McRae-Helena, GA housing market
No new homes were permitted in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how McRae-Helena compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in McRae-Helena in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (3 new homes).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $750,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $155,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $390,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2016 | 49 | 1 | 48 | $3.9 million |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $208,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $347,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $85,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $284,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $405,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $360,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $65,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $399,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
How McRae-Helena 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.
2.6 years of income
The typical McRae-Helena home costs about 2.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across Georgia (4.3 years).
How McRae-Helena 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 $1,080
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in McRae-Helena is $1,080 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in McRae-Helena pay a median of $713, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 30% of the town's median household income.
Studio $920 · 4 bedrooms $1,440
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (31037, 31055; Telfair 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.