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The median home value in Cherokee County, GA is $471,444 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.0% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$471,444
Year-over-Year
-1.0%
National Rank
#252 of 3071
Cherokee County ranks 6th out of 159 counties in GA by median home price, and is +100.6% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within GA, the typical county has a median home value of $219,820, making Cherokee County +114.5% above the GA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.1%, from $476,648 in May 2026 to $471,444 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $476,648 | -1.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $478,899 | -0.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $475,300 | -0.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $471,444 | -1.0% |
Households here earn a median of $108,115 a year against a typical home value of $471,444 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 73% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cherokee County recorded a violent crime rate of 90 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 809 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 98,323 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cherokee County is $471,444. That's down 1.0% from a year earlier. That is about 100.6% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cherokee County the 6th most expensive of 159 counties in Georgia.
Median household income here is $108,115, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cherokee County recorded 90 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 98,323 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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