Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area recorded 943 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 5,899 sales (16% of sales) across 181,411 single-family homes in 7 county-equivalents — 0.5 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 7% year over year (881 prior). Ranked #196 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Richmond County at 0.9 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCmetro area · Georgia + South Carolina

🔥 #196 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

943

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.5

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+7%

881 → 943 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

16%

943 of 5,899 recorded sales

Turnover

3.3%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

181,411

Where inside Augusta-Richmond County? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Richmond County, GA517 investor purchases · 0.9 per 100 homes · 25% of sales · 60,432 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
12	30904	Richmond County	138	1.6	34%	4.8%
38	30906	Richmond County	194	1.0	30%	3.4%
52	30901	Richmond County	37	0.9	36%	2.6%
133	30909	Richmond County	79	0.6	15%	3.9%
179	30815	Richmond County	68	0.5	18%	2.7%

Aiken County, SC268 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 69,889 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
10	29801	Aiken County	117	1.0	25%	3.9%
52	29841	Aiken County	51	0.4	11%	3.6%
79	29803	Aiken County	54	0.3	7%	4.3%

Lincoln County, GA12 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 3,219 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Lincoln County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

McDuffie County, GA27 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 7,543 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
234	30824	McDuffie County	23	0.4	13%	2.9%

Columbia County, GA74 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 21,627 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
176	30907	Columbia County	38	0.5	13%	3.7%
268	30813	Columbia County	16	0.3	11%	2.5%

Edgefield County, SC36 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 13,146 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
100	29860	Edgefield County	17	0.2	6%	4.1%

Burke County, GA9 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 5,555 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Burke County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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