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Newton County had 125,583 residents in July 2025, up 11.6% since 2020 (Census). The median list price was $343,500 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Newton County sits east of Atlanta along I-20. It was formed on December 24, 1821, from parts of Henry, Jasper and Walton counties. It is named for Sgt. John Newton, a Revolutionary War hero. Covington is the county seat, with Oxford, Porterdale and Newborn as smaller towns. Residents average a 35.9-minute trip to work (Census ACS 2024 5-year). The county had 125,583 residents in July 2025, up 13,030 since April 2020 (Census).
The median list price was $343,500, up 1.1% over the year (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). Listings spent a median 63 days on market, up 3.7% (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). There were 617 active listings, and 24% had a price reduction (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median value of owner-occupied homes is $265,000 (Census, 2020-2024). About 73.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024).
Newton County Schools serves about 18,672 students in 22 public K-12 schools (NCES via AllK12, SY 2024-25). The Class of 2026 posted a 91.72% graduation rate, the district's highest on record (Newton County Schools, Oct 2026). Oxford College of Emory University traces to Emory College, chartered in 1836. Covington's screen history runs from The Dukes of Hazzard to The Vampire Diaries, where it stands in for Mystic Falls.
The county labor force was 61,264 in August 2026, with 3.9% unemployment (Georgia Dept. of Labor). Large private employers include General Mills, Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Pactiv, Newton Health System, Publix and Walmart (GDOL, Q1 2026). Cinelease Studios-Three Ring in Covington financed a $144M expansion in 2021. Rivian announced a $5 billion, 7,500-job EV plant at Stanton Springs North in December 2021. That site is a joint project of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton counties. Median household income is $77,179 (Census, 2020-2024). About 11% of residents live below the poverty line (Census ACS 2024 1-year).
Covington plays Mystic Falls in The Vampire Diaries. The county also hosted The Dukes of Hazzard, In the Heat of the Night and scenes from My Cousin Vinny.
The median list price was $343,500, up 1.1% over the year (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median owner-occupied home value is $265,000 (Census, 2020-2024).
Rivian announced a $5 billion EV plant with about 7,500 jobs at Stanton Springs North in December 2021 (Georgia Governor's Office).
About 73.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024). Median household income is $77,179 (Census, 2020-2024).
Explore the Area
The county seat, first named Newtonsboro and renamed in 1822 for War of 1812 hero Gen. Leonard Covington. Its downtown has hosted more than 100 films and TV shows.
A small town incorporated in 1839 to support Emory College. The original campus is now Oxford College of Emory University.
A former textile mill town. Its mill closed late in the twentieth century, and the town remains one of the county's smaller communities.
One of the county's smaller towns, with a more rural setting than Covington and the I-20 corridor.
The median list price was $343,500, up 1.1% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median value of owner-occupied homes was $265,000 (Census, 2020-2024). They measure different things: asking prices for homes for sale now versus owner estimates across all owned homes.
The median listing spent 63 days on market, up 3.7% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). There were 617 active listings, and 24% had a price reduction (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Cinelease Studios-Three Ring is in Covington. Its first phase opened in October 2020. A $144M expansion was financed in 2021, bringing the campus to nearly 570K square feet (Bisnow, Nov 2021).
The mean travel time to work for residents is 35.9 minutes (Census ACS 2024 5-year). Times to specific Atlanta job centers vary by route and time of day.
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