Market rankings · Georgia

Real estate businesses in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 15,902; 833 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments: 10,812; +20.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $63.3B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 39.0; In line with the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 92; 8% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #42 of 51; Market score 37 · Lower middle

A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Georgia has 15,902 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 833 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 39.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Georgia spend about $63.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,525 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Official counts show 10,812 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Georgia in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 377 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 91 SBA-backed loans worth $28.2M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #42 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Dalton metro area scores highest (76). Of the 23 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Summerville area scores highest (72).

Every market in Georgia for real estate businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Dalton, GA	76	73	14.0	235	+3.5%	#15 of 387
2Warner Robins, GA	68	208	27.9	125	+8.2%	#49 of 387
3Rome, GA	62	84	22.8	145	+2.8%	#78 of 387
4Macon-Bibb County, GA	56	205	23.1	140	+2.1%	#125 of 387
5Valdosta, GA	52	133	23.4	133	+3.3%	#159 of 387
6Albany, GA	51	123	21.3	146	−1.8%	#168 of 387
7Hinesville, GA	50	95	31.5	100	+12.6%	#184 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA	50	889	38.4	90	+5.3%	#185 of 387
8Gainesville, GA	49	256	34.8	105	+11.4%	#191 of 387
9Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47	838	36.1	94	+4.7%	#218 of 387
10Columbus, GA-AL	39	347	27.2	118	−1.3%	#285 of 387
11Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38	10,908	47.2	81	+5.9%	#303 of 387
12Savannah, GA	38	730	45.3	78	+8.1%	#304 of 387
13Athens-Clarke County, GA	37	316	36.7	92	+3.9%	#314 of 387
14Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	30	210	44.5	76	+4.4%	#370 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Summerville, GA	72	7	7.6	383	+1.5%	#39 of 536
2Toccoa, GA	72	12	11.4	267	+3.8%	#41 of 536
3Cedartown, GA	72	25	15.7	201	+6.0%	#42 of 536
4Thomaston, GA	71	9	8.5	368	+2.7%	#43 of 536
5Moultrie, GA	69	17	10.1	302	+3.3%	#52 of 536
6Calhoun, GA	67	48	22.5	148	+6.9%	#70 of 536
7Jesup, GA	61	22	19.9	153	+7.8%	#123 of 536
8Douglas, GA	58	32	17.2	173	+2.9%	#151 of 536
9Waycross, GA	56	31	15.1	201	+3.0%	#176 of 536
10Dublin, GA	56	37	17.0	183	+2.8%	#179 of 536
11Thomasville, GA	55	49	17.0	188	+1.3%	#192 of 536
12Vidalia, GA	54	28	20.7	149	+1.5%	#217 of 536
13Tifton, GA	53	33	17.4	176	+1.7%	#226 of 536
14LaGrange, GA-AL	51	84	20.8	150	+3.0%	#257 of 536
15Jefferson, GA	49	84	29.6	126	+29.3%	#286 of 536
16Americus, GA	46	18	14.3	208	−1.9%	#301 of 536
Eufaula, AL-GA	43	15	14.7	198	−1.2%	#343 of 536
17Cornelia, GA	42	63	37.6	89	+9.3%	#371 of 536
18Bainbridge, GA	41	21	19.8	153	0.0%	#375 of 536
19Kingsland, GA	41	85	39.2	87	+9.5%	#383 of 536
20Milledgeville, GA	38	43	25.9	120	+0.6%	#414 of 536
21Statesboro, GA	36	126	36.1	88	+8.0%	#452 of 536
22Cordele, GA	22	18	22.8	132	−4.1%	#527 of 536
Fitzgerald, GA	Not scored	4	5.6	499	−0.4%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Madison County, GA	80	12	10.7	302	+8.8%	#23 of 2,229
2Murray County, GA	79	6	3.9	828	+4.0%	#31 of 2,229
3Banks County, GA	79	5	7.3	459	+17.3%	#36 of 2,229
4Lamar County, GA	79	10	14.0	241	+12.9%	#42 of 2,229
5Peach County, GA	78	9	8.5	399	+6.5%	#49 of 2,229
6Haralson County, GA	78	13	11.1	307	+10.0%	#55 of 2,229
7Jasper County, GA	77	5	8.4	395	+20.2%	#66 of 2,229
8Jones County, GA	77	10	9.3	369	+2.8%	#68 of 2,229
9Cook County, GA	76	5	7.9	397	+5.8%	#78 of 2,229
10Harris County, GA	75	10	7.7	507	+6.8%	#94 of 2,229
11Walker County, GA	75	32	12.1	263	+3.7%	#107 of 2,229
12Appling County, GA	74	5	7.0	426	+3.9%	#117 of 2,229
13Effingham County, GA	74	42	17.3	214	+14.1%	#132 of 2,229
14Meriwether County, GA	70	9	10.7	290	+4.4%	#204 of 2,229
15Paulding County, GA	70	109	18.2	211	+12.7%	#213 of 2,229
16Chattooga County, GA	69	7	7.6	383	+1.5%	#221 of 2,229
17Lee County, GA	69	15	12.2	295	+2.9%	#225 of 2,229
18Upson County, GA	68	9	8.5	368	+2.7%	#261 of 2,229
19Stephens County, GA	68	12	11.4	267	+3.8%	#268 of 2,229
20Polk County, GA	68	25	15.7	201	+6.0%	#279 of 2,229
21Newton County, GA	68	80	19.4	177	+11.2%	#280 of 2,229
22Elbert County, GA	67	8	9.6	329	+2.1%	#288 of 2,229
23Berrien County, GA	67	8	11.4	271	+4.4%	#296 of 2,229
24Colquitt County, GA	66	17	10.1	302	+3.3%	#329 of 2,229
25McIntosh County, GA	66	9	17.8	178	+9.2%	#351 of 2,229

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Counties in Georgia, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Gordon County, GA	66	48	22.5	148	+6.9%	#360 of 2,229
27Grady County, GA	64	7	6.9	464	+1.4%	#387 of 2,229
28Monroe County, GA	64	21	19.9	185	+14.1%	#418 of 2,229
29Catoosa County, GA	64	52	19.5	177	+2.3%	#420 of 2,229
30Pike County, GA	64	15	22.3	162	+10.5%	#422 of 2,229
31Dodge County, GA	63	5	7.3	412	−1.4%	#430 of 2,229
32Tattnall County, GA	62	7	9.2	327	+0.2%	#479 of 2,229
33Burke County, GA	62	11	12.0	265	−0.9%	#488 of 2,229
34Butts County, GA	61	16	17.9	184	+6.5%	#545 of 2,229
35Whitfield County, GA	61	67	18.2	182	+3.3%	#546 of 2,229
36Bleckley County, GA	60	7	15.7	204	+2.8%	#569 of 2,229
37Wayne County, GA	60	22	19.9	153	+7.8%	#579 of 2,229
38Emanuel County, GA	59	6	7.2	406	+1.2%	#588 of 2,229
39Candler County, GA	57	6	14.5	207	+2.2%	#709 of 2,229
40Clayton County, GA	57	164	15.5	204	−0.6%	#710 of 2,229
41Lumpkin County, GA	56	29	24.9	141	+7.5%	#785 of 2,229
42Worth County, GA	55	11	14.2	218	−3.2%	#808 of 2,229
43Oconee County, GA	53	44	29.3	148	+6.9%	#929 of 2,229
44Putnam County, GA	53	25	24.0	147	+7.0%	#930 of 2,229
45Jackson County, GA	53	84	29.6	126	+29.3%	#943 of 2,229
46Dawson County, GA	53	35	30.2	126	+30.7%	#944 of 2,229
47Coffee County, GA	52	30	19.5	153	+3.2%	#986 of 2,229
48McDuffie County, GA	52	17	20.9	151	+0.1%	#987 of 2,229
49Douglas County, GA	52	150	28.8	124	+6.6%	#1,001 of 2,229
50Houston County, GA	52	199	31.2	113	+8.5%	#1,005 of 2,229
51Dade County, GA	51	11	18.1	183	−0.5%	#1,031 of 2,229
52Laurens County, GA	50	36	19.4	161	+3.0%	#1,071 of 2,229
53Floyd County, GA	50	84	22.8	145	+2.8%	#1,080 of 2,229
54Spalding County, GA	50	68	25.7	124	+4.9%	#1,096 of 2,229
55Walton County, GA	49	102	28.5	126	+16.0%	#1,143 of 2,229
56Barrow County, GA	49	103	33.5	105	+18.7%	#1,155 of 2,229
57Jefferson County, GA	48	6	10.4	290	−4.2%	#1,159 of 2,229
58Tift County, GA	48	33	21.1	148	+2.1%	#1,178 of 2,229
59Coweta County, GA	48	183	32.5	119	+9.2%	#1,188 of 2,229
60Carroll County, GA	48	130	29.5	114	+9.8%	#1,193 of 2,229
61Washington County, GA	47	8	10.9	273	−2.5%	#1,200 of 2,229
62Bartow County, GA	47	129	31.6	113	+10.5%	#1,242 of 2,229
63White County, GA	46	30	28.0	120	+6.0%	#1,301 of 2,229
64Rockdale County, GA	46	111	32.2	109	+5.2%	#1,311 of 2,229
65Franklin County, GA	46	31	34.5	89	+10.5%	#1,321 of 2,229
66Troup County, GA	45	74	27.5	116	+5.0%	#1,351 of 2,229
67Forsyth County, GA	45	455	51.1	90	+11.8%	#1,366 of 2,229
68Thomas County, GA	44	42	22.5	142	+1.3%	#1,391 of 2,229
69Hart County, GA	44	37	33.5	96	+10.7%	#1,423 of 2,229
70Decatur County, GA	43	21	19.8	153	0.0%	#1,447 of 2,229
71Toombs County, GA	43	26	25.0	122	+1.7%	#1,467 of 2,229
72Hall County, GA	43	256	34.8	105	+11.4%	#1,474 of 2,229
73Habersham County, GA	43	63	37.6	89	+9.3%	#1,485 of 2,229
74Bryan County, GA	43	75	45.2	87	+15.6%	#1,488 of 2,229
75Cherokee County, GA	43	475	46.8	87	+11.6%	#1,489 of 2,229
76Henry County, GA	43	380	43.8	83	+9.5%	#1,491 of 2,229
77Sumter County, GA	42	16	14.6	202	−2.4%	#1,498 of 2,229
78Camden County, GA	42	85	39.2	87	+9.5%	#1,541 of 2,229
79Pickens County, GA	42	57	42.4	84	+11.4%	#1,545 of 2,229
80Telfair County, GA	41	5	14.9	192	−10.1%	#1,552 of 2,229
81Ware County, GA	41	28	21.6	133	+1.9%	#1,564 of 2,229
82Columbia County, GA	41	285	51.7	75	+7.9%	#1,591 of 2,229
83Morgan County, GA	40	31	38.2	93	+9.4%	#1,634 of 2,229
84Baldwin County, GA	39	43	25.9	120	+0.6%	#1,674 of 2,229
85Gwinnett County, GA	38	1,421	43.4	86	+6.2%	#1,745 of 2,229
86Greene County, GA	38	58	70.7	54	+12.3%	#1,760 of 2,229
87Lowndes County, GA	37	129	28.0	113	+3.7%	#1,790 of 2,229
88Liberty County, GA	37	91	37.9	83	+7.6%	#1,808 of 2,229
89Bulloch County, GA	36	123	39.9	80	+8.8%	#1,853 of 2,229
90Cobb County, GA	35	1,576	53.3	76	+3.5%	#1,888 of 2,229
91Union County, GA	34	58	50.5	66	+12.3%	#1,945 of 2,229
92Gilmer County, GA	34	73	56.1	60	+7.9%	#1,947 of 2,229
93Fayette County, GA	34	374	83.9	49	+4.7%	#1,953 of 2,229
94DeKalb County, GA	33	1,073	37.4	100	+1.3%	#1,975 of 2,229
95Chatham County, GA	33	613	50.9	68	+5.7%	#1,988 of 2,229
96Towns County, GA	31	33	55.7	57	+5.8%	#2,055 of 2,229
97Rabun County, GA	31	45	59.1	57	+5.0%	#2,056 of 2,229
98Bibb County, GA	30	173	28.9	108	+0.3%	#2,062 of 2,229
99Fulton County, GA	30	3,614	78.1	51	+2.7%	#2,083 of 2,229
100Glynn County, GA	29	200	56.3	61	+3.7%	#2,106 of 2,229
101Crisp County, GA	26	18	22.8	132	−4.1%	#2,156 of 2,229
102Richmond County, GA	26	284	37.0	84	0.0%	#2,164 of 2,229
103Dougherty County, GA	23	92	26.8	110	−3.0%	#2,191 of 2,229
104Fannin County, GA	23	122	102.6	32	+2.6%	#2,200 of 2,229
105Muscogee County, GA	22	300	36.8	87	−2.3%	#2,201 of 2,229
106Clarke County, GA	22	259	47.6	66	+1.0%	#2,203 of 2,229
Mitchell County, GA	Not scored	4	5.1	588	−5.6%
Pierce County, GA	Not scored	3	3.9	833	+5.1%
Long County, GA	Not scored	4	6.5	487	+32.6%
Brantley County, GA	Not scored	1	1.5	2,043	+4.9%
Ben Hill County, GA	Not scored	4	5.6	499	−0.4%
Brooks County, GA	Not scored	4	6.6	441	−1.0%
Oglethorpe County, GA	Not scored	1	1.8	1,846	+10.4%
Jeff Davis County, GA	Not scored	3	5.5	527	+2.8%
Screven County, GA	Not scored	2	4.1	762	+2.4%
Charlton County, GA	Not scored	1	2.4	1,317	+4.7%
Crawford County, GA	Not scored	1	2.3	1,461	+0.9%
Macon County, GA	Not scored	2	4.8	590	−2.2%
Heard County, GA	Not scored	1	2.3	1,406	+6.2%
Bacon County, GA	Not scored	2	4.8	610	−0.4%
Dooly County, GA	Not scored	2	5.0	653	−0.1%
Evans County, GA	Not scored	3	7.4	409	+2.2%
Early County, GA	Not scored	3	7.3	413	−3.1%
Lanier County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+7.1%
Pulaski County, GA	Not scored	4	11.2	271	+3.0%
Wilkes County, GA	Not scored	10	24.2	123	−0.1%
Irwin County, GA	Not scored	4	11.1	269	−6.5%
Johnson County, GA	Not scored	1	3.1	958	+1.4%
Seminole County, GA	Not scored	1	2.7	1,145	+0.4%
Turner County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GA	Not scored	2	10.7	294	−10.6%
Terrell County, GA	Not scored	5	14.8	202	−5.3%
Wilcox County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Jenkins County, GA	Not scored	1	3.1	929	+2.1%
Hancock County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Montgomery County, GA	Not scored	2	6.4	500	+0.8%
Atkinson County, GA	Not scored	2	6.2	464	+1.8%
Lincoln County, GA	Not scored	7	23.4	135	+5.3%
Twiggs County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.1%
Taylor County, GA	Not scored	5	15.7	181	0.0%
Marion County, GA	Not scored	1	3.4	906	+2.0%
Wheeler County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Clinch County, GA	Not scored	1	4.1	716	+1.8%
Treutlen County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.1%
Randolph County, GA	Not scored	2	7.4	347	−3.3%
Miller County, GA	Not scored	1	3.9	781	−3.0%
Talbot County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Calhoun County, GA	Not scored	1	6.3	476	−2.8%
Warren County, GA	Not scored	3	14.3	199	+1.2%
Stewart County, GA	Not scored	1	5.6	494	−12.5%
Schley County, GA	Not scored	2	12.2	260	+1.2%
Echols County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Glascock County, GA	Not scored	1	9.7	311	+8.4%
Clay County, GA	Not scored	4	32.5	93	−0.5%
Baker County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.3%
Webster County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Quitman County, GA	Not scored	1	9.4	297	+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GA	Not scored	1	17.0	174	+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Georgia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15,902 real estate businesses in Georgia. 833 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 10,812 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. Another 56,817 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Georgia spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $63.3B a year, or $15,525 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15,902 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Georgia has 39.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Georgia would have about 14,602, against 15,902 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 377 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for real estate businesses?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Dalton metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 23 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Summerville area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 106 scored counties in Georgia, Madison County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 37 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Real estate agents and brokers12,830 listings
Property management1,175 listings
Mortgage brokers and lenders1,588 listings
Home inspectors309 listings

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