Sylvan Lake Falls
Homes for Sale in Rabun Gap, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of Josh Temple, Keller Williams Lanier Partners · via Georgia MLS
As of September 2026, Sylvan Lake Falls in Rabun Gap, GA has 3 homes for sale. Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, 5 recorded sales closed at a median of $262,000, $175 per square foot, a median 41 days on market, sellers accepting 89% of original asking (-27% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 1968–1991. At the median price and Rabun County's 2025 rate of 14.04 mills, annual property tax runs about $1,470.
| Location | Rabun Gap, Rabun County, GA · ZIP 30568 |
|---|---|
| Home types (current listings and sales) | cabin,single family residence 67%, single-family 33% |
| Amenities listed by sellers | Lake, Park, Clubhouse |
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $262,000 median across 5 closed sales · $175 per sq ft · -27.2% vs the prior 12 months |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 41 median |
| For sale right now | 3 active, 1 pending · median asking $349,900 · 7.2 months of supply |
Data as of September 20, 2026. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS (GAMLS). Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Sylvan Lake Falls key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/sylvan-lake-falls, data as of September 20, 2026.
Last 30 days in Sylvan Lake Falls: 2 new listings (median asking $342,450), 1 under contract right now. As of September 22, 2026, Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS (GAMLS). Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Sylvan Lake Falls
Live MLS inventory for Sylvan Lake Falls. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active · 14 daysTop listing
Active · 274 days
Active · 14 days
Pending · 88 daysActive and pending Sylvan Lake Falls listings as of 2026-09-22, priced high to low. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS (GAMLS). Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. 
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Every Home for Sale in Sylvan Lake Falls Right Now (4)
All 4 active and pending Sylvan Lake Falls listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.
- 102 Moses Road · $335,000 · 2 bd / 2 ba · listed Aug 28, 2026 · listed by Keller Williams Lanier Partners
- 375 Western Way · $349,900 · 4 bd / 3 ba · listed Aug 27, 2026 · listed by BHHS Georgia Properties
- 373 Western Way · $349,900 · 2 bd / 3 ba · listed Jun 23, 2026 · listed by Mountain Sotheby's International
- 520 Chickasaw Lane · $510,000 · 3 bd / 2 ba · pending · listed Jun 23, 2026 · listed by Mountain Sotheby's International
Sylvan Lake Falls is a thin-data market right now — five closings inform this snapshot, so treat the numbers as a directional read rather than a fixed line. The median price of $262,000 and price per square foot near $175 point to a mix of smaller or more dated homes moving through the market, with condition likely doing more to set value than any single feature.
A median of 41 days on market is a moderate pace — not a bidding-war environment, but not stagnant either. With so few transactions to lean on, buyers and sellers here should price off comparable condition and lot specifics rather than assuming the median applies directly to their home.
Sylvan Lake Falls right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 7.2 months of supply and 25% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of Georgia MLS records, as of September 20, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 5 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($262K) is down 27.2% from the prior 12 months ($360K). With about 4 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Georgia MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20. Confidence: Low (5 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 23, 2026 · Live data: Georgia MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Sylvan Lake Falls market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $262K ($175 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 41 days on market for closed sales, and 7.2 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is down 27% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Georgia MLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Georgia MLS sales records identify 14 homes in Sylvan Lake Falls that have changed hands since 2023, built between 1967 and 2002 (median 1990), with a median living area of about 1,898 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Georgia MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community. Georgia has no statewide parcel roll comparable to Florida’s DOR file, so ownership and homestead shares are not shown.
Sylvan Lake Falls sits in Rabun Gap within Rabun County, an area of the north Georgia mountains where inventory in any single community tends to move in small numbers rather than volume.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Sylvan Lake Falls is best for.
Best for
- Buying land and structure value in a low-density, non-amenitized setting.
- Comfortable negotiating on price given a moderate days-on-market pace.
- Willing to evaluate each home individually rather than benchmark against a thin community-wide median.
Probably not for
- Wanting a subdivision with organized community amenities.
- Needing a statistically deep dataset to validate pricing before committing.
- Expecting fast turnover or high transaction volume to compare against.
Sylvan Lake Falls on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Georgia MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Schools
- Rabun County School System
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
Rabun County School System posted a 90.8% four-year graduation rate and 2,138 students across 4 schools in 2024-25 (Governor’s Office of Student Achievement).
- Rabun · Elementary
- Rabun · Middle
- Rabun · High
District figures are official Georgia (GOSA) 2024-25 data. Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Sylvan Lake Falls listings and can change; always confirm with the Rabun County School System for a specific address.
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The Sylvan Lake Falls buying strategy.
If we were buying in Sylvan Lake Falls today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Sylvan Lake Falls.
Reading a thin market correctly
With only five closings behind this snapshot, Sylvan Lake Falls does not yet generate the kind of statistical depth that lets you point to a median and call it representative. The $262,000 median and roughly $175 per square foot are real transaction data, but a single high-end renovation or one distressed sale can move those figures meaningfully given how few sales exist to average against.
The current MLS listings show no identified community amenities, which suggests this is a lower-density, non-amenitized setting rather than a managed subdivision with shared facilities. That changes the value equation: buyers here are paying primarily for the home and the land, not for HOA-maintained extras, and that should shape how any offer gets built.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Sylvan Lake Falls. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Sylvan Lake Falls buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (1.8). Basis: Recent Direction -27.2% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 7.2 months of supply; Pricing Power 88.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A five-sale market punishes generic pricing advice. We pull the underlying comparables property by property, weigh condition and lot characteristics directly rather than leaning on a thin median, and build offers or list prices that reflect what is actually happening on the ground in Rabun Gap — not a countywide average.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Sylvan Lake Falls buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Sylvan Lake Falls sales matched to your home.
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12% of homes for sale in ZIP 30568 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-23).
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Georgia MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 22, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Georgia MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Georgia MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2023 (14 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Georgia DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Georgia MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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