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Thomasville, 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

Thomasville, GA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 18,460, 7,751 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $297,153, Thomasville 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 Thomasville, accounting for 70.03% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Thomasville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.36%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.86%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.10%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Thomasville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 45.20% owning and 54.80% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Thomasville 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 Thomasville built between 1940-1969 ( 30.29%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 19.72%). There's also some housing in Thomasville built before 1939 ( 10.96%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Thomasville. Fully 11.14% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Thomasville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Thomasville 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.

Thomasville Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Thomasville have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 90.62%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Thomasville house appreciation rate of 6.66%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Thomasville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Thomasville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Thomasville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 6.97%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 74.24% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Thomasville. Thomasville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.22%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.98%.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that Thomasville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% 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 Thomasville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Thomasville - 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 Thomasville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$297,153

Thomasville, GA Home Prices
> $1,429,000
$1,072,001 - $1,429,000
$714,001 - $1,072,000
$572,001 - $714,000
$429,001 - $572,000
$286,001 - $429,000
$143,001 - $286,000
$71,001 - $143,000
$0 - $71,000
1.9%
1.9%
2.7%
2.7%
5.8%
5.8%
3.4%
3.4%
7.3%
7.3%
24.8%
24.8%
31.7%
31.7%
13.8%
13.8%
8.4%
8.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Georgia

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,751

Thomasville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,762 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
45.2%
45.2%
54.8%
54.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
11.1%
11.1%
88.9%
88.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
19.7%
19.7%
39.0%
39.0%
30.3%
30.3%
11.0%
11.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.0%
70.0%
3.1%
3.1%
10.9%
10.9%
14.4%
14.4%
1.7%
1.7%
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
2.6%
2.6%
8.0%
8.0%
27.6%
27.6%
46.2%
46.2%
12.9%
12.9%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes