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Milledgeville, GA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Milledgeville, GA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 16,837, 5,086 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $264,076, Milledgeville real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Milledgeville, accounting for 46.13% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Milledgeville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 26.62%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 20.87%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.10%).

Milledgeville is dominated by renter-occupied one, two, or no bedrooms apartments. 75.27% of Milledgeville's dwellings are rentals.

There is a lot of housing in Milledgeville built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Milledgeville built between 1940-1969 ( 25.09%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 23.98%). There's also some housing in Milledgeville built before 1939 ( 8.15%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Milledgeville. Fully 23.65% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Milledgeville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Milledgeville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Milledgeville Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Milledgeville have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 98.74%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Milledgeville house appreciation rate of 7.11%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Milledgeville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Milledgeville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Milledgeville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.58%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 76.58% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Milledgeville. Milledgeville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.64%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.59%.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that Milledgeville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Georgia.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Milledgeville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Milledgeville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Milledgeville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$264,076

Milledgeville, GA Home Prices
> $1,505,000
$1,129,001 - $1,505,000
$753,001 - $1,129,000
$602,001 - $753,000
$452,001 - $602,000
$301,001 - $452,000
$150,001 - $301,000
$75,001 - $150,000
$0 - $75,000
4.5%
4.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.6%
1.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.9%
4.9%
13.7%
13.7%
41.3%
41.3%
15.7%
15.7%
12.7%
12.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Georgia

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,086

Milledgeville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,461 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
24.7%
24.7%
75.3%
75.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
23.6%
23.6%
76.4%
76.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
24.0%
24.0%
42.8%
42.8%
25.1%
25.1%
8.2%
8.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
46.1%
46.1%
2.3%
2.3%
20.9%
20.9%
26.6%
26.6%
4.1%
4.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.7%
1.7%
7.4%
7.4%
40.2%
40.2%
35.7%
35.7%
11.5%
11.5%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes