Ball Ground, GA housing market
The typical Ball Ground home is worth about $502,000, up 1.8% in a year, 52% above the Georgia typical home. Homes typically sell in 71 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Ball Ground compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Ball Ground at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Ball Ground | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $234,000 | $172,000 |
| 2018 | $254,000 | $186,000 |
| 2019 | $275,000 | $202,000 |
| 2020 | $295,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $328,000 | $240,000 |
| 2022 | $402,000 | $292,000 |
| 2023 | $440,000 | $323,000 |
| 2024 | $479,000 | $334,000 |
| 2025 | $492,000 | $339,000 |
| 2026 | $502,000 | $332,000 |
| August 2026 | $502,000 | $331,000 |
68 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 68 new homes in Ball Ground in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $53 million to build. That's 24 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Georgia (6). Over the past 10 years, Ball Ground has permitted 627 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 32 | 32 | 0 | $27.4 million |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 0 | $53 million |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 0 | $60.4 million |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | 0 | $29.5 million |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | 0 | $36.3 million |
| 2021 | 72 | 68 | 4 | $14.8 million |
| 2020 | 67 | 67 | 0 | $10.8 million |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | 0 | $6.9 million |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 0 | $4.9 million |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | 0 | $11.3 million |
| 2015 | 74 | 74 | 0 | $13.1 million |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $4.3 million |
| 2013 | 68 | 68 | 0 | $9.4 million |
How Ball Ground 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.
4.3 years of income
The typical Ball Ground home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Georgia (4.3).
How Ball Ground 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 $1,320
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Ball Ground is $1,320 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Ball Ground pay a median of $1,344. A two-bedroom takes about 13% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,150 · 4 bedrooms $1,890
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (30107; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.