Rockdale County land: flood and parcels
36,499 parcels
On the county tax roll
- Acres on the roll79,297
- In a FEMA flood zone6.4%special flood hazard area
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Around Rockdale County
Parcels to start with
Towns in Rockdale County
- Conyers5,838 parcels
- Lakeview Estates885 parcels
- Milstead329 parcels
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in Rockdale County
70 insured flood claims were recorded in Rockdale County from 1978 to Sep 2026; 64% were on buildings rated outside the mapped flood zone (zone X, B or C). The largest single event was Late summer storms (2009), with 12 claims. FEMA paid $1.5 million on them in total.
| Years | Claims |
|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Fewer than 10 |
| 1980–89 | Fewer than 10 |
| 1990–99 | 12 |
| 2000–09 | 24 |
| 2010–19 | 17 |
| 2020–26 | 11 |
Area statistics for buildings with NFIP flood insurance, not any one parcel: a lot that never had an insured building has no claims to count. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.
What flood insurance costs in Rockdale County
What NFIP policyholders in Rockdale County pay a year for a single-family home, by flood zone: the middle half of premiums on policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.
| Flood zone | Policies | Middle half | Full-risk median |
|---|---|---|---|
| A zones (special flood hazard area) | 26 | $720–$1,400 | $1,390 |
| X zone (outside the mapped flood zone) | 67 | $370–$800 | $540 |
Full-risk premium: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases. Zones are the flood zone each policy is rated in. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.
Farmland rent in Rockdale County
USDA publishes no cash rent for Rockdale County. Our estimate: cropland here rents for about $31 an acre a year, the middle of the USDA 2026 figures for neighboring Newton and Walton counties.
- Cropland rent (estimated)
- $31 an acrefrom 2 neighboring counties, 2026
- Pasture rent (estimated)
- $24 an acrefrom 3 neighboring counties, 2026
Estimated by Groundwork from the USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026, public domain. NASS withholds a county’s figure when too few farms answer its survey. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →
What land here is worth and produces
Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Rockdale County
- Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
- $7,472 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Farms
- 71 farms on 8,318 acresAverage 117 acres, median 38; 1,835 acres of cropland; 3,987 of pasture; 2,193 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- What the farms sell
- cattle 31% · horses 29% · hay and other field crops 21%Share of the $961,000 of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Land cover
- grass, hay and pasture 10% · forest 43% · shrubland 1% · wetlands 2% · developed 41% · water 2%Share of the county's 84,667 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Forest
- 35,991 acres, 43% of the countyDeciduous 56%, evergreen 33%, mixed 11% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Timber price (softwood sawtimber)
- $23.37 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $17.96; softwood pulpwood $6.67; hardwood sawtimber $40.52 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division
- Farm and forest tax program
- Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4
- Large forest tax program
- Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7
Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.
People and new homes in Rockdale County
- Population98,416July 2025 estimate, +5.2% since 2020
- Median household income$77,2472020–2024 average, ±$3,731
- New homes permitted3392025, 339 single-family; 218 in 2021
- Permitted so far in 2026517Jan–Aug, against 259 a year earlier
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Rockdale County is 0.54 acre (36,499 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll (DeKalb County's open layer publishes none, so its acres are the parcel outline's); where the roll and the outline disagree by more than three times, the parcel page names both. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
Land parcels in Rockdale CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
- 130.8 acres of land
- 1240 Gee'S Mill Rd NE 128.0 acres
- 2901 Union Church Rd SW 127.3 acres
- 4370 East Fairview Rd SW 126.2 acres
- 124.6 acres of land
- 2412 Lake Rockaway Rd NW 123.6 acres
- 4520 Union Church Rd SW 121.9 acres
- 120.7 acres of land
- 1850 Little Mountain Rd SW 117.7 acres
Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Questions about Rockdale County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Rockdale County, GA?
36,499 parcels on the Rockdale County tax roll (as of May 2024), covering 79,297 acres.
How much vacant land is in Rockdale County, GA?
Rockdale County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in Rockdale County?
The median parcel is 0.54 acre, from 36,499 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Rockdale County is in a flood zone?
6.4% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Rockdale County?
2.5% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
Are there land prices for Rockdale County?
No land prices for Rockdale County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Rockdale County.
How many people live in Rockdale County?
About 98,416 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +5.2% since 2020.
How many new homes are being built in Rockdale County?
Building permits authorized 339 new housing units in 2025 and 517 from January to Aug 2026 (against 259 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: Rockdale County parcels: Rockdale County GIS (layer as of May 2024; not the current roll). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
What Groundwork can price in Rockdale County
Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.
Land sale prices
This county publishes no bulk sale prices we may use, and Georgia has no statewide sale-price file.
Sources
Parcels: Rockdale County parcels: Rockdale County GIS (layer as of May 2024; not the current roll) (roll as of May 2024); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); counted on our map built Oct 2026.