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Calhoun, GA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Calhoun, GA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 17,976, 6,011 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $249,036, Calhoun real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Calhoun, accounting for 54.79% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Calhoun include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 27.53%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.25%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.46%).

People in Calhoun primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Calhoun has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Calhoun built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Calhoun built between 2000 and later ( 29.42%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.45%). There's also some housing in Calhoun built before 1939 ( 5.48%).

Calhoun Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Calhoun has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Calhoun real estate appreciated 116.07% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.01%, putting Calhoun in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Calhoun definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Calhoun that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Calhoun real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Calhoun appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.13%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 83.72% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Calhoun. Calhoun appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 3.26%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 13.69%.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that Calhoun's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Georgia.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Calhoun differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Calhoun - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Calhoun real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$249,036

Calhoun, GA Home Prices
> $1,530,000
$1,147,001 - $1,530,000
$765,001 - $1,147,000
$612,001 - $765,000
$459,001 - $612,000
$306,001 - $459,000
$153,001 - $306,000
$76,001 - $153,000
$0 - $76,000
0.1%
0.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
1.9%
1.9%
4.3%
4.3%
17.6%
17.6%
47.8%
47.8%
23.3%
23.3%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Georgia

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,011

Calhoun Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,653 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
44.4%
44.4%
55.6%
55.6%
8.5%
8.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
29.4%
29.4%
44.7%
44.7%
20.5%
20.5%
5.5%
5.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
54.8%
54.8%
4.5%
4.5%
11.2%
11.2%
27.5%
27.5%
2.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.0%
5.0%
9.1%
9.1%
36.8%
36.8%
36.1%
36.1%
11.3%
11.3%
1.7%
1.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes