A new study by georgiapolicy.org identifies the ten counties in the state facing an acute housing shortage – and Hall and Forsyth are among them.
You can read the full report here: Short Supply: How Many More Homes Does Georgia Need? – Georgia Public Policy Foundation
The counties with the largest estimated housing shortages are mostly found in Metro Atlanta. Fulton, DeKalb (58,094), Cobb (45,416) and Gwinnett (26,532) counties are the top four, respectively. That these four counties, which built both the most single-family and overall housing units per county during the four decade period examined, are at the top in terms of housing units needed should not be a surprise when considering they were also the top four in terms of population growth during the same timeframe.
Chatham County (13,424), where Savannah is the county seat, has the fifth largest shortage. Cherokee (9,982), Glynn (9,945), Hall (8,537), Forsyth (7,792) and Clarke (6,211) were also in the top ten of housing units needed to meet demand.