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Dawson, 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 Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

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

Dawson, GA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,218, 1,516 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $143,527, house prices in Dawson are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dawson, accounting for 77.31% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dawson include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.07%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.30%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.87%).

Renters dominate Dawson's housing market, and most live in three of four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes.

There is a lot of housing in Dawson 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 Dawson built between 1940-1969 ( 29.84%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 22.20%). There's also some housing in Dawson built between 2000 and later ( 7.74%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Dawson. Fully 26.19% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Dawson homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Dawson real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Dawson Home Appreciation Rates

Dawson's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Dawson during the period has been just 5.27%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Over the last year, Dawson appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Dawson's appreciation rate has been 4.56%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Dawson were at 2.87%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.98%.

Importantly, this makes Dawson one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that Dawson's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Georgia.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$143,527

Dawson, GA Home Prices
> $1,426,000
$1,070,001 - $1,426,000
$713,001 - $1,070,000
$571,001 - $713,000
$428,001 - $571,000
$285,001 - $428,000
$143,001 - $285,000
$71,001 - $143,000
$0 - $71,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
1.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.1%
1.1%
11.3%
11.3%
14.5%
14.5%
53.1%
53.1%
16.5%
16.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Georgia

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,516

Dawson Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,167 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
31.2%
31.2%
68.8%
68.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
26.2%
26.2%
73.8%
73.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.7%
7.7%
40.2%
40.2%
29.8%
29.8%
22.2%
22.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
77.3%
77.3%
0.4%
0.4%
12.1%
12.1%
7.3%
7.3%
2.9%
2.9%
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
0.0%
0.0%
5.8%
5.8%
22.2%
22.2%
61.0%
61.0%
10.4%
10.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Dawson

Zip Codes in Dawson, GA