, 18,051 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 91,820 units (68,852 single-family, 22,968 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 93,059 units (71,531 single-family, 21,528 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 97,523 units (75,529 single-family, 21,994 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 96,704 units (80,683 single-family, 16,021 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 108,356 units (87,731 single-family, 20,625 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 109,336 units (94,467 single-family, 14,869 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 104,200 units (86,106 single-family, 18,094 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 73,165 units (55,210 single-family, 17,955 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 35,368 units (24,879 single-family, 10,489 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 18,228 units (14,674 single-family, 3,554 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 17,265 units (14,779 single-family, 2,486 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 18,493 units (13,817 single-family, 4,676 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 24,350 units (17,297 single-family, 7,053 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 36,174 units (24,810 single-family, 11,364 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 39,423 units (27,503 single-family, 11,920 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 45,549 units (32,621 single-family, 12,928 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 51,675 units (36,481 single-family, 15,194 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 51,240 units (40,311 single-family, 10,929 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 59,315 units (42,287 single-family, 17,028 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 53,823 units (42,939 single-family, 10,884 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 55,827 units (47,982 single-family, 7,845 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 67,223 units (53,419 single-family, 13,804 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 77,542 units (47,026 single-family, 30,516 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 63,621 units (44,405 single-family, 19,216 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 68,367 units (48,243 single-family, 20,124 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 61,196 units (44,351 single-family, 16,845 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Georgia by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .