Holly Springs, Georgia
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 21.6% since 2020.
20,261
people, the 61st-largest of Georgia's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Georgia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
94.8%
of 4,537 jobs located in Holly Springs are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 97% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,850
a month. Georgia's median is $1,393.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $1,140.
A $1,140 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Cherokee County.
- $1,398 Tract 906.03
- $2,538 Tract 908.08
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$948–$1,422
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,850 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
21% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 3,762 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 19% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 21% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.6% to the 7,312 homes here.
21–45
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 48% more than Georgia's.
$448,400
median home value in Holly Springs.
- $448,400 Holly Springs
- $303,300 Georgia
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year