Waycross USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Waycross, 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.

    Waycross's 11 lenders originated 17 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $2,765,000, with an average USDA loan value of $162,647.

    Waycross USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Waycross averaged 6.39% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.526% for the same period.

    Waycross's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $5,002.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.65% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.4%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.49%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.33%.

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

    Waycross 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 Waycross level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.07% $5,800
    CRESCENT MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.56% $5,968
    Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 2 6.88% $7,801
    Plains Commerce Bank 2 6.69% $5,981
    GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $7,136
    Keystone Funding, Inc. 1 6.13% $12,477
    SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 1 7.25% $10,463
    First Federal Bank 1 6.00% $6,587
    Renasant Bank 1 6.00% $5,810
    GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 6.25% $7,191
    GUARANTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $3,113

    The top Waycross USDA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 4 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,800, which is $167 lower than the next largest lender, CRESCENT MORTGAGE COMPANY.

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

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

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Waycross (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 $125,950 (5.5%) $159,004 (9.8%) 0.00 212
    2018-02-01 $128,425 (9.2%) $156,007 (5.0%) 0.00 209
    2018-03-01 $129,900 (11.3%) $152,582 (2.6%) 0.00 208
    2018-04-01 $129,675 (3.8%) $157,560 (3.4%) 0.00 198
    2018-05-01 $129,450 (4.4%) $156,351 (3.4%) 0.00 198
    2018-06-01 $129,900 (4.0%) $161,076 (4.3%) 0.00 190
    2018-07-01 $129,950 (0.5%) $165,119 (5.6%) 0.00 190
    2018-08-01 $131,975 (-3.7%) $167,443 (-0.4%) 0.00 184
    2018-09-01 $134,950 (-1.3%) $184,686 (10.1%) 0.00 176
    2018-10-01 $144,950 (7.4%) $198,962 (18.5%) 0.00 159
    2018-11-01 $146,163 (8.3%) $206,275 (24.2%) 0.00 152
    2018-12-01 $135,000 (0.0%) $200,155 (22.2%) 0.00 157
    2019-01-01 $135,975 (8.0%) $193,794 (21.9%) 0.00 156
    2019-02-01 $145,000 (12.9%) $194,203 (24.5%) 0.00 158
    2019-03-01 $146,371 (12.7%) $196,312 (28.7%) 0.00 161
    2019-04-01 $153,346 (18.3%) $203,339 (29.1%) 0.00 161
    2019-05-01 $152,175 (17.6%) $206,485 (32.1%) 0.00 150
    2019-06-01 $149,900 (15.4%) $204,668 (27.1%) 0.00 147
    2019-07-01 $148,850 (14.5%) $195,844 (18.6%) 0.00 164
    2019-08-01 $150,418 (14.0%) $191,559 (14.4%) 0.00 189
    2019-09-01 $152,995 (13.4%) $192,468 (4.2%) 0.00 191
    2019-10-01 $154,714 (6.7%) $193,074 (-3.0%) 0.00 189
    2019-11-01 $149,900 (2.6%) $189,072 (-8.3%) 0.00 191
    2019-12-01 $149,450 (10.7%) $189,089 (-5.5%) 0.00 188
    2020-01-01 $150,450 (10.7%) $189,979 (-2.0%) 0.00 170
    2020-02-01 $164,900 (13.7%) $198,710 (2.3%) 0.00 162
    2020-03-01 $164,725 (12.5%) $199,541 (1.6%) 0.00 155
    2020-04-01 $167,975 (9.5%) $204,687 (0.7%) 0.00 156
    2020-05-01 $157,450 (3.5%) $202,245 (-2.1%) 0.00 146
    2020-06-01 $151,925 (1.4%) $212,996 (4.1%) 0.00 131
    2020-07-01 $149,900 (0.7%) $213,371 (9.0%) 0.00 126
    2020-08-01 $139,450 (-7.3%) $214,593 (12.0%) 0.00 119
    2020-09-01 $155,000 (1.3%) $212,909 (10.6%) 0.00 118
    2020-10-01 $159,450 (3.1%) $213,466 (10.6%) 0.00 109
    2020-11-01 $157,000 (4.7%) $221,033 (16.9%) 0.00 95
    2020-12-01 $169,900 (13.7%) $236,613 (25.1%) 0.00 81
    2021-01-01 $174,950 (16.3%) $239,343 (26.0%) 0.00 79
    2021-02-01 $169,900 (3.0%) $238,004 (19.8%) 0.00 70
    2021-03-01 $159,450 (-3.2%) $238,386 (19.5%) 0.00 76
    2021-04-01 $169,900 (1.2%) $260,138 (27.1%) 0.00 71
    2021-05-01 $169,900 (7.9%) $259,130 (28.1%) 0.00 72
    2021-06-01 $159,900 (5.3%) $232,533 (9.2%) 0.00 76
    2021-07-01 $159,900 (6.7%) $228,821 (7.2%) 0.00 86
    2021-08-01 $163,000 (16.9%) $244,962 (14.2%) 0.00 99
    2021-09-01 $168,000 (8.4%) $231,815 (8.9%) 0.00 110
    2021-10-01 $185,900 (16.6%) $227,465 (6.6%) 0.00 106
    2021-11-01 $189,000 (20.4%) $253,099 (14.5%) 0.00 101
    2021-12-01 $194,050 (14.2%) $260,852 (10.2%) 0.00 86
    2022-01-01 $202,400 (15.7%) $267,758 (11.9%) 0.00 77
    2022-02-01 $192,400 (13.2%) $254,980 (7.1%) 0.00 81
    2022-03-01 $202,450 (27.0%) $270,594 (13.5%) 0.00 79
    2022-04-01 $198,000 (16.5%) $280,347 (7.8%) 0.00 74
    2022-05-01 $194,275 (14.4%) $269,650 (4.1%) 0.00 84
    2022-06-01 $199,900 (25.0%) $262,393 (12.8%) 0.00 79
    2022-07-01 $194,000 (21.3%) $244,361 (6.8%) 0.00 84
    2022-08-01 $212,475 (30.4%) $249,743 (2.0%) 0.00 96
    2022-09-01 $229,000 (36.3%) $259,111 (11.8%) 0.00 95
    2022-10-01 $230,000 (23.7%) $260,644 (14.6%) 0.00 100
    2022-11-01 $209,500 (10.9%) $257,845 (1.9%) 0.00 108
    2022-12-01 $205,000 (5.6%) $256,534 (-1.7%) 0.00 106
    2023-01-01 $199,000 (-1.7%) $241,597 (-9.8%) 0.00 104
    2023-02-01 $189,900 (-1.3%) $233,875 (-8.3%) 0.00 93
    2023-03-01 $209,225 (3.4%) $246,648 (-8.9%) 0.00 93
    2023-04-01 $229,900 (16.1%) $293,369 (4.7%) 0.00 92
    2023-05-01 $239,950 (23.5%) $312,075 (15.7%) 0.00 88
    2023-06-01 $229,450 (14.8%) $306,461 (16.8%) 0.00 86
    2023-07-01 $229,450 (18.3%) $315,236 (29.0%) 0.00 94
    2023-08-01 $234,925 (10.6%) $311,661 (24.8%) 0.00 99
    2023-09-01 $230,000 (0.4%) $301,571 (16.4%) 0.00 104
    2023-10-01 $218,500 (-5.0%) $292,124 (12.1%) 0.00 118
    2023-11-01 $210,225 (0.4%) $260,349 (1.0%) 0.00 132
    2023-12-01 $207,000 (1.0%) $254,790 (-0.7%) 0.00 123
    2024-01-01 $204,920 (3.0%) $248,619 (2.9%) 0.00 129
    2024-02-01 $199,500 (5.1%) $248,794 (6.4%) 0.00 126
    2024-03-01 $205,000 (-2.0%) $249,468 (1.1%) 0.00 128
    2024-04-01 $216,925 (-5.6%) $268,202 (-8.6%) 0.00 142
    2024-05-01 $238,500 (-0.6%) $287,880 (-7.8%) 0.00 149
    2024-06-01 $235,000 (2.4%) $281,443 (-8.2%) 0.00 151
    2024-07-01 $215,950 (-5.9%) $275,632 (-12.6%) 0.00 158
    2024-08-01 $217,400 (-7.5%) $280,825 (-9.9%) 0.00 183
    2024-09-01 $215,363 (-6.4%) $279,292 (-7.4%) 0.00 187
    2024-10-01 $212,500 (-2.8%) $268,506 (-8.1%) 0.00 182
    2024-11-01 $212,000 (0.8%) $269,698 (3.6%) 0.00 190
    2024-12-01 $226,000 (9.2%) $271,101 (6.4%) 0.00 176
    2025-01-01 $231,200 (12.8%) $290,609 (16.9%) 0.00 169
    Waycross's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $231,200, a difference of $26,280 (12.8%) versus the prior year and $5,200 versus the prior month.

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

    Waycross's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $290,609, a difference of $41,990 (16.9%) versus the prior year and $19,508 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-01-01 period, Waycross had 169 MLS listings, a difference of -7 listings (-4%) versus the prior month and 40 listings (31%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Waycross (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 2,041 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 2,069 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 2,056 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 2,050 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,992 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 2,007 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 2,015 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 2,037 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 2,053 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 2,120 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 2,174 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 2,157 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 2,143 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 2,029 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 2,035 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 2,037 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 2,043 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 2,054 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 2,053 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 2,047 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 2,124 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 2,182 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 2,150 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 2,133 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 2,160 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 2,186 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 2,157 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 2,083 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 2,098 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 2,087 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 2,085 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,920 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,851 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,924 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,882 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 2,029 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 2,101 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 2,067 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,963 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 2,009 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,901 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,847 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,804 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,842 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,823 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,854 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,810 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,832 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,933 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,844 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,906 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,965 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,915 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,892 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,972 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 2,003 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 2,093 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 2,003 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 2,001 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 2,058 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 2,006 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,865 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,928 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 2,036 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 2,092 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,909 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,910 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,901 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,953 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,872 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,892 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,820 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,744 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,760 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 1,772 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 1,835 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 1,785 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 1,685 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 1,685 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 1,682 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 1,724 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 1,796 sqft
    Waycross's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days.

    Waycross's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,796 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,754 sqft.