The story of this market
The typical home in Harris County, Georgia sells for about $449,500, or $171 per square foot.
Prices are down 4.87% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 49 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 116% since 2000. Last year 6 of 7 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,212 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,212 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.6%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2024 (+10.5%). Worst: 2010 (-5.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
GA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,611
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+3.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 7 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
37
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $8,426,171.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2015 | 1035 | 78.9% | 2.8% | $255,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Harris County, Georgia
Harris County's housing market retains an affluent exurban profile with a median listing price near $449,500, insulated by strong local school performance and proximity to Columbus employment hubs. While buyer demand remains steady, modest year-over-year price adjustments and lengthening days on market indicate normalized supply conditions and seller pricing moderation.
1 distress filing(s) on the ARED verified county foreclosure ledger. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 0.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 68 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 12.43% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 7.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 8 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Harris County, Georgia — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 8.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 31804 | Cataula | $435,000 | $168 | 0% | 68 | — | — | — | 882 | $1,081 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31807 | Ellerslie | $371,300 | $145 | +2.5% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 32 | $1,650 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31808 | Fortson | $451,691 | $174 | -5.7% | 65 | — | — | — | 49 | $1,520 | researched Sep 16 |
| 31811 | Hamilton | $324,000 | $174 | -32.5% | 57 | — | — | — | 425 | $984 | researched Sep 17 |
| 31822 | Pine Mountain | $385,000 | $174 | +28.7% | 52 | 98% | 38% | 6.5 | 247 | $943 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31826 | Shiloh | $395,970 | $162 | +3.8% | 97 | 95% | 14% | 3.2 | 96 | $1,287 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31831 | Waverly Hall | $375,000 | $195 | +2.3% | 55 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 17 | $1,045 | researched Sep 20 |
| 31833 | West Point | $135,600 | $126 | -4.8% | 68 | 98% | 38% | 2.4 | 882 | $801 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Harris County exhibits violent and property crime rates substantially lower than both Georgia statewide benchmarks and neighboring Muscogee County (Columbus). Incidents are largely concentrated in low-level property theft, reflecting a predominantly rural and exurban residential footprint.
Harris County School District is widely recognized as one of the top public school systems in the west-central Georgia region, frequently outperforming state averages on Georgia Milestones and graduation rates. It functions as a primary driver of household relocation from urban Columbus.
The county has low overall wildfire risk and minimal inland hurricane storm-surge hazards, though severe convective storms and tornadic activity present seasonal wind risks. Flood risk is localized along creeks, the Chattahoochee River corridor, and low-lying parcels bordering Lake Harding.
Growth is largely driven by upscale low-density residential development catering to white-collar commuters employed in Columbus, Fort Moore, and the Kia manufacturing corridor in neighboring Troup County. Infrastructure upgrades along US-27 and GA-85 continue to facilitate gradual exurban build-out without compromising the rural atmosphere.
Harris County assesses real property at 40% of fair market value under Georgia statutory guidelines. Total millage encompasses county operations, county schools, and state levies, offset by standard homestead exemptions with additional local relief tiers for qualifying seniors.
Harris County possesses a bedroom-community economic structure where a significant portion of resident earnings stems from executive, professional, and defense employment in Columbus (Aflac, TSYS/Global Payments, Fort Moore) and the West Point automotive corridor. Local employment centers around the school system, tourism/hospitality, county administration, and light industry.
Automobile transit dominates the county with primary arterial connectivity provided by Interstate 185, US-27, GA-85, and GA-219 linking northern communities to Columbus and Atlanta. No fixed-route regional mass transit exists within the county boundaries.
The Harris County Board of Tax Assessors appraises residential property annually at 100% fair market value, applying the uniform 40% Georgia assessment ratio to derive taxable assessed value. Property owners maintain standard annual 45-day assessment appeal windows upon receipt of Annual Assessment Notices.
Parcels are subject to Harris County School District ad valorem taxes and countywide special tax districts for emergency services, without complex overlapping municipal utility districts (MUDs).
Homeowners insurance availability remains solid throughout Harris County, characterized by moderate regional property rates, with rate premiums tied primarily to distance from responding volunteer/county fire stations and local ISO fire protection ratings.
- Great Wolf Lodge | Georgia4.322.4 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.113.4 mi
- Hollywood Connection Family Fun Center3.913 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.414.3 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese3.916.2 mi
- The National Infantry Museum4.922.4 mi
- Columbus Civic Center4.419.1 mi
- Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center4.618.5 mi
- Stars and Strikes4.411.2 mi
- Pope's Haunted Farm4.529.4 mi
- Wild Animal Safari - Pine Mountain, Georgia4.514.4 mi
- Callaway Resort & Gardens4.48.5 mi
- F.D. Roosevelt State Park4.79.9 mi
- Little White House Historic Site4.815.8 mi
- Flat Rock Park4.611.2 mi
- The National Infantry Museum4.922.4 mi
- Little White House Historic Site4.815.8 mi
- Biblical History Center4.725.1 mi
- Coca-Cola Space Science Center4.518.7 mi
- The Columbus Museum4.617.7 mi
- Wild Animal Safari - Pine Mountain, Georgia4.514.4 mi
- F.D. Roosevelt State Park4.79.9 mi
- Flat Rock Park4.611.2 mi
- Cooper Creek Park4.413.4 mi
- Lakebottom Park4.616.9 mi
- Uchee Creek Army Campground4.628.1 mi
- Highland Marina3.728.7 mi
- Lake Oliver Marina4.514.8 mi
- Southern Harbor Marina426.3 mi
- Callaway Resort & Gardens4.48.5 mi
- The Fields Golf Club4.217.5 mi
- Bull Creek Golf Course4.310.6 mi
- Callaway Gardens3.49.4 mi
- Maple Ridge Golf Club4.410.4 mi
- Peachtree Mall4.114.3 mi
- Publix Super Market at Cross Country Plaza4.616.1 mi
- Publix Super Market at Bradley Park Square4.613.3 mi
- Publix Super Market at Midland Commons4.710.9 mi
- Publix Super Market at Phenix Crossing4.616 mi
- Columbus Airport3.913.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A premier 2,500-acre regional leisure destination featuring extensive botanical gardens, Robin Lake Beach, championship golf courses, and nature trails that anchor countywide tourism.
Georgia's largest state park spanning over 9,000 acres across the Pine Mountain ridge, offering more than 40 miles of hiking trails including the Pine Mountain Trail, camping, and scenic vistas.
A 5,850-acre reservoir on the Chattahoochee River providing premier boating, fishing, and luxury waterfront living along the Alabama-Georgia border.
Retrieved from US Census Bureau Harris County profile and QuickFacts vintages; economic and demographic tables reflect single-county geography.
Allows lenders to foreclose on property without a court order provided the security deed contains a power of sale clause; requires specific notice and advertising procedures.
O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 14, Article 7
Sellers are required to truthfully answer questions posed by buyers regarding the property's condition, though specific liability protections exist for non-disclosure of certain psychological impacts or non-material facts.
O.C.G.A. § 44-1-16
applies when — Owner must occupy the property as their legal residence and have owned the property on January 1 of the tax year.
Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the property; the state standard exemption is $2,000, which is subtracted from the assessed value before the millage rate is applied.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-40
Taxable tangible property is assessed at 40 percent of its fair market value. The formula for tax due is: ((Fair Market Value * 0.40) - Exemptions) * Millage Rate.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.