Baldwin, GA housing market
The typical Baldwin home is worth about $289,000, down 1% in a year, 13% below the Georgia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Baldwin compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Baldwin at a glance
Only 4 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Baldwin | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $125,000 | $172,000 |
| 2018 | $135,000 | $186,000 |
| 2019 | $147,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $160,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $189,000 | $240,000 |
| 2022 | $223,000 | $292,000 |
| 2023 | $248,000 | $323,000 |
| 2024 | $266,000 | $334,000 |
| 2025 | $288,000 | $339,000 |
| 2026 | $295,000 | $332,000 |
| August 2026 | $289,000 | $331,000 |
13 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 13 new homes in Baldwin in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.4 million to build. That's 3.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Georgia (6). Over the past 10 years, Baldwin has permitted 228 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 0 | $4.9 million |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2005 | 37 | 15 | 22 | $2.3 million |
| 2004 | 38 | 13 | 25 | $2.3 million |
| 2003 | 34 | 12 | 22 | $2 million |
| 2002 | 39 | 11 | 28 | $2.3 million |
| 2001 | 45 | 10 | 35 | $2.5 million |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $777,000 |
How Baldwin ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Baldwin and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | $289K | −1% | $1,230 | 13 | $59,242 |
| Cornelia | $305K | +1.7% | $1,360 | 77 | $39,775 |
4.9 years of income
The typical Baldwin home costs about 4.9 years of the town's median household income, more than across Georgia (4.3 years).
How Baldwin ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Baldwin is $1,230 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Baldwin pay a median of $1,088, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.
Studio $970 · 4 bedrooms $1,710
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (30510, 30511, 30531; Banks County, GA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.