The Bryan County market updates hub is your monthly source for real estate data on Richmond Hill, Pembroke, and the Black Creek/Ellabell area. Each month, I break down closed-sale data from the latest RPR Market Trends Report so buyers and sellers in Bryan County can move with real numbers — not headlines. As a result, the Bryan County market updates hub turns the data into a clear monthly read on where the market is shifting.
What’s in Each Bryan County Market Update
Every Bryan County market updates cycle covers the same micro-markets so you can track how each ZIP is moving over time:
- Richmond Hill (31324) — top-rated schools, premium price band, demand engine of the county
- Pembroke (31321) — more rural, lower price points, larger lots
- Black Creek / Ellabell (31308) — corridor build-out near Hyundai Metaplant
Specifically, each update includes median sold price, days on market, months of inventory, sold-to-list ratio, year-over-year and month-over-month change. In addition, you’ll get my read on whether each ZIP is leaning buyer, seller, or balanced.
Watch the Full Bryan County Playlist
Every monthly update is collected in the playlist below. Hit “Play All” for the full series, or instead jump straight to the month you want.
Latest Bryan County Market Updates
March 2026
Bryan County Market Update — March 2026. Bryan County rebounded in March 2026 with the median sold price up 4.2 percent to $415,499. Richmond Hill led with 78 closings. (Video coming soon.) Read the full blog post →
February 2026
Bryan County Market Update — February 2026. Bryan County closed February 2026 at 5.47 months with a $50K list-to-sold gap countywide. Richmond Hill stable, Pembroke thin sample, Ellabell cleanest negotiation environment. Read the full blog post → | Watch the video →
January 2026
Bryan County Market Update — January 2026. Bryan County opened 2026 balanced at 5.71 months. Richmond Hill $435,150, Pembroke $337,300, Ellabell $334,480 estimated. Hyundai Metaplant plus new high school context. Read the full blog post → | Watch the video →
How the Hyundai Metaplant Is Reshaping Bryan County Real Estate
If you’re paying attention to Bryan County real estate in 2026, you cannot ignore the Hyundai Metaplant America — the $7.6 billion EV manufacturing facility sitting just off I-16 in the Ellabell corridor. In fact, this is the single biggest economic catalyst reshaping Richmond Hill, Pembroke, and the surrounding Bryan County housing market right now.
What the Hyundai Metaplant Actually Is
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMMA) is a massive electric-vehicle assembly plant on roughly 2,900 acres in Bryan County, near Ellabell. Specifically, it represents one of the largest economic-development projects in Georgia history. Furthermore, when fully ramped, the plant is projected to support 8,500-plus direct jobs at the facility itself — and that doesn’t count the supplier and tier-2 vendor footprint locating across Bryan and neighboring counties.
In other words, this is not a typical industrial development. As a result, the Hyundai Metaplant brings a multi-decade demand wave for housing across every price band within commuting distance.
Why It’s Changing the Bryan County Housing Market
Manufacturing employment at this scale flows directly into housing. Specifically, here’s how the Hyundai Metaplant shows up in Bryan County market updates each month:
- Richmond Hill is the demand engine. Richmond Hill’s top-rated schools, established neighborhoods, and I-95 access make it the first-choice ZIP for relocating Hyundai engineers, supervisors, and management. As a result, the 31324 ZIP commands premium pricing relative to surrounding areas.
- Pembroke and Black Creek/Ellabell pick up secondary demand. Specifically, shift workers and entry-level production roles often choose Pembroke or Ellabell for affordability and shorter commutes to the plant itself.
- Wage diversity = price-band diversity. Hyundai jobs span $40K production roles up through $150K-plus engineering and operations positions. Therefore, demand exists at every Bryan County price point.
- Supplier ripple effect. Furthermore, Hyundai’s supplier network is locating in Effingham, Chatham, and Bryan, which compounds housing demand throughout Coastal Georgia.
What This Means If You’re Buying in Richmond Hill, Pembroke, or Ellabell
If you’re house-hunting in Bryan County in 2026, factor the Hyundai Metaplant into your decision the way you’d factor in a school district:
- Long-term appreciation tailwind. Plant build-outs of this scale typically support housing values for 15–20 years. As a result, Bryan County properties ride that demand wave.
- Watch infrastructure timelines. Specifically, road expansions, school capacity additions, and utility upgrades are leading indicators of where the next demand wave hits.
- Inventory dynamics will keep shifting. In fact, Bryan County may see ZIP-level inventory tighten while broader regional housing softens.
What This Means If You’re Selling
If you own a home in Richmond Hill, Pembroke, or the Ellabell corridor, the Hyundai Metaplant is a long-term tailwind. However, that doesn’t mean you can list aspirationally and wait. Specifically, the current market still rewards comparable-sale discipline. Therefore, price to recent comps and let the long-term industrial story support your equity over the next several years.
Why Watch the Bryan County Market Updates Every Month?
National headlines move slowly and broadly. However, the Bryan County housing market does not. In fact, Richmond Hill’s school ratings, the Hyundai Metaplant build-out, and the I-95 commuter pull all push different ZIPs in different directions month to month. As a result, a buyer who reads the right ZIP-level data this month will negotiate $10,000 to $30,000 better than a buyer working off the headline alone.
That’s why I publish these every month. Specifically, I want you to have current, ZIP-specific data the day you sit down to make a decision. Furthermore, the Bryan County market updates archive lets you compare months side by side.
Get the Numbers on Your Street
If you’re buying or selling in Richmond Hill, Pembroke, and the Black Creek/Ellabell area in 2026, I’ll run a custom market analysis on your specific neighborhood and price band. Therefore, reach out directly — I’ll give you the data and the strategy.
Dave Rotundo
Dave Rotundo Realty | RE/MAX 1st Choice Realty
Savannah, Georgia | 843.693.1876
daverotundorealty.com
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