What $500K Buys in Hall County, GA
A $500K budget buys a very different house depending on which Hall County city you point it at. This page compares every city with at least five active listings within 10% of $500K — 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 148 homes for sale in Hall County, GA priced between $450,000 and $550,000 right now. At $500K, the typical home is 2,535 sq ft, built 2020, at $199/sq ft; 27% of them are new construction and the median has been on the market 46 days. The most house for the money is in Buford (2,956 sq ft median); the least in Hoschton (1,763 sq ft); the newest in Hoschton (median build year 2022).
What $500K buys, city by city
| City | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Beds / baths | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | 70 | 2,412 | 4 / 3 | 2017 | $210 | 27% | 46 |
| Flowery Branch | 49 | 2,601 | 4 / 2.5 | 2021 | $190 | 35% | 45 |
| Hoschton | 9 | 1,763 | 2 / 2 | 2022 | $285 | 11% | 14 |
| Braselton | 8 | 2,889 | 5 / 3 | 2015 | $164 | 0% | 38 |
| Buford | 6 | 2,956 | 4 / 3 | 2020 | $176 | 17% | 50 |
By ZIP code: where $500K goes furthest
The same budget by ZIP — useful where one city covers most of the county.
| ZIP | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30542 Flowery Branch | 49 | 2,601 | 2021 | $190 | 35% |
| 30504 Gainesville | 24 | 2,190 | 2015 | $221 | 0% |
| 30507 Gainesville | 21 | 2,668 | 2026 | $182 | 67% |
| 30506 Gainesville | 20 | 2,344 | 2014 | $213 | 25% |
| 30548 Hoschton | 9 | 1,763 | 2022 | $285 | 11% |
| 30517 Braselton | 8 | 2,889 | 2015 | $164 | 0% |
| 30519 Buford | 6 | 2,956 | 2020 | $176 | 17% |
| 30501 Gainesville | 5 | 2,152 | 1990 | $210 | 0% |
Communities with the most homes near $500K
| Community | City | Homes for sale near $500K | Median sq ft | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresswind at Lake Lanier | Gainesville | 11 | 1,954 | 2013 |
| Sterling on the Lake | Flowery Branch | 7 | 3,156 | 2009 |
| Del Webb Chateau Elan | Hoschton | 6 | 1,600 | 2022 |
| Mundy Mill | Gainesville | 6 | 2,572 | 2020 |
| Falls Creek | Flowery Branch | 6 | 2,701 | 2026 |
| The Retreat at Sterling on the Lake | Flowery Branch | 5 | 1,730 | 2022 |
| Mulberry Summit | Flowery Branch | 5 | 0 | 2026 |
| Clark Farms | Flowery Branch | 5 | 2,562 | 2026 |
| Ponderosa Farms | Gainesville | 4 | 2,535 | 2026 |
| Georgian Acres | Gainesville | 3 | 2,689 | 2006 |
| Trinity Falls | Buford | 3 | 2,893 | 2021 |
| Lancaster | Flowery Branch | 2 | 2,520 | 2021 |
| Union Grove | Braselton | 2 | 2,901 | 2022 |
| 19@Main | Flowery Branch | 2 | 2,162 | 2022 |
| Timberidge on Lanier | Gainesville | 2 | 2,196 | 1998 |
How to read this
Counts and medians are computed from active MLS listings priced within 10% of $500K ($450,000–$550,000) as of October 13, 2026; property mix at this price: Single-family 98%, Townhouse 2%. 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 Hall County: $300K, $400K, $750K. Back to homes for sale in Hall County, GA.