Vidalia USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Vidalia, GA

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    • USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

    Vidalia's 7 lenders originated 7 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $1,225,000, with an average USDA loan value of $175,000.

    Vidalia USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Vidalia averaged 6.99% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.863% for the same period.

    Vidalia's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $4,982.

    The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.64% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.52%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.16%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.66%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Vidalia USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

    The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Vidalia level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    Ameris Bank 1 6.75% $8,583
    Colony Bank 1 5.99% $8,287
    HOMESTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 6.75% $3,331
    THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC. 1 6.25% $8,715
    THRIVE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.63% $6,304
    TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 5.63% $6,085
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.88% $5,686

    The top Vidalia USDA lender as defined by loan originations is Ameris Bank, with 1 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,583, which is $297 higher than the next largest lender, Colony Bank.

    The lowest fee Vidalia USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    The lowest rate Vidalia USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Vidalia (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
    2018-01-01 $146,625 (1.0%) $168,565 (-6.5%) 0.00 118
    2018-02-01 $149,125 (-5.2%) $187,321 (0.6%) 0.00 115
    2018-03-01 $150,000 (0.6%) $189,156 (4.1%) 0.00 123
    2018-04-01 $153,325 (2.4%) $197,947 (9.2%) 0.00 133
    2018-05-01 $154,450 (-0.4%) $196,442 (4.6%) 0.00 134
    2018-06-01 $149,900 (-0.1%) $194,682 (5.9%) 0.00 133
    2018-07-01 $142,450 (-10.2%) $190,778 (2.5%) 0.00 129
    2018-08-01 $139,900 (-8.2%) $189,272 (5.4%) 0.00 128
    2018-09-01 $135,000 (-10.0%) $181,402 (3.7%) 0.00 135
    2018-10-01 $136,500 (-8.8%) $178,756 (5.9%) 0.00 137
    2018-11-01 $141,100 (-2.2%) $188,129 (13.4%) 0.00 128
    2018-12-01 $149,000 (-0.5%) $188,430 (11.1%) 0.00 125
    2019-01-01 $149,700 (2.1%) $189,806 (12.6%) 0.00 107
    2019-02-01 $149,450 (0.2%) $192,863 (3.0%) 0.00 112
    2019-03-01 $148,543 (-1.0%) $195,325 (3.3%) 0.00 114
    2019-04-01 $149,043 (-2.8%) $199,107 (0.6%) 0.00 110
    2019-05-01 $149,450 (-3.2%) $204,342 (4.0%) 0.00 115
    2019-06-01 $148,000 (-1.3%) $200,579 (3.0%) 0.00 118
    2019-07-01 $149,900 (5.2%) $206,177 (8.1%) 0.00 101
    2019-08-01 $147,200 (5.2%) $202,077 (6.8%) 0.00 106
    2019-09-01 $143,150 (6.0%) $193,213 (6.5%) 0.00 115
    2019-10-01 $142,950 (4.7%) $190,058 (6.3%) 0.00 117
    2019-11-01 $145,000 (2.8%) $198,043 (5.3%) 0.00 114
    2019-12-01 $145,000 (-2.7%) $201,190 (6.8%) 0.00 107
    2020-01-01 $148,900 (-0.5%) $206,675 (8.9%) 0.00 98
    2020-02-01 $149,900 (0.3%) $201,645 (4.6%) 0.00 101
    2020-03-01 $151,975 (2.3%) $204,619 (4.8%) 0.00 114
    2020-04-01 $163,675 (9.8%) $205,822 (3.4%) 0.00 115
    2020-05-01 $168,000 (12.4%) $212,083 (3.8%) 0.00 109
    2020-06-01 $184,900 (24.9%) $221,042 (10.2%) 0.00 95
    2020-07-01 $208,825 (39.3%) $240,580 (16.7%) 0.00 91
    2020-08-01 $217,500 (47.8%) $255,577 (26.5%) 0.00 81
    2020-09-01 $197,475 (38.0%) $251,399 (30.1%) 0.00 75
    2020-10-01 $199,900 (39.8%) $252,143 (32.7%) 0.00 78
    2020-11-01 $181,150 (24.9%) $239,826 (21.1%) 0.00 69
    2020-12-01 $158,725 (9.5%) $221,216 (10.0%) 0.00 63
    2021-01-01 $164,950 (10.8%) $226,888 (9.8%) 0.00 60
    2021-02-01 $164,900 (10.0%) $237,112 (17.6%) 0.00 55
    2021-03-01 $159,975 (5.3%) $235,133 (14.9%) 0.00 48
    2021-04-01 $164,750 (0.7%) $236,379 (14.9%) 0.00 41
    2021-05-01 $176,950 (5.3%) $240,720 (13.5%) 0.00 41
    2021-06-01 $179,000 (-3.2%) $228,511 (3.4%) 0.00 48
    2021-07-01 $187,000 (-10.5%) $264,955 (10.1%) 0.00 49
    2021-08-01 $217,950 (0.2%) $308,124 (20.6%) 0.00 51
    2021-09-01 $224,950 (13.9%) $300,098 (19.4%) 0.00 51
    2021-10-01 $236,000 (18.1%) $314,991 (24.9%) 0.00 48
    2021-11-01 $235,500 (30.0%) $319,165 (33.1%) 0.00 35
    2021-12-01 $281,225 (77.2%) $336,741 (52.2%) 0.00 35
    2022-01-01 $280,000 (69.8%) $330,712 (45.8%) 0.00 33
    2022-02-01 $299,000 (81.3%) $334,267 (41.0%) 0.00 27
    2022-03-01 $325,688 (103.6%) $346,246 (47.3%) 0.00 29
    2022-04-01 $269,900 (63.8%) $303,379 (28.3%) 0.00 30
    2022-05-01 $258,475 (46.1%) $311,356 (29.3%) 0.00 37
    2022-06-01 $233,450 (30.4%) $290,963 (27.3%) 0.00 47
    2022-07-01 $232,000 (24.1%) $313,435 (18.3%) 0.00 49
    2022-08-01 $241,725 (10.9%) $336,701 (9.3%) 0.00 46
    2022-09-01 $259,950 (15.6%) $455,898 (51.9%) 0.00 51
    2022-10-01 $280,000 (18.6%) $502,830 (59.6%) 0.00 51
    2022-11-01 $285,075 (21.1%) $491,600 (54.0%) 0.00 56
    2022-12-01 $289,900 (3.1%) $516,130 (53.3%) 0.00 54
    2023-01-01 $284,700 (1.7%) $528,278 (59.7%) 0.00 48
    2023-02-01 $294,704 (-1.4%) $555,086 (66.1%) 0.00 36
    2023-03-01 $295,725 (-9.2%) $521,116 (50.5%) 0.00 38
    2023-04-01 $249,000 (-7.7%) $431,319 (42.2%) 0.00 41
    2023-05-01 $231,125 (-10.6%) $346,090 (11.2%) 0.00 44
    2023-06-01 $259,900 (11.3%) $354,031 (21.7%) 0.00 37
    2023-07-01 $290,000 (25.0%) $337,916 (7.8%) 0.00 38
    2023-08-01 $279,950 (15.8%) $341,731 (1.5%) 0.00 39
    2023-09-01 $287,450 (10.6%) $350,089 (-23.2%) 0.00 51
    2023-10-01 $279,950 (0.0%) $362,695 (-27.9%) 0.00 58
    2023-11-01 $249,500 (-12.5%) $354,408 (-27.9%) 0.00 56
    2023-12-01 $275,950 (-4.8%) $380,321 (-26.3%) 0.00 57
    2024-01-01 $267,925 (-5.9%) $369,547 (-30.1%) 0.00 54
    2024-02-01 $249,950 (-15.2%) $342,494 (-38.3%) 0.00 48
    2024-03-01 $252,400 (-14.7%) $333,035 (-36.1%) 0.00 45
    Vidalia's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $252,400, a difference of $-43,325 (-14.7%) versus the prior year and $2,450 versus the prior month.

    Vidalia's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

    Vidalia's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $333,035, a difference of $-188,081 (-36.1%) versus the prior year and $-9,459 versus the prior month.

    For the 2024-03-01 period, Vidalia had 45 MLS listings, a difference of -3 listings (-6%) versus the prior month and 7 listings (18%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Vidalia (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 2,035 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 2,168 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 2,157 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 2,181 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 2,172 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 2,181 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 2,074 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 2,061 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,939 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,932 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 2,025 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 2,002 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 2,003 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 2,008 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 2,054 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 2,121 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 2,107 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 2,006 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 2,011 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 2,059 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 2,004 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,980 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,993 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 2,000 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 2,055 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 2,052 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 2,062 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 2,053 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 2,170 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 2,216 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 2,418 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 2,468 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 2,331 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 2,290 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 2,202 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 2,150 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 2,189 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 2,250 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 2,286 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 2,219 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 2,118 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 2,003 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 2,006 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 2,123 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 2,188 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 2,229 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 2,200 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 2,376 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 2,294 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 2,389 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 2,586 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 2,318 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 2,406 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 2,256 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 2,107 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 2,285 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 2,380 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 2,483 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 2,435 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 2,483 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 2,441 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 2,483 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 2,623 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 2,172 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 2,065 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 2,147 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 2,362 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 2,220 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 2,178 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 2,011 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 2,077 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 2,009 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,950 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,894 sqft
    Vidalia's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

    Vidalia's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,894 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,623 sqft.