Fayette County, GA real estate

What the numbers say

Fayette County, GA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Fayette County listed for $571,713, up 0.4% from a year earlier. That is 47% above the Georgia median of $389,750.

Homes spent a median of 65 days on the market, slower than 62 days a year ago. That makes Fayette County the #25 fastest-selling of 42 Georgia counties we track.

Homeowners in Fayette County pay a median of $3,285 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $436,400, an effective rate of about 0.75%. The Georgia average is 0.77%, which makes Fayette County the #44 lowest-tax of 158 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,898 a month, and $1,766 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 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 $572,000 home here comes to about $3,714 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $159,000 a year (the median household here earns $111,978).