Living in DeKalb County
DeKalb County carries Atlanta's east side.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
DeKalb County carries Atlanta's east side. Decatur runs its own city school district, and Brookhaven and Dunwoody sit along the top of the Perimeter, with Tucker, Stone Mountain, and Lithonia further out. Emory University and the CDC anchor a stable employment base. The intown neighborhoods that straddle the Atlanta city line, Druid Hills, East Lake, and Kirkwood among them, trade at intown premiums.
Brookhaven
The DeKalb side of the Buckhead line: MARTA rail, a walkable Dresden Drive core, and a housing mix that runs from 1940s cottages to 2015-era rebuilds.
$842K median · 24 days on market · 326 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Dunwoody
Perimeter Center's hometown: 1960s and 70s neighborhoods with mature trees, wrapped around one of the largest office and retail cores in the Southeast.
$700K median · 16 days on market · 171 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Decatur
Bungalow streets around a walkable square, plus a much larger stretch of central DeKalb that shares the Decatur address.
$329K median · 37 days on market · 1,879 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Chamblee
A compact rail-stop city between Brookhaven and Doraville, known for Antique Row, the Buford Highway food corridor next door, and a small but fully priced housing market.
$575K median · 25 days on market · 36 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Doraville
The Gold Line's last stop: modest ranches, major redevelopment sites, and a median of $399,000 on the north I-285 arc.
$399K median · 52 days on market · 29 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Tucker
A Main Street downtown, mid-century streets, and DeKalb value at the I-285 and US 78 junction.
$415K median · 25 days on market · 408 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Stone Mountain
The park, the walk-up trail, and 1,018 closings a year at a median of $275,000.
$275K median · 38 days on market · 1,018 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Avondale Estates
A Tudor-style downtown, a small lake, and a median of 12 days on market.
$673K median · 12 days on market · 66 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Clarkston
A compact, walkable core at the I-285 and US 78 junction, with a median of $299,900.
$300K median · 24 days on market · 56 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Scottdale
An unincorporated pocket between Decatur and Clarkston where the Stone Mountain PATH trail runs through.
$498K median · 44 days on market · 58 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Smoke Rise
Wooded, large-lot living near Stone Mountain, with houses running 2,800 to 4,190 square feet.
$600K median · 35 days on market · 25 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Lithonia
Granite-town roots, Arabia Mountain out the door, and a median price of $257,500.
$258K median · 44 days on market · 895 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Stonecrest
One of DeKalb's newest cities, with I-20 at the doorstep, the Mall at Stonecrest, and the Arabia Mountain PATH trail.
$370K median · 25 days on market · 53 FMLS closings, 12 months through September 2026
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Ellenwood
Unincorporated space where DeKalb, Henry, and Clayton meet, at a median of $129 per square foot.
$290K median · 27 days on market · 252 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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