This Is The Cheapest Town In GA To Buy A House, Study Says

CUTHBERT, GA — Could you live in Cuthbert, a city in Georgia filled with history and culture?

Would your answer change if moving to Cuthbert meant you could shave tens of thousands of dollars off the price of a home?

The personal finance website GOBankingRates used data from the Zillow Home Value Index and U.S. Census Bureau population data to find the places in all 50 states where houses are a steal.

According to Zillow, the average single-family home in the United States is valued at about $367,711. Compare that to $59,311 in Cuthbert.

On Wednesday, a home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms was being sold for $75,000 in Cuthbert, according to Realtor.com. A three-bedroom, one-bathroom home was on the market for $58,110.

The houses may be cheap, but what’s the community of Cuthbert like?

With a population of 3,045, Cuthbert is the county seat for Randolph County.

“This vibrant city is rich in history and culture, and is home to some of the most welcoming people you’ll ever meet,” read the city website.

Guests in Cuthbert can visit the Chattahoochee River or the Randolph County Historical Society Museum, tour the Kolomoki Mounds State Park, taking cooking classes, explore the Cuthbert Farmers Market or attend the Crossroads Festival.

When hunger strikes, Village Pizza, the Townhouse Restaurant, Chan Long and Rollin Smoke BBQ and Catering are dining options.

The smallest place on GOBanking Rates’ list is Brian Head, Utah. Originally known as Monument Peak, a town of 49 with a history rooted in exploration and logging. Also with populations under 100 are a pair of former mining towns often described as “living ghost towns”: Austin, Nevada, population 47, and Johannesburg, California, population 77.

Other specks on the map with populations under 500 include Bly, Oregon (population 123); Davidson, Oklahoma (159); Medicine Lake, Montana (190); Kitzmiller, Maryland (192); Lyon Mountain, New York (240); Drake North Dakota (245); Mystic, Iowa (257); Roxobel, North Carolina (347); Whiteface, Texas (390); Bowie, Arizona (399); Elmore, Minnesota (442); Pierce, Idaho (465); and Lind, Washington (491).

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