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Powder Springs, 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

Powder Springs, GA Housing Market Trends

With 17,337 people, 6,082 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $309,846, Powder Springs real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Powder Springs, accounting for 91.31% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Powder Springs include row houses and other attached homes ( 5.65%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.61%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.26%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Powder Springs. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 77.70% of Powder Springs's homes, and 78.69% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Powder Springs 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 Powder Springs built between 2000 and later ( 31.36%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 10.50%).

Powder Springs Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Powder Springs has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Powder Springs real estate appreciated 155.42% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.83%, putting Powder Springs in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Powder Springs definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Powder Springs appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Powder Springs's appreciation rate has been 4.60%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Powder Springs were at 0.49%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 1.99%.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that Powder Springs's latest annual appreciation rate is lower 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 Powder Springs differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Powder Springs - 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 Powder Springs real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$309,846

Powder Springs, GA Home Prices
> $1,417,000
$1,063,001 - $1,417,000
$709,001 - $1,063,000
$567,001 - $709,000
$425,001 - $567,000
$284,001 - $425,000
$142,001 - $284,000
$71,001 - $142,000
$0 - $71,000
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
2.8%
2.8%
9.2%
9.2%
16.2%
16.2%
37.6%
37.6%
28.7%
28.7%
1.8%
1.8%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Georgia

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,082

Powder Springs Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,999 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
77.7%
77.7%
22.3%
22.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
1.9%
1.9%
98.1%
98.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
31.4%
31.4%
57.8%
57.8%
10.5%
10.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
91.3%
91.3%
5.6%
5.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
1.6%
0.2%
0.2%
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
1.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
10.2%
10.2%
55.7%
55.7%
23.0%
23.0%
9.6%
9.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes