Walton County, GA real estate

What the numbers say

Walton County, GA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Walton County listed for $479,975, down 1.9% from a year earlier. That is 23% above the Georgia median of $389,750.

Homes spent a median of 65 days on the market. That makes Walton County the #27 fastest-selling of 42 Georgia counties we track.

Homeowners in Walton County pay a median of $2,563 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $339,500, an effective rate of about 0.75%. The Georgia average is 0.77%, which makes Walton County the #47 lowest-tax of 158 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,175 a month, and $1,075 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 34 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 $480,000 home here comes to about $3,119 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $134,000 a year (the median household here earns $84,945).