Metropolitan market · Georgia · September 2026 data

What is the Tifton, GA real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Tifton, GA asks $270,725, down 9.5% year over year. Homes spend a median of 89 days on market, with 135 active listings and 27% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 11% of active listings, and inventory sits at 116% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$270,725
▼ 9.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$142
1,824 sq ft median
Median days on market
89
September 2026
Active listings
135
For sale now
New listings
20
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
27%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
116%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
11%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$287,450
▼ 1.7% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
96.9%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
24
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Tifton, GA housing market doing right now?

The Tifton, GA housing market lists at a $270,725 median as of September 2026, down 9.5% year over year, with an 89-day median market time and 135 homes for sale (27% with a price cut). Active inventory is 116% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Tifton housing market statistics

The table summarizes Tifton's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Tifton.

Tifton, GA housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$270,725-9.5% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1421,824 sq ft median
Median days on market89+7% YoY
Active listings135+16% YoY
New listings this month20September 2026
Listings with a price cut27%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$287,450-1.7% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio96.9%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio11.2%15 pending
Inventory vs 2019116%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Tifton?

Tifton home prices are down 9.5% year over year and -1.5% month over month as of September 2026, at a $270,725 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$299K$292K$285K$278K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Tifton GA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$292K$254K$217K$180K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Tifton GA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Tifton?

Tifton has 135 active listings, 20 new this month, 15 pending as of September 2026. About 27% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 116% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
135
New this month
20
Pending
15
Price-reduced
36

Is Tifton a good real estate investment?

Tifton scores 28/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #843 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
28/100
#843 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-4.4%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
23
Value
42
Rental yield
30
Supply risk
73
Market heat
13

Tifton scores 28/100 on our composite Investor Score (#843 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 116% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 9.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Tifton ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Tifton?

A home at Tifton's $270,725 median listing runs about $1,482 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,338/mo
−$144/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,482/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,632/mo
+$150/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $270,725 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Tifton?

To buy Tifton’s $270,725 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $73,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,703/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.4× the area’s $50,810 median household income, so a typical Tifton household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Tifton, GA — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$270,725September 2026
Down payment (20%)$54,145Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,482/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.98% effective rate)$221/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$73,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$50,810Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Tifton housing market?

Longer-run demand in Tifton shows up in 180 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +119 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
180
▼ 2.7% vs 2024
3.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+119
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$2.63M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Tifton housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Tifton?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Tifton, GA is $270,725, down 9.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Tifton, GA metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Tifton?
The median home listed in Tifton asks $270,725 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,482 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Tifton?
The median property in Tifton spends 89 days on the market, with 135 homes actively listed and 27% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Tifton?
With a median 89 days on market and 27% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 11% of active listings, Tifton reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Tifton a good place to invest in real estate?
Tifton scores 28/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #843 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Tifton?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Tifton and the wider Georgia market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Tifton, GA metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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