Residential · county

Dawson market report

Closed sales series. Latest median $420,000 (-6.6% YoY). Buyer-leaning on live supply.

Closed sales through 2026-10. Live inventory is a current snapshot, not the closed month. 292 active · 7 under contract · 25 pending. Total residential listings by status: 324.

Data confidence: High. 609 closings in the last 12 months. Enough closings to read a trend.

Latest median$420,000-6.6% YoY
Months of supply10.1Buyer-leaning · 5.8 on 51/mo trailing-12
$/SF$228+14.9% YoY
DOM31+1.7% YoY
Sale/list98.3%65.5% below

Versus the broader market

Latest closed month only, not the 12-month figure above. The Georgia footprint is the macro context.

Median price+6.3%$420,000 vs $395,000 market-wide
$/SF+23.0%$228 vs $186 market-wide
DOM-10%31 days vs 34 market-wide
Sale/list-0.4 pts98.3% vs 98.7%

Opportunity score

0–100. Higher means more room for a buyer right now. Price change uses the 3-month median, not one month. Each part is scored 0–100, then weighted. Includes live supply and demand. Screening tool, not a forecast.

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Buyer window

3-month volume-weighted median $434,552 (-5.1% vs same 3 months last year) on 134 closings. Latest month is $420,000. Confidence: Moderate (134 closings in 3 months).

3-month $/SF is up 3.9% versus the same 3 months last year. Median and $/SF are moving apart. That is usually a change in what sold, not pure appreciation or depreciation.

Months of supply95
10.1 months · 25% of the score

Active homes divided by last month’s closings. Under 4 favors sellers. Above 6 gives buyers more choices and more room.

YoY price59
-5.1% · 20% of the score

3-month volume-weighted median versus the same 3 months a year ago. One month cannot swing this. A rising median with falling $/SF is usually mix, not appreciation.

New / closed95
2.62 · 20% of the score

New listings in 30 days versus last month’s closings. Above 1.2 means inventory is building. That usually softens the next 30–90 days.

Pending / (active + under contract)90
0.08 · 15% of the score

Pending divided by active plus under contract. Not pending divided by active alone. Low means demand is not absorbing the stock.

Price reduced70
41% · 10% of the score

Share of recent closings that had already cut the list price. High means sellers are adjusting. That is where negotiation usually appears.

DOM trend20
-23.8% · 10% of the score

Direction of days on market over the last 6 months, not the current DOM. A low score here means DOM is falling, which favors sellers even if supply is high.

Buyer-leaning

10.1 months of supply on last month’s pace (292 active ÷ 29 closings). 5.8 months on the trailing-12 pace (average 51 closings a month). These are different windows.Buyers have more room, especially on homes that have sat past 30 days. 65.5% of last month’s closings were below list. Days on market are up 2% from a year ago.

Homes for sale in Dawson County, GA →

How homes actually closed

Above list10.3%More than 1% over list
At list24.1%Within 1% of list
Below list65.5%More than 1% under list
Price reduced41.4%Original list higher than final

Leading signals

These move before closed prices. Use them to see if the next 30–60 days look tighter or looser than last month’s closings.

Pending / (active + under contract)0.0825 pending ÷ 299 (active + under contract)
New / closed2.6276 listed in 30 days vs 29 closed
Loosening

More homes are coming on than are selling. If pendings do not pick up, sellers lose leverage.

If you own in Dawson

High confidence. 609 closings in the last 12 months.

  • The county is context, not a price for your house. A county median blends starter homes and estates.
  • County median is $420,000. Use your city, school district, or subdivision for the number. Use the county to see if the broader market is tightening or loosening.
  • 10.1 months of supply countywide, 5.8 on the trailing-12 pace. The heading is loosening. That tells you about leverage, not your home’s value.
  • Before you list or refinance against a number, pull the city and neighborhood pages and the live inventory. Homes for sale in Dawson County, GA →

What this means if you are listing in Dawson

  • Price to the closed median and $/SF here ($420,000, $228), not the market-wide number. This market is above the broader market by 6.3% on median.
  • With 10.1 months of supply, expect about 31 days on market if priced correctly. Longer than that usually means the market is telling you the price is high.
  • 65.5% of recent closings were below list and 41.4% of listings had already reduced. Concessions show up more on listings that have already sat.
  • Check live inventory for the actual competition before you set the number. Homes for sale in Dawson County, GA →

What this means if you are making an offer

  • Supply is elevated. You have more room than in a seller’s market, especially on homes past 30 days.
  • Your better leverage is on homes that have been listed 30+ days or have already reduced. About 41.4% of recent closings had a price reduction.
  • Confirm the number against the neighborhood or ZIP page, not just the city or market-wide median.
  • Closed prices lag 30–90 days. Confirm current supply on the inventory page before you assume the temperature has not shifted.

Live inventory mix

Current listings by price band and property type. Where the competition actually is right now.

Price bands

BandListedShare
Under $300k134.0%
$300–500k13742.3%
$500–750k7924.4%
$750k–1M4513.9%
$1M+5015.4%

Property types

TypeListedMedian ask
Single Family Residence283$574,900
Townhouse40$366,945
Condominium1$565,000

292 active, 7 under contract, 25 pending. 76 new in the last 30 days.

Median close price

Median close price · 2021-11 – 2026-10
2021-112026-10

Monthly series

Most recent months first. Medians require at least 5 closings in the month.

MonthClosedMedian$/SFDOMSale/listBelowReduced
Oct 202629$420,000$2283198.3%65.5%41.4%
Sep 202645$440,000$1912898.8%55.6%42.2%
Aug 202660$437,500$2043598.7%51.7%36.7%
Jul 202644$400,500$2116198.4%54.5%63.6%
Jun 202648$419,950$2062398.8%52.1%20.8%
May 202649$435,000$1993898.2%66.7%34.7%
Apr 202667$414,900$2073098.8%53.7%41.8%
Mar 202667$434,900$1884198.6%55.4%43.3%
Feb 202639$414,000$1904397.1%64.1%30.8%
Jan 202638$399,000$1965097.2%71.1%50.0%
Dec 202576$422,450$1894998.4%54.7%55.3%
Nov 202547$455,000$2114398.7%53.2%51.1%
Oct 202566$449,900$1993097.8%60.9%31.8%
Sep 202557$465,000$1933198.0%63.2%36.8%
Aug 202542$461,450$2003299.2%47.6%47.6%
Jul 202547$410,000$1983298.9%55.3%46.8%
Jun 202563$450,000$1973098.9%50.8%31.7%
May 202546$486,450$1993699.0%50.0%50.0%
Apr 202542$440,000$19518100.0%40.5%31.0%
Mar 202552$479,000$1982698.2%55.8%34.6%
Feb 202543$458,990$1893298.9%58.1%34.9%
Jan 202531$450,000$18435100.0%41.9%51.6%
Dec 202450$427,995$2043497.7%66.0%58.0%
Nov 202441$427,500$1983698.1%56.1%46.3%

Below = closed under 99% of list. Reduced = original list higher than final list.