Market Snapshot

Report generated March 2026

IndicatorValue
Population43,089
↓ 0.1% since 2020
Median Household Income$53,479
28% below national median
Median Home Value$253,900
Unemployment Rate6.4%
Median Age38.9 years
Housing Vacancy Rate33.7%
Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months)189 transactions
Active Listings200 properties
Avg Days on Market151 days

Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (May 2025 – Mar 2026)

MetricValue
Median Price/Acre$38,393
Recent Sales174 transactions
Avg Days on Market150 days
Avg Parcel Size28.15 acres
Active Listings185 properties

Recent Rural Land Sales

DateAcresPrice$/AcreAddressCity
Mar 20261.00$195,000$195,0000 Deer Creek TrlHoschton
Feb 20262.31$365,000$158,009447 OAK AVENUEJefferson
Feb 20263.14$150,000$47,7715895 Woodland Park CtJefferson
Feb 20262.78$150,000$53,9575896 Woodland Park CtJefferson
Feb 20263.14$150,000$47,7715895 Woodland Park Ct #136Jefferson
Feb 20262.78$150,000$53,9575896 Woodland Park Ct #137SJefferson
Feb 20262.15$115,000$53,4880 Holly Springs Rd #21Pendergrass
Feb 20262.15$115,000$53,4880 Holly Springs RdPendergrass
Feb 20268.05$259,900$32,2786957 S Apple Valley Rd #2Jefferson
Feb 20268.05$259,900$32,2786957 S Apple Valley RdJefferson
DateAcresPrice$/AcreAddressCity
Feb 20262.75$135,000$49,091883 Harris Lord Cemetery Rd #2Commerce
Feb 20262.75$135,000$49,091883 Harris Lord Cemetery RdCommerce
Feb 20263.00$200,000$66,6671094 B Whitfield Rd #1Jefferson
Feb 202616.00$140,000$8,75051 Merk RdMaysville
Feb 202616.00$140,000$8,75051 Merk Rd #3202Maysville
Feb 20262.16$160,000$74,074131 Canix LnHoschton
Feb 20262.06$110,000$53,3981343 Old Winder Jefferson HwyJefferson
Feb 20262.16$160,000$74,074131 Canix Ln #1Hoschton
Feb 20262.06$110,000$53,3981343 Old Winder Jefferson Hwy #2Jefferson
Feb 202614.37$280,000$19,4840 Harmony Gates Drive #Tract 24Commerce
Feb 202630.00$525,000$17,5000 Johnson Mill RdJefferson
Feb 20266.00$210,000$35,006785 A J Irvin Rd #3Talmo
Feb 20265.90$210,000$35,593785 A J Irvin RdTalmo
Feb 20261.54$90,000$58,5560 Rita Ridge LOT 1Jefferson
Feb 20262.19$99,000$45,2051206 Ridgewood DrPendergrass
Feb 20262.12$204,000$96,2260 Maddox Rd #11Hoschton
Feb 20262.12$204,000$96,2260 Maddox RoadHoschton
Feb 2026175.76$1,582,200$9,002672 Winford Smith RdAthens
Jan 20263.65$950,000$260,274Johnson DrBraselton
Jan 20268.00$199,750$24,96916 W L Williams RdCommerce
Jan 202684.25$225,200$2,673Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Jan 20268.02$325,000$40,52417 Groaning Rock RdCommerce
Jan 202669.52$850,000$12,2270 Wheeler Cemetery RdMaysville
Jan 20268.00$187,500$23,4380 Sanford Oak Court #Tract 11Nicholson
Jan 20262.01$95,000$47,3580 Ford Rd #1Jefferson
Jan 20262.01$95,000$47,3580 Ford RdJefferson
Jan 20261.85$175,000$94,5952698 Jackson Trail RdJefferson
Jan 20262.04$140,000$68,627549 Antrim Glen DrHoschton
Jan 20268.04$225,200$27,99310 Red Rose RdNicholson
Jan 20262.04$140,000$68,627549 Antrim Glen Dr #11Hoschton
Jan 20268.26$138,375$16,75210 Stewart LoopJefferson
Dec 20251.88$170,000$90,4261895 Waterworks RdCommerce
Dec 20258.46$197,500$23,3450 Long Leaf Dr Lot 26Jefferson
Dec 202533.00$819,250$24,826573 Sanford DrNicholson
Dec 20255.55$400,000$72,072Porter RdCommerce
Dec 20258.03$190,000$23,6610 Curry Farms Rd Lot 36Jefferson
Dec 20258.03$190,019$23,6640 Curry Dr #36Jefferson
Dec 20251.50$95,000$63,3330 Brockton LoopJefferson
Dec 202512.78$425,000$33,2553852 Woods Bridge RdCommerce
Dec 202512.78$425,000$33,2553852 Woods Bridge Rd #2Commerce
Dec 20251.51$175,000$116,2020 Creek Nation Rd Tract 2Jefferson
Dec 20254.64$124,000$26,7240 Pettijohn RdPendergrass
Dec 20252.00$175,000$87,5000 Creek Nation RdJefferson
Dec 202545.40$458,000$10,0889892 Jefferson River RdAthens
Dec 202513.13$360,000$27,4249894 Jefferson River RdAthens
Dec 20256.48$325,000$50,1541084 Skelton Rd #1Hoschton
Dec 20256.48$325,000$50,1541084 Skelton RdHoschton
Dec 202510.00$250,000$25,0000 Archer Grove School Road #Tract BAthens
Dec 20258.34$185,000$22,1826 Stewart LoopJefferson
Nov 2025153.15$1,914,375$12,5000 Holly Springs RdMaysville
Nov 20252.00$129,900$64,950687 Hoods Academy RdCommerce
Nov 202520.05$700,000$34,913268 Brockton LoopJefferson
Nov 202511.95$50,000$4,184Marshall Clark RdHoschton
Nov 20255.97$316,000$52,9317998 Jefferson Rd #5.97Athens
Nov 20255.97$316,000$52,9317998A Jefferson RdAthens
Nov 202542.33$775,000$18,309404 Brockton LoopJefferson
Nov 20258.28$180,000$21,7399 Stewart LoopJefferson
Nov 20253.89$269,000$69,1520 Galilee Ln #1Jefferson
Nov 20251.51$220,000$145,69578 Chariot CtJefferson
Nov 20255.65$217,000$38,3930 Old Hunter Rd Tract 3Statham
Nov 202516.28$300,000$18,4280 Abby LnNicholson
Nov 202566.20$1,625,000$24,5471094 Highway 60Hoschton
Nov 20258.68$242,900$27,9904 Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Nov 20258.04$225,100$28,0015 Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Oct 202554.42$389,000$7,148541 P J Roberts RdJefferson
Oct 20251.65$600,000$363,6360 Us Highway 129 NPendergrass
Oct 20251.74$226,163$129,979398 B Wilson RdCommerce
Oct 20251.50$180,000$120,000187 Chariot Ct #35Jefferson
Oct 20251.50$180,000$120,000187 Chariot CtJefferson
Oct 20252.39$140,000$58,57724 Pine Way LnPendergrass
Oct 20257.01$100,000$14,2651136 Bolton Gordon RdCommerce
Oct 20251.73$65,000$37,572534 Nichols RdPendergrass
Oct 20251.73$65,000$37,572534 Nichols Rd #27Pendergrass
Oct 20251.50$80,000$53,333281 Woodland Hills DrJefferson
Oct 20252.73$110,000$40,2930 Tallassee RoadAthens
Oct 20257.01$100,000$14,2650 Harris Lord Cemetery RdCommerce
Oct 20252.01$165,000$82,090399 Buck Trl #4Hoschton
Oct 20252.01$165,000$82,090399 Buck TrlHoschton
Oct 20251.57$165,000$105,0960 Hickory Hills DrJefferson
Oct 20251.57$165,000$105,0960 Hickory Hills Dr #8Jefferson
Oct 20258.13$227,000$27,9358 Red Rose RdNicholson
Oct 20251.27$149,000$117,3230 Hickory Hills Dr #6Jefferson
Oct 20252.32$120,000$51,7240 Holly Springs Rd #21APendergrass
Sep 20251.04$75,000$72,115145 Harris StCommerce
Sep 202517.23$174,900$10,1510 Mulberry StNicholson
Sep 20251.62$740,000$456,79022 Hidden TrlPendergrass
Sep 20258.00$156,000$19,5000 Harmony Gates Dr #21Commerce
Sep 202510.25$1,000,000$97,5617595 Highway 53Braselton
Sep 20258.08$226,300$27,9973 Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Sep 20258.05$225,500$28,0056 Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Sep 2025813.61$10,495,000$12,899585 Cedar Grove Church RdWinder
Sep 2025813.61$10,495,000$12,899585 Cedar Grove Church RdJefferson
Sep 20251.48$559,900$378,311391 Masters WayAthens
Sep 20258.77$1,300,000$148,233Towne Center PkwyHoschton
Sep 20258.00$214,000$26,7500 Sanford Oak Ct Tract 10Nicholson
Sep 20258.00$214,000$26,7500 Sanford Oak Court #Tract 10Nicholson
Sep 20259.28$255,225$27,5002 Z Williams RdNicholson
Sep 20255.98$250,000$41,8060 Mountain Creek Church RdPendergrass
Sep 20252.23$90,000$40,35971 Mauldin RdJefferson
Sep 202554.80$564,783$10,3060 Highway 59Commerce
Aug 20258.13$370,000$45,5103517 Jefferson River RdJefferson
Aug 202543.81$1,000,000$22,826383 Storey Porter RdJefferson
Aug 20252.88$205,000$71,181793 Jett Roberts RoadJefferson
Aug 20256.52$130,000$19,939293 Kesler RdNicholson
Aug 202548.75$895,000$18,359575 Bob Holman RoadAthens
Aug 20253.22$151,500$47,050187 Trilium TrlPendergrass
Aug 20258.07$226,000$27,9951 Z Williams RdNicholson
Aug 20259.17$350,000$38,168124 Justice Way #124Jefferson
Aug 20259.17$350,000$38,168124 Justice WayJefferson
Aug 20252.74$145,000$52,92045 Spirit Lake DrPendergrass
Aug 20251.65$1,475,000$893,939400 Westwood RdCommerce
Aug 20253.09$180,000$58,253320 Jackson WayJefferson
Aug 202511.16$290,160$26,0000 Mitchell RdCommerce
Aug 20251.01$55,000$54,455524 Pinetree CirMaysville
Aug 202510.00$300,000$30,0000 Archer Grove School Road #Tract AAthens
Aug 202515.58$1,200,000$77,0228195 Highway 124 WHoschton
Jul 202513.10$300,000$22,901LOT 4 Old State RdTalmo
Jul 202513.10$300,000$22,901LOT 4 Old State Rd #4Talmo
Jul 202521.47$300,000$13,9730 Old Indian Trail RdJefferson
Jul 202521.47$300,000$13,9730 Old Indian Trail Rd #1Jefferson
Jul 202511.00$1,050,000$95,4558910 Old 441Nicholson
Jul 20253.50$147,000$42,0000 Old Hunter Rd Tract 1Statham
Jul 20251.00$60,000$60,0000 Wood St #1Commerce
Jul 20252.06$475,000$230,584153 Johns WayCommerce
Jul 20251.54$1,277,000$829,226Towne Center PkwyHoschton
Jul 202510.10$170,000$16,8320 Sanford Lake Drive #Tract 1Nicholson
Jul 20258.00$145,000$18,1250 Sanford Lake Drive #Tract 4Nicholson
Jul 202584.25$1,490,000$17,6850 Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Jul 20252.89$485,000$167,8204191 Highway 332Hoschton
Jul 202519.23$2,000,000$104,004Braselton Industrial PkwyBraselton
Jul 202528.00$1,400,000$50,0004214 Highway 332Hoschton
Jul 20256.00$215,000$35,833112 Scenic DrHoschton
Jul 20256.00$215,000$35,833112 Scenic Dr #3Hoschton
Jul 20251.50$110,000$73,3334479 Wayne Poultry RdPendergrass
Jul 20255.93$70,000$11,8040 Berea RdNicholson
Jul 20259.93$198,600$20,0000 New Kings Bridge Road #8Athens
Jun 202563.15$36,887,400$584,1248206 Us Highway 129 NTalmo
Jun 202510.50$200,000$19,048544 Cooper Farm RdNicholson
Jun 20259.13$220,000$24,0960 CedarNicholson
Jun 20254.04$167,500$41,460336 Trilium TrlPendergrass
Jun 20258.00$214,900$26,8620 Sanford Oak Ct Tract 9Nicholson
Jun 20258.00$214,900$26,8620 Sanford Oak Court Unit 9Nicholson
Jun 20255.72$175,000$30,5940 Hoods Mill RdCommerce
Jun 20254.85$143,000$29,485LOT 2 Old State RdTalmo
Jun 20254.85$143,000$29,485LOT 2 Old State Rd #2Talmo
Jun 20251.67$120,000$71,8560 New Kings BridgeAthens
Jun 20253.58$50,000$13,967331 Jett Roberts RdJefferson
Jun 20254.97$100,000$20,12110022 Jefferson RdAthens
Jun 2025587.10$5,000,000$8,516Mitchell RdCommerce
Jun 20252.00$95,000$47,5000 Hoods Academy Road #Tract 3Commerce
Jun 20251.50$175,000$116,667284 Carriage AveJefferson
Jun 20252.59$150,000$57,915242 Carriage AveJefferson
Jun 20258.39$2,250,000$268,177Thompson Mill RdBraselton
Jun 202521.51$26,300,000$1,222,6881530 Broadway AveBraselton
Jun 20258.00$174,000$21,7500 Sanford Oak Ct Tract 7Nicholson
Jun 20258.00$174,000$21,7500 Sanford Oak Court #Tract 7Nicholson
Jun 202530.13$500,000$16,595Athens StJefferson
Jun 20258.00$175,000$21,8750 Sanford Lake Dr Tract 8Nicholson
Jun 20251.51$210,000$139,073205 Chariot Ct #34Jefferson
Jun 2025325.21$5,820,000$17,8961107 Davis Rd Lot 0Jefferson
Jun 2025325.21$5,820,000$17,8961107/0 Davis RdJefferson
Jun 20253.15$125,000$39,6830 Winder HwyJefferson
May 202513.87$228,855$16,5000 Watkins Trail #Tract 23Nicholson
May 20252.00$125,000$62,50091 Lenten Rose LanePendergrass

Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Feb 2026)

MetricValue
Median Lot Price$95,000
Recent Sales15 transactions
Avg Days on Market92 days
Avg Parcel Size0.50 acres
Active Listings15 properties

Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales

DateAcresPriceAddressCity
Feb 20260.95$65,00069 Wilbanks WayCommerce
Jan 20260.27$149,9995612 Meadow View DrJefferson
Jan 20260.59$95,0001316 Red Cedar RdCommerce
Jan 20260.27$149,9995612 Meadow View Dr #87Jefferson
Jan 20260.59$95,0001316 Red Cedar Rd #1Commerce
Jan 20260.42$40,0000 Scott StCommerce
Jan 20260.42$40,0000 Scott St #9ACommerce
Jan 20260.64$125,000490 Meadow Lake TerHoschton
Jan 20260.64$125,000490 Meadow Lake Ter #23AHoschton
Nov 20250.55$100,000573 S Elm StCommerce
DateAcresPriceAddressCity
Oct 20250.68$10,00035 W Cordes PlCommerce
Oct 20250.14$3,500M Martin Luther King Jr DrCommerce
Sep 20250.22$29,0000 Belmont StCommerce
Sep 20250.53$190,0001973 Duncans Mill LnJefferson
Sep 20250.53$190,0001973 Duncans Mill Ln #19NJefferson

County Profile

DemographicValue
Total Population (2023)80,640
Population (2020)75,907
Population Growth6.24%
Median Household Income$85,012
Median Home Value$312,700
Total Housing Units29,389
Vacant Housing Units2,413
Housing Vacancy Rate8.2%
Median Age38.1
Bachelor's Degree or Higher10,096 (12.5%)
Unemployment Rate6.4%

Market Overview

Jackson County, Georgia has a population of 80,640, which has grown 6.24% since 2020. The median household income is $85,012, above the national median of $74,580 by 14.0%. The housing vacancy rate of 8.2% suggests balanced market conditions. As part of Georgia, Jackson County benefits from the state's growing interest in vacant land investment. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $38,280 per acre, with properties averaging 28.10 acres. There are currently 200 active land listings in the county.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current population of Jackson County, Georgia?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Jackson County has a population of 80,640. The county has grown 6.24% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Jackson County?
The median household income in Jackson County is $85,012, which is 14.0% above the national median of $74,580.
Is Jackson County growing or shrinking?
Jackson County is growing. The population has increased 6.24% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Jackson County?
The median home value in Jackson County is $312,700. The housing vacancy rate is 8.2%, which suggests balanced market conditions. The unemployment rate is 6.4%, reflecting the local economic conditions. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $38,280 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $75,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Jackson County, Georgia?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.