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Median Home Price in Albany, GA

The median home value in Albany, GA is $131,450 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.96% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$131,450

Year-over-Year

+0.96%

Population

66,169

Albany ranks #96 of 98 Georgia cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 57.3% below the state's city median of $308,120. It sits in Dougherty County, where the county-wide median is $125,636.

Housing affordability in Albany

Median household income in Albany is $47,240, so the typical home value is about 2.8× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Albany

Albany police recorded a violent crime rate of 824 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,608 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Albany

What is the average home price in Albany, GA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Albany, that value is $131,450. That's up 0.96% from a year earlier. It is about 57.3% below the typical Georgia city tracked here.

Is Albany expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Albany are more expensive than Dougherty County as a whole, where the median is $125,636 — a difference of about 4.6%.

Is Albany affordable?

Median household income here is $47,240, so the typical home value is about 2.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Albany a safe place to live?

Albany police reported 824 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 66,169. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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