Pickens County housing stock & renter economics

Pickens County apartment-building and small-multifamily investors concentrate in ZIPs where HUD Fair Market Rents sit above or beside ACS median gross rent. The table below is ZCTA housing stock and voucher benchmarks for commercial residential income underwriting, linked to each ZIP housing profile. Live FMLS set on this page: 5 buildings.

4 ZCTAs · 4 with ACS. Medians across ACS ZIPs; totals for stock. Not a listing feed.

Population: 34,443
Households: 13,408
Housing units: 16,183
2-unit stock: 212
3–4 unit stock: 451
2–4 unit stock: 663
5–49 unit stock: 434
50+ unit stock: 0
Median renter share: 20.3%
ACS median rent: $494
Contract rent: $383
1BR SAFMR: $1,120
2BR SAFMR: $1,220
3BR SAFMR: $1,450
SAFMR / ACS rent: 1.12×
Vacancy (ACS): 16.8%
Pop Δ 2018–2023: +7.7%
Median HH income: $73,237
Rent burden ≥30%: 40.2%
Rent burden ≥50%: 15.1%
LIHTC projects / units: 6 / 393
HUD assisted MF: 2 / 152
Alloc. 5+ permits: 43

Pickens County: median renter share 20.3%; ACS median gross rent $494; FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,220; 2BR SAFMR is 1.12× ACS median gross rent; 212 units in 2-unit structures, 451 in 3–4-unit structures, and 434 in 5–49-unit structures; population up +7.7% between ACS 2018 and 2023; 6 LIHTC projects (393 units); 43 allocated 5+ unit permits (county BPS × ZCTA share). Census / HUD stock — not a rent roll and not a buy/sell score.

ZIPPlaceRentersMed. rent2BR SAFMR2–49 unitsPop Δ

30143Jasper / Big Canoe21.0%$1,085$1,220965+24.4%30175Talking Rock19.5%$987$1,10098+9.8%30177Tallapoosa (PO Box)21.8%$0$1,22034-50.2%30148Marble Hill8.1%$0$1,4600+5.6%

Georgia ZIP housing directory·All Georgia ZCTAs·SAFMR directory·Voucher Spread™

ZCTA ≈ USPS ZIP. ACS 5-year 2023 lags construction. Units-in-structure is Census standing stock (2-unit vs 3–4 vs 5–49 vs 50+), not the live FMLS card. SAFMR is a bedroom-specific HUD voucher benchmark, not asking rent. LIHTC / assisted-MF are inventory of record and belong on apartment pages. 5+ permits are county BPS 2025 allocated by ZCTA housing-unit share. Brokerage is Georgia-only.

5 Multifamily Investment Properties for Sale in Pickens County

As of today, 5 active small multifamily listings in Pickens County · median $187,500/door · median estimated cap 4.0% (n=3). Pickens County (Jasper and surrounding areas) provides a quieter North Georgia multifamily environment. Inventory is limited and usually consists of small residential multi-unit properties suited for longer-hold or cash-flow strategies.

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