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Metter, 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 Q2 2024. 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

Metter, GA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,969, 1,628 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $241,375, house prices in Metter are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Metter, accounting for 55.75% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Metter include mobile homes or trailers ( 23.77%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.44%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.25%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Metter are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 44.21% owning and 55.79% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Metter 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 Metter built between 1940-1969 ( 25.17%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 14.62%). There's also some housing in Metter built before 1939 ( 7.09%).

Metter Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Metter's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.07% during the period.

Over the last year, Metter appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Metter's appreciation rate has been 0.65%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Metter were at 0.64%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.59%.

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$241,375

Metter, GA Home Prices
> $1,421,000
$1,066,001 - $1,421,000
$710,001 - $1,066,000
$568,001 - $710,000
$426,001 - $568,000
$284,001 - $426,000
$142,001 - $284,000
$71,001 - $142,000
$0 - $71,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.8%
2.8%
8.0%
8.0%
4.0%
4.0%
15.8%
15.8%
33.5%
33.5%
14.7%
14.7%
21.2%
21.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Georgia

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,628

Metter Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,128 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
44.2%
44.2%
55.8%
55.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.2%
9.2%
90.8%
90.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
14.6%
14.6%
53.1%
53.1%
25.2%
25.2%
7.1%
7.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
55.7%
55.7%
5.2%
5.2%
11.4%
11.4%
3.8%
3.8%
23.8%
23.8%
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%
11.2%
11.2%
29.9%
29.9%
52.5%
52.5%
6.4%
6.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Metter

Zip Codes in Metter, GA