{"id":67,"date":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","slug":"data-centers-split-u-s-housing-effects-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/data-centers-split-u-s-housing-effects-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Centers Split U.S. Housing Effects | https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/michele-madison\/data-centers-housing-remotion-videos-c93d\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of talk lately about data centers and their effect on communities\u2014especially when it comes to home values. A recent study took a nationwide look and found there isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all answer: the impact of nearby data centers really depends on local factors like the economy, existing infrastructure, and housing demand. In fact, counties with 10 or more data centers often saw stronger home-value growth and higher median prices, but it\u2019s important to note most of those places were already established tech hubs with strong job markets and higher incomes before data centers arrived. For most of the country\u2014over 90% of US counties\u2014data centers aren\u2019t even on the map, and REALTOR\u00ae experiences vary, with clients sometimes raising concerns about electricity costs, water use, and local infrastructure. What\u2019s clear is that any upside from data centers often shows up first in commercial real estate and broader economic activity, not necessarily in residential home prices. As someone who\u2019s guided buyers through the nuances of North Georgia\u2019s unique growth patterns, I know how important it is to look beyond headlines and dig into what truly shapes our mountain market. Every community has its own story\u2014and its own path forward.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been a lot of talk lately about data centers and their effect on communities\u2014especially when it comes to home values. A recent study took a nationwide look and found there isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all answer: the impact of nearby data centers really depends on local factors like the economy, existing infrastructure, and housing demand. In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions\/69"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}