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.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
The 60-second read
36 FMLS closings in the year ending September 2026. That is the whole Chamblee market, so treat every number here as a direction, not a decimal. The median close price was $575,000, and at $327 per square foot Chamblee actually out-prices Brookhaven next door on a per-foot basis.
You are paying for location and a MARTA station, not square footage. Homes moved in a median of 25 days at 96.9% of list, so when the right house shows up, you may not get a second look at it.
What the housing stock actually is
Chamblee's sold homes are modest in size: 1,241 to 2,404 square feet for the middle half, priced $472,000 to $743,750. Townhome projects from the last two decades, older cottages, and small single-family streets carry most of what trades.
New construction is not part of the current mix; 0% of closings since 2020 were built 2020 or later. The growth Chamblee is known for shows up in apartments and mixed-use projects along Peachtree Boulevard, not in for-sale housing.
One honest caveat. With only 36 closings in the trailing 12 months, a handful of unusual sales can move these numbers. Treat the $575,000 median as a compass heading, not a fixed point.
Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Y-axis does not start at zero. Months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from the line.
View the data table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $394K |
| Nov 2021 | $508K |
| Dec 2021 | $475K |
| Jan 2022 | $338K |
| Feb 2022 | $540K |
| Mar 2022 | $475K |
| Apr 2022 | $472K |
| May 2022 | $436K |
| Jun 2022 | $436K |
| Jul 2022 | $480K |
| Aug 2022 | $420K |
| Sep 2022 | $302K |
| Oct 2022 | $464K |
| Nov 2022 | $467K |
| Dec 2022 | $447K |
| Jan 2023 | $475K |
| Feb 2023 | $380K |
| Mar 2023 | $440K |
| Apr 2023 | $420K |
| May 2023 | $442K |
| Jun 2023 | $455K |
| Jul 2023 | $525K |
| Aug 2023 | $375K |
| Sep 2023 | $539K |
| Oct 2023 | $357K |
| Nov 2023 | $438K |
| Dec 2023 | $420K |
| Jan 2024 | n/a |
| Feb 2024 | $400K |
| Mar 2024 | $445K |
| Apr 2024 | $459K |
| May 2024 | $450K |
| Jun 2024 | $776K |
| Jul 2024 | n/a |
| Aug 2024 | $400K |
| Sep 2024 | $340K |
| Oct 2024 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | $471K |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Jan 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Apr 2025 | $390K |
| May 2025 | $350K |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Jul 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | $435K |
| Oct 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Feb 2026 | $540K |
| Mar 2026 | $425K |
| Apr 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Jul 2026 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
What tends to work well
- Budgets between $472,000 and $743,750, the middle half of Chamblee FMLS sales for the year ending September 2026.
- Buyers who want MARTA Gold Line access at a lower entry price than Brookhaven.
- Anyone who eats their way down Buford Highway on the weekend; the corridor borders the city.
- Buyers comfortable with townhome and small-lot living near a walkable downtown strip.
What buyers should think about
- Buyers who need choice; roughly 36 FMLS closings a year means inventory is thin at any given moment.
- Square-footage shoppers: the median here is $327 per foot.
- Anyone seeking new construction; 0% of sales since 2020 were homes built 2020 or later.
- Buyers sensitive to airport and rail noise; PDK and the MARTA and freight lines shape parts of the soundscape.
How are the commutes from Chamblee?
Peachtree Boulevard runs through the middle of the city and becomes Peachtree Industrial heading north. I-285 is minutes away on the north side, and Buford Highway parallels the city to the south. Surface-street access is genuinely good for a location this close in. Ranges above are 2026 planning numbers; your traffic app is the real source on any given morning.
The Chamblee MARTA station on the Gold Line sits at the center of the city, one stop north of Brookhaven and one south of Doraville.
Drive times are realistic off-peak to peak ranges, not promises. Test your own commute at your own hours before you buy; we say that to every client.
- 15-30 min
- to Buckhead
- 10-25 min
- to the Perimeter
- 20-40 min
- to Midtown
- 35-55 min
- to Hartsfield-Jackson
What schools serve Chamblee?
Chamblee is served by the DeKalb County School District. Verify any address's assigned schools with the district's official lookup.
Chamblee Middle School
DeKalb County- 6-8
- grades
- 975
- students
- 17.4:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 68.3% / 63.7%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
Chamblee High School
DeKalb County- 9-12
- grades
- 1,776
- students
- 16.4:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 61.9% / 33.4%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
Also commonly referenced: Huntley Hills Elementary.
Sources: enrollment, grades, and staffing from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data API (2022-23); assessment figures from Georgia Milestones, Governor's Office of Student Achievement downloadable data, 2024-25, share of tested students scoring Proficient or Distinguished on Georgia Milestones (ELA and Math; EOG for elementary and middle schools, American Literature and Algebra EOC for high schools). Attendance zones are set by the district, change over time, and must be verified address by address before you rely on them. We identify schools factually and present official statistics uniformly; we do not rate, rank, or characterize schools.
Everyday life
Antique Row, the cluster of antique and vintage shops along Broad Street and Peachtree Road, is Chamblee's signature district, and the blocks around it have picked up breweries and restaurants. Small as it is, this core helped Chamblee, DeKalb County clear its 36 FMLS closings in the year ending September 2026 in a median of 25 days. The Buford Highway food corridor borders the city to the south.
Peachtree DeKalb Airport, the second-busiest airport in Georgia by operations, sits inside the city; the runway viewing areas are a low-key local attraction. The Chamblee Rail Trail adds a short paved walking and biking spine.
If you like Chamblee, also look at
Brookhaven
$842K median · 24 days
Dunwoody
$700K median · 16 days
Doraville
$399K median · 52 days
Buckhead
$825K median · 39 days
Medians and days on market: trailing 12 months. Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
Questions people ask
Chamblee questions, answered
Is Chamblee a good place to live?
36 FMLS closings in the year ending September 2026 make Chamblee, DeKalb County a small market, but a well-located one: a MARTA Gold Line station in the center of town, Antique Row and a growing restaurant scene, the Buford Highway food corridor next door, and quick I-285 access. The tradeoffs: thin inventory, a high $327 per square foot, and airport and rail noise in some sections. It fits buyers who prize location and transit over space and selection.
What is the median home price in Chamblee?
$575,000 is the median home price in Chamblee, DeKalb County, GA for the 12 months ending September 2026, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. That rests on a small sample of 36 closings, with the middle half of sales between $472,000 and $743,750. Expect real variation around that median, and lean on the individual comp.
How far is Chamblee from downtown Atlanta?
About 13 miles northeast. Driving from Chamblee to downtown Atlanta takes roughly 20 to 40 minutes depending on traffic. The Chamblee MARTA station on the Gold Line runs directly downtown by rail.
What are homes like in Chamblee?
1,241 to 2,404 square feet is the middle half of Chamblee sales, priced $472,000 to $743,750, per FMLS closings for the year ending September 2026. Mostly townhomes, older cottages, and modest single-family homes near the MARTA station. Nothing in the recent mix was built 2020 or later, so you are choosing between existing stock and renovations, not new builds.
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