Fayetteville
Fayette County's seat: a courthouse square, Trilith's live-work village, and big houses at $171 per square foot.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
The 60-second read
Fayetteville logged 239 FMLS closings in the 12 months through September 2026 at a median of $392,500. The headline is what that buys: typical homes run 1,928 to 3,289 square feet, at $171 per square foot. Compare that to $207 in Marietta or $213 in Woodstock in the same dataset. Your dollar goes further here, in square feet.
The market has cooled off its peak. The annual median hit $415,000 in 2024 and closed 2025 at $385,500, a real pullback. Homes took a median 49 days to go under contract and sellers averaged 94.8% of list. Buyers have leverage here they didn't have two years ago.
What the housing stock actually is
Fayetteville's stock leans established and large. About 47% of homes sold were built in the 1980s and 90s, 18% in the 2000s, and 19% in 2015 or later. Typical homes run 1,928 to 3,289 square feet. Lots follow suit; this is where the metro starts trading acreage for commute time.
The middle half of sales runs $332,500 to $536,950 at a median of $171 per square foot. New construction inside the data is thin: 1% of sales since 2020 were built 2020 or later. So the practical playbook is a well-kept 1990s house with updates, priced against a median that eased from $415,000 in 2024 to $385,500 in 2025.
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 | $330K |
| Nov 2021 | $371K |
| Dec 2021 | $345K |
| Jan 2022 | $341K |
| Feb 2022 | $355K |
| Mar 2022 | $344K |
| Apr 2022 | $350K |
| May 2022 | $389K |
| Jun 2022 | $415K |
| Jul 2022 | $446K |
| Aug 2022 | $431K |
| Sep 2022 | $354K |
| Oct 2022 | $364K |
| Nov 2022 | $408K |
| Dec 2022 | $344K |
| Jan 2023 | $362K |
| Feb 2023 | $359K |
| Mar 2023 | $351K |
| Apr 2023 | $372K |
| May 2023 | $363K |
| Jun 2023 | $415K |
| Jul 2023 | $380K |
| Aug 2023 | $475K |
| Sep 2023 | $386K |
| Oct 2023 | $399K |
| Nov 2023 | $383K |
| Dec 2023 | $393K |
| Jan 2024 | $416K |
| Feb 2024 | $469K |
| Mar 2024 | $396K |
| Apr 2024 | $391K |
| May 2024 | $420K |
| Jun 2024 | $462K |
| Jul 2024 | $370K |
| Aug 2024 | $380K |
| Sep 2024 | $348K |
| Oct 2024 | $435K |
| Nov 2024 | $408K |
| Dec 2024 | $412K |
| Jan 2025 | $388K |
| Feb 2025 | $386K |
| Mar 2025 | $349K |
| Apr 2025 | $425K |
| May 2025 | $363K |
| Jun 2025 | $450K |
| Jul 2025 | $470K |
| Aug 2025 | $413K |
| Sep 2025 | $375K |
| Oct 2025 | $325K |
| Nov 2025 | $380K |
| Dec 2025 | $355K |
| Jan 2026 | $318K |
| Feb 2026 | $340K |
| Mar 2026 | $393K |
| Apr 2026 | $447K |
| May 2026 | $438K |
| Jun 2026 | $400K |
| Jul 2026 | $425K |
| Aug 2026 | $445K |
| Sep 2026 | $380K |
What tends to work well
- Space seekers; the middle half of Fayetteville's FMLS sales through September 2026 ran $332,500 to $536,950 for homes up to 3,289 square feet.
- Anyone working around Trilith Studios or Piedmont Fayette Hospital, both in town.
- Buyers who want a courthouse-square downtown with room to spread out beyond it.
- Airport commuters who can live with 25 to 40 minutes; Midtown commuters should read the next list.
What buyers should think about
- Midtown commuters; peak trips run 45 to 70 minutes with no transit alternative.
- Buyers set on new construction; only 1% of Fayetteville's FMLS sales since 2020 were homes built 2020 or later.
- Buyers who expect walkability everywhere; outside the square and Trilith, Fayetteville is a driving town.
- Sellers anchored to 2024 pricing; the annual median has pulled back since.
How are the commutes from Fayetteville?
Highway 85 and Highway 54 cross at the middle of town: 85 runs north toward Riverdale and the airport corridor, 54 runs west to Peachtree City and east out of the county. Neither is an interstate. That's the structural fact of a Fayetteville commute, so test your route at your real hour.
Fayette County has no MARTA service as of 2026. Plan on driving for every commute and errand.
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.
- 25-40 min
- to Hartsfield-Jackson
- 35-60 min
- to Downtown Atlanta
- 45-70 min
- to Midtown
What schools serve Fayetteville?
Fayetteville is served by Fayette County Public Schools.
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 courthouse square is downtown Fayetteville's anchor, with storefronts and restaurants around it. Trilith adds a second center: the film studio campus and its attached live-work village mix homes, shops, and restaurants in a compact, walkable plan. Between them, the market moved 239 homes in the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
Piedmont Fayette Hospital is in town, which matters twice: it's a major employer and it keeps emergency care close. Bigger-box retail runs along the Highway 85 corridor.
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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
Fayetteville questions, answered
Is Fayetteville a good place to live?
Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA logged 239 home closings in the 12 months through September 2026 at a $392,500 median, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The draws: large homes at $171 per square foot, a courthouse-square downtown, Trilith's walkable village, and Piedmont Fayette Hospital in town. The tradeoffs: 45 to 70 minute Midtown commutes, no transit, and thin new construction. The Terence Richardson Group publishes this Fayette County data monthly.
What is the median home price in Fayetteville?
The median close price in Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA is $392,500 for the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The middle half of sales ran $332,500 to $536,950. The annual median peaked at $415,000 in 2024 and eased to $385,500 in 2025, so recent comps favor buyers a little bit.
How far is Fayetteville from the airport and Atlanta?
Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA sits roughly 15 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson, a 25 to 40 minute drive up Highway 85. Downtown Atlanta runs 35 to 60 minutes and Midtown 45 to 70 at peak, with no interstate inside the county. If your job is at the airport, the math works; if it's in Midtown, drive it at rush hour first.
What are homes like in Fayetteville?
Typical recent sales in Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA ran 1,928 to 3,289 square feet at a median of $171 per square foot, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. About 47% were built in the 1980s and 90s, with 19% built 2015 or later, much of that near Trilith. It's a resale market: only 1% of sales since 2020 were homes built 2020 or later.
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