Living in Cobb County
Cobb County anchors Metro Atlanta's northwest side.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
Cobb County anchors Metro Atlanta's northwest side. It runs from the Chattahoochee River up through Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, and Mableton. The county carries a deep job base of its own, and East Cobb has been one of the metro's most competitive submarkets for decades. Access runs on I-75 and I-285. The Battery and Truist Park give Cobb a front porch most suburbs would trade for.
Marietta
The county seat with a real downtown square and a middle half of sales from $370,000 to $689,975.
$470K median · 24 days on market · 3,194 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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East Cobb
Unincorporated Cobb's subdivision heartland, where homes go under contract in 20 days.
$515K median · 20 days on market · 2,028 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Smyrna
Cobb's closest-in city, with a built-to-be-walkable downtown and Truist Park next door.
$460K median · 33 days on market · 973 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Vinings
An unincorporated district above the Chattahoochee where condos and townhomes set the pace.
$463K median · 51 days on market · 309 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Kennesaw
A university town on the I-75 spine where the annual median has held near $395,000 for three years.
$407K median · 27 days on market · 1,012 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Acworth
Cobb's lake town, where a walkable historic downtown meets Lake Acworth and Allatoona.
$410K median · 29 days on market · 1,231 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Powder Springs
West Cobb's value market, with the Silver Comet Trail running straight through downtown.
$375K median · 35 days on market · 789 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Austell
A Cobb address at a $314,000 median, near the Silver Comet and I-20.
$314K median · 32 days on market · 415 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Mableton
Cobb's newest city, incorporated in 2023, between the Silver Comet Trail and the river.
$390K median · 30 days on market · 543 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
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