LaFayette, GA Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in LaFayette: a median closing price of $205,000 across 232 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
If you invest in or around LaFayette, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what LaFayette sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, as of October 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 232
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $205,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $150
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $165,000 and $250,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 232 closed sales in LaFayette over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $205,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $165,000 and $250,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 99% of the LaFayette closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 231 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $110 and $181 per square foot.
Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in LaFayette, GA (October 2026)
The median home price in LaFayette is $205,000, measured across the 232 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $165,000 and $250,000.
Where LaFayette sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in LaFayette over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $165,000 and $250,000. Among the 90 Georgia markets with a published band, LaFayette's middle-half spread ($165,000 to $250,000) ranks 42nd from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 26th percentile of the 2,230 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of October 3, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 21 days, across 119 LaFayette closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 27 days, across 131 LaFayette closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The LaFayette angle
La Fayette, Georgia posted 232 tracked closings over the last 12 months, with a median closed sale price of $205,000 and the middle half of sales landing between $165,000 and $250,000. The width of that band is close to typical for the markets we track, and its longer side is the top: the band reaches further above the median than below it, so above-median closings occupy a larger run of prices than below-median ones. The median is a fair reference for an ordinary sale, and the upper half is where estimates need the most support. Anchor on closed sales that resemble the subject, and be strictest with numbers that sit well above the midpoint.
LaFayette market data by ZIP code
Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for LaFayette ZIP codes: 30728.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator, rehab cost estimator, BRRRR calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale, so it cannot be revised once the sale price is known. Grading it depends on a confirmed closing price reaching us, which happens for only a small share of Georgia homes, so the accuracy scoreboard is a national record rather than a Georgia one. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any LaFayette address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: LaFayette, GA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 1344312
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 232
Median sold price: $205,000
Median sold $/sqft: $150 (231 qualifying)
Property mix: 99% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in LaFayette over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the LaFayette city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 12% of the 232 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $212,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in LaFayette?
The median sold price in LaFayette over the last 12 months is $205,000, measured across 232 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in LaFayette last month?
Resideline has tracked 3 closed sales in LaFayette in September 2026 so far, out of 232 closings tracked over the last 12 months. The most recent month keeps filling in for several weeks as closings are recorded, so this count will rise. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in LaFayette?
The middle half of LaFayette sales over the last 12 months closed between $165,000 and $250,000, with a median of $205,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in LaFayette?
Among qualifying LaFayette closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $150, measured across 231 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How do I judge a La Fayette estimate that comes in above the median?
Check what the evidence looks like at that level. The band's upper half covers more ground than its lower half, so above-median results are common but varied, and two similar-sounding properties can close a long way apart there. Closed sales that genuinely match the property are the only reliable way to pin the number down.
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