What $400K Buys in Dawson County, GA
A $400K budget buys a very different house depending on which Dawson County city you point it at. This page compares every city with at least five active listings within 10% of $400K — size, age, bed and bath count, price per square foot, how much of the inventory is new construction and how long it has been sitting — from today’s live MLS actives, and lists the communities with the most homes at that price. It refreshes every night.
There are 51 homes for sale in Dawson County, GA priced between $360,000 and $440,000 right now. At $400K, the typical home is 1,883 sq ft, built 2024, at $205/sq ft; 51% of them are new construction and the median has been on the market 54 days. The most house for the money is in Dawsonville (2,035 sq ft median); the least in Dawsonville (2,035 sq ft); the newest in Dawsonville (median build year 2025).
What $400K buys, city by city
| City | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Beds / baths | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawsonville | 46 | 2,035 | 3 / 2.5 | 2025 | $200 | 54% | 54 |
Communities with the most homes near $400K
| Community | City | Homes for sale near $400K | Median sq ft | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villas at Gold Creek | Dawsonville | 8 | 2,162 | 2026 |
| Hughes Court | Dawsonville | 6 | 1,857 | 2026 |
| Villas at Dawsonville | Dawsonville | 5 | 2,062 | 2026 |
| The Village at Maple Street | Dawsonville | 4 | 1,889 | 2026 |
| Sosebee Creek | Dawsonville | 4 | 1,786 | 2022 |
| Big Canoe | Big Canoe | 2 | 1,080 | 1993 |
| Burts Crossing | Dawsonville | 2 | 2,074 | 2012 |
| Etowah Preserve | Dawsonville | 2 | 2,256 | 2022 |
| Sassafras Mountain | Jasper | 2 | 1,272 | 2013 |
| Sweetwater Preserve | Dawsonville | 2 | 2,276 | 2020 |
| Creek Stone | Mineral Bluff | 1 | 2,297 | 2023 |
| Black Mill Preserve | Dawsonville | 1 | 2,248 | 2019 |
| Moss Lts | Dawsonville | 1 | 1,040 | 1986 |
| Sheffield Acres | Dawsonville | 1 | 0 | 2024 |
| Castleberry Pointe | Dawsonville | 1 | 2,282 | 2024 |
How to read this
Counts and medians are computed from active MLS listings priced within 10% of $400K ($360,000–$440,000) as of September 19, 2026; property mix at this price: Single-family 57%, Townhouse 43%. Cities with fewer than five listings in the band are folded out of the city table but still count in the county total. Prices are asking prices, not closings — see the county page for sale-to-list ratios. Source: live MLS feeds compiled by Momentum Research. Other budgets in Dawson County: $500K. Back to homes for sale in Dawson County, GA.