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Real estate businesses in the Statesboro, GA area

How the Statesboro, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #452 of 536 scored small-town markets
#21 of 22 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
126
5 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
69
+36.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$479.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,715 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
88
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.1
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,977
+8.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For real estate businesses, the Statesboro area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #452 of 536 scored small-town markets and #21 of 22 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $13,715 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Statesboro area spend about $479.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 12% 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.

The Statesboro area has 126 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 36.1 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Statesboro area was 69 in 2023, up 36.7% from 2019. That is one for every 506 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Statesboro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Statesboro area 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.

Real estate in Statesboro, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStatesboro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.139.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8892100
Households per official establishment506377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.7%+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,715$15,525$16,661
Median household income$57,446$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69+36.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
158
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
254Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1265 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Statesboro area, 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 the Statesboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
97,977+8.0% since 2020
Households
34,933
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
859 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$57,446
Average household income
$79,525
Median home value
$207,800
Jobs located here
31,179
Daytime population
89,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Georgia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Statesboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Summerville, GA7277.6383+1.5%#39 of 536
2Toccoa, GA721211.4267+3.8%#41 of 536
3Cedartown, GA722515.7201+6.0%#42 of 536
4Thomaston, GA7198.5368+2.7%#43 of 536
5Moultrie, GA691710.1302+3.3%#52 of 536
6Calhoun, GA674822.5148+6.9%#70 of 536
7Jesup, GA612219.9153+7.8%#123 of 536
8Douglas, GA583217.2173+2.9%#151 of 536
9Waycross, GA563115.1201+3.0%#176 of 536
10Dublin, GA563717.0183+2.8%#179 of 536
21Statesboro, GA3612636.188+8.0%#452 of 536

Other business types in the Statesboro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Statesboro, GA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 real estate businesses in the Statesboro area. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 36.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 254 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Statesboro, GA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $479.1M a year, or $13,715 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 126 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% 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 34,933 households in the Statesboro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Statesboro, GA area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Statesboro area has 36.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Statesboro area would have about 111, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 506 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Statesboro, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Statesboro area at 97,977 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,933 households. Median household income in the Statesboro area is $57,446, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Statesboro area scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #452 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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