Rockdale County, GA real estate

What the numbers say

Rockdale County, GA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Rockdale County listed for $319,950, down 2.2% from a year earlier. That is 18% below the Georgia median of $389,750.

Homes spent a median of 67 days on the market, slower than 60 days a year ago. That makes Rockdale County the #30 fastest-selling of 42 Georgia counties we track.

Homeowners in Rockdale County pay a median of $2,074 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $292,900, an effective rate of about 0.71%. The Georgia average is 0.77%, which makes Rockdale County the #34 lowest-tax of 158 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,525 a month, and $1,364 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $320,000 home here comes to about $2,066 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $89,000 a year (the median household here earns $77,247).