A typical Augusta home is worth about $188,000
Up 2.4% in a year, 43% below the Georgia typical home. Homes typically sell in 52 days, below asking.
What stands out about housing in Augusta
Up 24.9% in five years
About the same pace as Georgia (22.2%).
Show as a table
| January | Augusta | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $94,000 | $172,000 |
| 2018 | $99,000 | $186,000 |
| 2019 | $109,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $118,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $137,000 | $240,000 |
| 2022 | $158,000 | $292,000 |
| 2023 | $179,000 | $323,000 |
| 2024 | $184,000 | $334,000 |
| 2025 | $188,000 | $339,000 |
| 2026 | $186,000 | $332,000 |
| August 2026 | $188,000 | $331,000 |
A typical Augusta home worth $95K in September 2016 is worth about $188K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 3.4 years of income
Less than across Georgia (4.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Augusta home, with $32K to spare.
How Augusta ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Augusta’s typical property tax (0.84% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Renters pay a median $1,141 a month
HUD doesn’t publish rents for this area.
How Augusta ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
9 of Augusta’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Augusta’s homes were built before 1980.
Georgia: 66% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Augusta vs. its neighbors
Augusta is the 2nd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | $188K | +2.4% | — | — | $55,637 |
| Hephzibah | $218K | +2.4% | $1,370 | 5 | $65,109 |
| North Augusta | $281K | +2.7% | $1,190 | 517 | $86,092 |
| Martinez | $286K | +1.9% | $1,480 | — | $81,602 |
| Grovetown | $306K | +1.5% | $1,680 | 197 | $85,660 |
| Beech Island | $117K* | — | $1,010 | — | $36,027 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Augusta buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.