Forsyth County, GA real estate

What the numbers say

Forsyth County, GA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Forsyth County listed for $665,950, down 1.0% from a year earlier. That is 71% above the Georgia median of $389,750.

Homes spent a median of 58 days on the market, slower than 56 days a year ago. That makes Forsyth County the #6 fastest-selling of 42 Georgia counties we track.

Homeowners in Forsyth County pay a median of $4,020 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $550,400, an effective rate of about 0.73%. The Georgia average is 0.77%, which makes Forsyth County the #38 lowest-tax of 158 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $2,090 a month, and $1,829 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 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 $666,000 home here comes to about $4,314 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $185,000 a year (the median household here earns $143,784).