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The median home value in Effingham County, GA is $334,584 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$334,584
Year-over-Year
-1.59%
National Rank
#727 of 3071
Effingham County ranks 33rd out of 159 counties in GA by median home price, and is +42.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within GA, the typical county has a median home value of $219,820, making Effingham County +52.2% above the GA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.9%, from $337,635 in May 2026 to $334,584 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 | $337,635 | -1.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $338,881 | -1.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $337,775 | -1.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $334,584 | -1.6% |
Households here earn a median of $88,438 a year against a typical home value of $334,584 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 56% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Effingham County recorded a violent crime rate of 104 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 561 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 15,340 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Effingham County is $334,584. That's down 1.59% from a year earlier. That is about 42.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Effingham County the 33rd most expensive of 159 counties in Georgia.
Median household income here is $88,438, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Effingham County recorded 104 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,340 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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