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The median home value in Fayette County, GA is $493,762 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.03% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$493,762
Year-over-Year
-0.03%
National Rank
#214 of 3071
Fayette County ranks 5th out of 159 counties in GA by median home price, and is +110.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within GA, the typical county has a median home value of $219,820, making Fayette County +124.6% above the GA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 5.5%, from $522,410 in May 2026 to $493,762 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 | $522,410 | -0.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $497,850 | -0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $498,831 | -0.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $493,762 | -0.0% |
Households here earn a median of $111,978 a year against a typical home value of $493,762 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 74% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Fayette County recorded a violent crime rate of 126 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,956 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 28,476 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fayette County is $493,762. That's down 0.03% from a year earlier. That is about 110.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Fayette County the 5th most expensive of 159 counties in Georgia.
Median household income here is $111,978, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fayette County recorded 126 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 28,476 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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