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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Rabun County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Rabun County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #842 of 887 scored counties
#41 of 43 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,690 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,764
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Rabun County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #842 of 887 scored counties and #41 of 43 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 mortgage brokers and lenders in Rabun County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $14,690 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Rabun County spend about $111.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 43% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Rabun County in 2023. That is one for every 1,904 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rabun County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rabun County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Rabun County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 102 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,904 | 4,619 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,690 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,493 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Rabun County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Rabun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,764+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,615
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $67,493+58.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,747
- Median home value
- $295,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,486
- Daytime population
- 15,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 90 | 5 | 0.8 | 510 | +12.7% | #3 of 887 |
| 2Bryan County, GA | 77 | 5 | 3.0 | 145 | +15.6% | #55 of 887 |
| 3Newton County, GA | 74 | 10 | 2.4 | 157 | +11.2% | #76 of 887 |
| 4Cherokee County, GA | 68 | 31 | 3.1 | 147 | +11.6% | #138 of 887 |
| 5Spalding County, GA | 67 | 5 | 1.9 | 188 | +4.9% | #145 of 887 |
| 6Floyd County, GA | 66 | 5 | 1.4 | 271 | +2.8% | #157 of 887 |
| 7Douglas County, GA | 65 | 13 | 2.5 | 159 | +6.6% | #166 of 887 |
| 8Gordon County, GA | 65 | 5 | 2.3 | 157 | +6.9% | #167 of 887 |
| 9Oconee County, GA | 65 | 7 | 4.7 | 103 | +6.9% | #177 of 887 |
| 10Clayton County, GA | 64 | 8 | 0.8 | 464 | −0.6% | #178 of 887 |
| 41Rabun County, GA | 25 | 5 | 6.6 | 57 | +5.0% | #842 of 887 |
Other business types in Rabun County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers30
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders25
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Rabun County, GA?
There are 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Rabun County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Rabun County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $111.9M a year, or $14,690 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,615 households in Rabun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rabun County, GA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Rabun County has 6.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Rabun County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,904 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Rabun County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Rabun County at 17,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,615 households. The median household income in Rabun County is $67,493 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 58.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Rabun County scores 25 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #842 of 887 scored counties.
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