Duluth
A downtown built around a Town Green, an arena on the edge of town, and deep 1980s-90s neighborhoods.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
The 60-second read
Duluth pairs one of Gwinnett's best downtowns with one of its most settled housing maps. 694 homes closed in the 12 months through September 2026 at a $455,000 median, per FMLS data. The Town Green anchors a real event calendar, and the Gas South District arena sits on the edge of town.
Here's the tradeoff: 56% of what sells was built in the 1980s and 90s, and 2020-or-later construction rounds to 0% of sales since 2020. You're buying an established house here, so budget for updates, not a builder's design center.
What the housing stock actually is
Duluth is a 1980s and 90s city at its core: 56% of homes sold were built in those two decades, when the subdivisions between I-85 and the river filled in. Another 26% dates to the 2000s through the early 2010s. Expect brick-front two-stories, cul-de-sacs, and mature trees.
The middle half of Duluth sales for the year ending September 2026 runs $355,000 to $594,375, with typical homes between 1,708 and 3,026 square feet at a median $203 per square foot, per FMLS closings compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The annual median climbed from $361,000 in 2021 to $455,000 over the trailing year. New builds are effectively absent: 2020-or-later construction rounds to 0% of sales since 2020.
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 | $375K |
| Nov 2021 | $355K |
| Dec 2021 | $390K |
| Jan 2022 | $392K |
| Feb 2022 | $388K |
| Mar 2022 | $385K |
| Apr 2022 | $430K |
| May 2022 | $408K |
| Jun 2022 | $423K |
| Jul 2022 | $405K |
| Aug 2022 | $376K |
| Sep 2022 | $400K |
| Oct 2022 | $387K |
| Nov 2022 | $383K |
| Dec 2022 | $415K |
| Jan 2023 | $390K |
| Feb 2023 | $411K |
| Mar 2023 | $395K |
| Apr 2023 | $415K |
| May 2023 | $440K |
| Jun 2023 | $441K |
| Jul 2023 | $410K |
| Aug 2023 | $432K |
| Sep 2023 | $402K |
| Oct 2023 | $448K |
| Nov 2023 | $430K |
| Dec 2023 | $468K |
| Jan 2024 | $460K |
| Feb 2024 | $421K |
| Mar 2024 | $465K |
| Apr 2024 | $460K |
| May 2024 | $455K |
| Jun 2024 | $473K |
| Jul 2024 | $475K |
| Aug 2024 | $459K |
| Sep 2024 | $465K |
| Oct 2024 | $428K |
| Nov 2024 | $435K |
| Dec 2024 | $420K |
| Jan 2025 | $425K |
| Feb 2025 | $453K |
| Mar 2025 | $465K |
| Apr 2025 | $518K |
| May 2025 | $503K |
| Jun 2025 | $475K |
| Jul 2025 | $419K |
| Aug 2025 | $469K |
| Sep 2025 | $448K |
| Oct 2025 | $404K |
| Nov 2025 | $467K |
| Dec 2025 | $389K |
| Jan 2026 | $425K |
| Feb 2026 | $430K |
| Mar 2026 | $459K |
| Apr 2026 | $485K |
| May 2026 | $490K |
| Jun 2026 | $450K |
| Jul 2026 | $524K |
| Aug 2026 | $443K |
| Sep 2026 | $475K |
What tends to work well
- Budgets between $355,000 and $594,375, the middle half of Duluth FMLS sales for the year ending September 2026.
- Buyers who want a walkable downtown with a green, a stage, and restaurants.
- Buyers who prefer mature lots and established streets over new subdivisions.
- Anyone working the I-85 or Peachtree Industrial corridors.
What buyers should think about
- Buyers set on new construction; homes built 2020 or later round to 0% of FMLS sales since 2020.
- Buyers who want newer large-format houses; only 10% of sales were built 2015 or later.
- Rail commuters; MARTA rail stops short of Gwinnett.
- Anyone who assumes Duluth prices match Suwanee's; Duluth's median is $455,000 to Suwanee's $620,000.
How are the commutes from Duluth?
I-85 runs along Duluth's southeast side and carries the commute load. Peachtree Industrial Boulevard is the calmer diagonal toward the Perimeter, and Buford Highway parallels it closer to downtown. Test your specific route at your real hour; the two roads behave very differently at 8 a.m.
No rail as of 2026. Local buses cover the main corridors, and most households here plan around driving.
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.
- 35-65 min
- to Midtown
- 25-50 min
- to the Perimeter
- 30-60 min
- to Buckhead
- 45-80 min
- to Hartsfield-Jackson
What schools serve Duluth?
Duluth is served by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Verify any address's assigned schools with the district's official lookup.
Duluth High School
Gwinnett County- 9-12
- grades
- 2,644
- students
- 17.2:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 26% / 25%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
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 downtown Duluth Town Green is the anchor: an open lawn ringed by restaurants and shops, with a steady calendar of concerts and festivals. It's the kind of downtown neighboring cities keep trying to build. Demand tracks it: 694 closings in Duluth, Gwinnett County in the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
Gas South District puts arena concerts and events a short drive from most of the city. Rogers Bridge Park adds trails and Chattahoochee River frontage on the north side of town.
If you like Duluth, also look at
Suwanee
$620K median · 22 days
Peachtree Corners
$564K median · 23 days
Norcross
$350K median · 31 days
Johns Creek
$835K median · 15 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
Duluth questions, answered
Is Duluth a good place to live?
694 homes closed in Duluth, Gwinnett County, GA in the 12 months through September 2026, at a median of 30 days on market, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The draw is the downtown Town Green and its event calendar, plus Gas South District on the edge of town. The tradeoff is age: 56% of what sells is 1980s and 90s construction, and new builds are nearly nonexistent.
What is the median home price in Duluth?
$455,000 is the median in Duluth, Gwinnett County, GA for the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The middle half of sales ran $355,000 to $594,375, and the annual median climbed from $361,000 in 2021. That band is wide, so define your slice of it before you search.
Is there new construction in Duluth?
0% is the rounded share of Duluth, Gwinnett County, GA sales since 2020 that were built 2020 or later, per FMLS closings compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Only 10% of recent sales were built 2015 or later. If a design-center build is the goal, look toward Buford, Dacula, or Braselton instead.
How far is Duluth from downtown Atlanta?
About 25 miles northeast is the distance from Duluth, Gwinnett County, GA to downtown Atlanta. Off-peak, the I-85 drive runs 30 to 35 minutes. At rush hour, plan on 50 to 65.
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