The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 29831 sells for about $175,320, or $161 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 48 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $725 a month.
ZIP 29831 — Jackson
The Augusta housing market remains characterized by high affordability relative to national averages, with a median home value of approximately $175,320. Market activity shows steady year-over-year price appreciation of 1.4% and a competitive pace for available inventory. Current conditions reflect a balanced environment for local buyers despite broader regional economic shifts.
Median prices moved up 1.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
41% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 10.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 29831
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov for Richmond County/Augusta area ZCTA aggregates.
- Richardson's Lake Water Park4.716.4 mi
- SRP Park4.717.4 mi
- Bell Auditorium4.416.3 mi
- Stars and Strikes4.220 mi
- Savannah River Brewing Co.4.815.9 mi
- The Salvation Army Kroc Center Augusta4.518.1 mi
- Phinizy Swamp Nature Park4.712.1 mi
- Boyd Pond Park4.511.9 mi
- Made in the Shade RV Park and Campground4.56.5 mi
- New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park4.310.6 mi
- Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary4.74 mi
- Augusta Museum of History4.716.3 mi
- Morris Museum of Art4.816.9 mi
- Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site4.710.2 mi
- Sacred Heart Cultural Center4.817 mi
- The TREEHOUSE4.816.5 mi
- Phinizy Swamp Nature Park4.712.1 mi
- Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site4.710.2 mi
- Boyd Pond Park4.511.9 mi
- New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park4.310.6 mi
- Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary4.74 mi
- Augusta Riverwalk Marina4.616.4 mi
- Riverview Park Boat Ramp, SC4.518.4 mi
- Augusta Regional Airport4.211.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
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