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Spalding County, Georgia

Spalding County land: flood and parcels

33,702 parcels

On the county tax roll

  • Acres on the roll121,506
  • In a FEMA flood zone10%special flood hazard area

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No zoning layer for Spalding County yet. Zoning here is set town by town.

Around Spalding County

Towns in Spalding County

Flood zones and wetlands

  • FEMA flood zone (A or V)10%
  • Parcels at least 25% wetland2.1%

Recorded flood claims in Spalding County

24 insured flood claims were recorded in Spalding County from 1978 to Sep 2026; almost all were on buildings rated outside the mapped flood zone (zone X, B or C). FEMA paid $153,000 on them in total.

YearsClaims
1978–79Fewer than 10
1980–89Fewer than 10
1990–99Fewer than 10
2000–09Fewer than 10
2010–19Fewer than 10
2020–26Fewer than 10

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 Spalding County

What NFIP policyholders in Spalding 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 zonePoliciesMiddle halfFull-risk median
A zones (special flood hazard area)46$410–$980$730
X zone (outside the mapped flood zone)46$390–$710$470

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 Spalding County

Cropland in Spalding County rents for about $27 an acre a year (USDA, 2026).

Cropland rent
$27 an acrenon-irrigated, 2026

No rent-to-price figure for Georgia yet.

Rent: USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026 (released August 21, 2026), public domain. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →

What land here is worth and produces

Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Spalding County

Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
$6,320 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
Farms
212 farms on 16,543 acresAverage 78 acres, median 36; 5,510 acres of cropland; 7,181 of pasture; 5,443 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
What the farms sell
cattle 9% · hay and other field crops 8% · fruit and nuts 6%Share of the $6.4 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crops grown
hay (other than alfalfa) 44% · soybeans 18% · millet 5% · pecans 5%Share of the county's 1,441 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
Land cover
grass, hay and pasture 25% · forest 43% · shrubland 2% · wetlands 3% · developed 22% · water 2%Share of the county's 127,793 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
Forest
55,447 acres, 43% of the countyDeciduous 63%, evergreen 29% 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 Spalding County

  • Population70,775July 2025 estimate, +4.9% since 2020
  • Median household income$62,0712020–2024 average, ±$3,644
  • New homes permitted3172025, 317 single-family; 555 in 2021
  • Permitted so far in 2026230Jan–Aug, against 227 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).

Georgia land market report

Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll

The median parcel in Spalding County is 0.59 acre (33,679 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 Spalding CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
Questions about Spalding County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Spalding County, GA?

33,702 parcels on the Spalding County tax roll (as of Oct 2026), covering 121,506 acres.

How much vacant land is in Spalding County, GA?

Spalding 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 Spalding County?

The median parcel is 0.59 acre, from 33,679 parcels with a recorded size.

How much of Spalding County is in a flood zone?

10% 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 Spalding County?

2.1% 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 Spalding County?

No land prices for Spalding County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Spalding County.

How many people live in Spalding County?

About 70,775 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +4.9% since 2020.

How many new homes are being built in Spalding County?

Building permits authorized 317 new housing units in 2025 and 230 from January to Aug 2026 (against 227 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).

Where does this data come from?

Parcels: Spalding County parcels: Spalding County (layer as of Oct 2026). 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 Spalding 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: Spalding County parcels: Spalding County (layer as of Oct 2026) (roll as of Oct 2026); 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.

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