Bartow County, GA real estate

What the numbers say

Bartow County, GA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Bartow County listed for $369,948, down 6.8% from a year earlier. That is 5% below the Georgia median of $389,750.

Homes spent a median of 57 days on the market, faster than 58 days a year ago. That makes Bartow County the #2 fastest-selling of 42 Georgia counties we track.

Homeowners in Bartow County pay a median of $2,024 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $289,000, an effective rate of about 0.70%. The Georgia average is 0.77%, which makes Bartow County the #30 lowest-tax of 158 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,268 a month, and $1,156 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $370,000 home here comes to about $2,387 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $102,000 a year (the median household here earns $82,243).