Best places to buy a rental property in Georgia

Ranked by the engine's tracked 5-year appreciation across 22 covered markets in Georgia, snapshot 2026-10-29. Appreciation history is context, not a forecast.

Market	Home value	3y	5y	10y	Active listings
Athens	$543,906	47.8%	78.0%	196.3%	-
Alpharetta	$804,733	5.1%	39.8%	-	-
Cumming	$815,561	4.2%	38.6%	79.2%	-
Savannah	$311,437	3.8%	35.1%	89.0%	-
Ball Ground	$544,938	4.7%	34.2%	89.6%	-
Hephzibah	$243,040	8.3%	32.9%	85.3%	-
Hampton	$278,212	-3.4%	30.1%	167.8%	-
Ringgold	$302,028	5.0%	28.1%	96.4%	-
Marietta	$788,515	7.0%	26.9%	69.2%	-
Monroe	$486,857	6.5%	26.1%	-	-

Full list: every tracked market in Georgia with 5-year appreciation data below.

Augusta - 25.7%
Columbus - 24.0%
Smyrna - 23.5%
Brookhaven - 20.5%
Jonesboro - 19.4%
Covington - 14.3%
Valdosta - -0.3%
Atlanta - -1.0%
Decatur - -11.4%

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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