Lithonia
Granite-town roots, Arabia Mountain out the door, and a median price of $257,500.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
The 60-second read
Lithonia is DeKalb's value market at scale: 895 FMLS closings in the 12 months through September 2026, at a $257,500 median. At $136 per square foot, a budget stretches here.
Know two things going in. The Lithonia mailing address covers a far larger stretch of south DeKalb than the small city itself, including much of Stonecrest. And buyers hold leverage: 44 median days on market, with sellers averaging 94.2% of list.
What the housing stock actually is
The mix is newer than DeKalb's older suburbs: 39% of recent sales were built in the 1980s and 90s, 29% in the 2000s, and 19% in 2015 or later, per FMLS closings for the year ending September 2026.
The middle half of sales ran $206,333 to $305,000 on homes between 1,458 and 2,246 square feet. That's a $136 per-square-foot median, so the dollar goes further here. One nuance: only 1% of sales since 2020 were built 2020 or later, so 'newer' usually means 2000s and 2010s, not brand-new.
Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Y-axis does not start at zero.
View the data table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $232K |
| Nov 2021 | $235K |
| Dec 2021 | $245K |
| Jan 2022 | $258K |
| Feb 2022 | $249K |
| Mar 2022 | $274K |
| Apr 2022 | $280K |
| May 2022 | $278K |
| Jun 2022 | $278K |
| Jul 2022 | $281K |
| Aug 2022 | $286K |
| Sep 2022 | $265K |
| Oct 2022 | $252K |
| Nov 2022 | $260K |
| Dec 2022 | $258K |
| Jan 2023 | $264K |
| Feb 2023 | $255K |
| Mar 2023 | $265K |
| Apr 2023 | $280K |
| May 2023 | $269K |
| Jun 2023 | $285K |
| Jul 2023 | $280K |
| Aug 2023 | $275K |
| Sep 2023 | $260K |
| Oct 2023 | $265K |
| Nov 2023 | $265K |
| Dec 2023 | $269K |
| Jan 2024 | $265K |
| Feb 2024 | $258K |
| Mar 2024 | $278K |
| Apr 2024 | $275K |
| May 2024 | $277K |
| Jun 2024 | $301K |
| Jul 2024 | $277K |
| Aug 2024 | $290K |
| Sep 2024 | $290K |
| Oct 2024 | $262K |
| Nov 2024 | $265K |
| Dec 2024 | $285K |
| Jan 2025 | $246K |
| Feb 2025 | $281K |
| Mar 2025 | $272K |
| Apr 2025 | $256K |
| May 2025 | $258K |
| Jun 2025 | $270K |
| Jul 2025 | $261K |
| Aug 2025 | $287K |
| Sep 2025 | $249K |
| Oct 2025 | $249K |
| Nov 2025 | $258K |
| Dec 2025 | $260K |
| Jan 2026 | $230K |
| Feb 2026 | $257K |
| Mar 2026 | $265K |
| Apr 2026 | $260K |
| May 2026 | $254K |
| Jun 2026 | $245K |
| Jul 2026 | $270K |
| Aug 2026 | $267K |
| Sep 2026 | $255K |
What tends to work well
- Budgets between $206,333 and $305,000, the middle half of Lithonia FMLS sales through September 2026.
- Buyers who want newer stock at entry pricing; 19% of recent sales were built 2015 or later.
- Trail and outdoor time; the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and its PATH trail sit at the doorstep.
- Buyers who want negotiating room; sellers averaged 94.2% of list over the past year.
What buyers should think about
- Anyone who needs a fast, predictable sale later; the median home took 44 days to go under contract.
- Buyers expecting the mailing address to mean the small city; most of the area is unincorporated south DeKalb or inside Stonecrest.
- Anyone commuting daily to the northern Perimeter arc; those runs commonly pass 45 minutes at peak.
- Buyers set on brand-new construction; only 1% of sales since 2020 were built 2020 or later.
How are the commutes from Lithonia?
I-20 runs along the area's south side straight into downtown, and I-285 sits west for the airport leg. Covington Highway and Panola Road carry the local load. The I-20 corridor is the whole commute story here; if your job isn't reachable from it, test the drive before you commit.
MARTA buses cover the main corridors. There's no rail on this side of the county, so most trips are by car.
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.
- 25-45 min
- to downtown Atlanta
- 30-50 min
- to Midtown
- 30-50 min
- to Hartsfield-Jackson
- 35-60 min
- to the Perimeter's north side
What schools serve Lithonia?
Lithonia is served by the DeKalb County School District. Verify any address's assigned schools with the district's official lookup.
Lithonia High School
DeKalb County- 9-12
- grades
- 1,483
- students
- 17.9:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 17.2% / 26%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School
DeKalb County- 9-12
- grades
- 1,440
- students
- 19.5:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 17.4% / 18.9%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
Also commonly referenced: Arabia Mountain High School.
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
The Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area is the standout: exposed granite outcrops, lakes, and the paved Arabia Mountain PATH trail. Living here puts that landscape in the daily rotation, not the bucket list.
Granite is the town's story; Lithonia quarried it for decades, and the name itself means place of stone. The Mall at Stonecrest area next door handles the retail runs, with I-20 keeping those trips short. The market is busy: 895 closings in the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
If you like Lithonia, also look at
Stonecrest
$370K median · 25 days
Stone Mountain
$275K median · 38 days
Ellenwood
$290K median · 27 days
Conyers
$304K 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
Lithonia questions, answered
Is Lithonia a good place to live?
Lithonia, DeKalb County, GA logged 895 FMLS closings in the 12 months through September 2026 at a $257,500 median, per closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The draws: the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and PATH trail, I-20 access, and real negotiating room for buyers. The tradeoffs: 44 median days on market cuts both ways, and northern-arc commutes run long.
What is the median home price in Lithonia?
The median home price in Lithonia, DeKalb County, GA is $257,500 for the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The middle half of sales fell between $206,333 and $305,000, at a $136 per-square-foot median. Sellers averaged 94.2% of list price, so budgets here often close below asking.
Is Lithonia the same as Stonecrest?
No, but the 895 FMLS closings with a Lithonia, DeKalb County, GA address in the year ending September 2026 include many homes that sit inside the city of Stonecrest, per data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Lithonia the city is a small historic granite town; the mailing address covers a far larger stretch of south DeKalb. Confirm the actual jurisdiction on any listing, because city services and taxes follow the boundary, not the address.
What are homes like in Lithonia?
The typical home sold in Lithonia, DeKalb County, GA over the past year ran 1,458 to 2,246 square feet at a $136 per square foot median, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The stock skews newer than most of DeKalb: 19% of recent sales were built 2015 or later, and another 29% in the 2000s. Subdivision homes dominate, with only 1% of sales since 2020 built 2020 or later.
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