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Cherokee County housing market data

Through September 2026 · Source: GAMLS InfoSparks and FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group

The Data

Cherokee County housing market, September 2026

Over the 12 months through September 2026, the median single-family home in Cherokee County sold for $499,900, unchanged from a year earlier. Homes spent a median 46 days on the market and sold at 98.3% of list price. In September 2026 there were 1,170 single-family homes for sale, about 3.7 months of supply.

Median sale price
$499,900
0.0% vs Sep 2025
Homes sold
257
-1.9% vs Sep 2025
Homes for sale
1,170
+11.2% vs Sep 2025
Months of supply
3.7
+0.5 mo vs Sep 2025
Median days on market
46
+1 day vs Sep 2025
Sale-to-list price
98.3%
-0.1 pts vs Sep 2025

Market temperature

17out of 100Cold

Cherokee County's single-family market in September 2026 was warmer than 2 of the 12 other Septembers since 2014, judged on months of supply, days on market, and sale-to-list price. 100 is the warmest September on record, 0 the coolest. How the temperature is scored

Cherokee County vs Metro Atlanta
MeasureCherokeeMetro Atlanta
Median sale price$499,900$420,060
Months of supply3.73.9
Median days on market4650
Sale-to-list price98.3%98.2%
Market temperature17 · Cold17 · Cold

Metro Atlanta is the 12 core counties GAMLS reports together.

Cherokee County · September 2026 · GAMLS InfoSparks, single-family homes, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Median price, days on market, months of supply, and sale-to-list are 12-month rolling figures. Homes sold and homes for sale are September 2026 counts. Changes compare with September 2025.

Cite as: Terence Richardson Group, “Cherokee County housing market, September 2026,” terencerichardson.com/market-data/cherokee. Data: GAMLS InfoSparks.

About Cherokee County

Cherokee County is the northwest growth corridor. I-575 carries you through Woodstock, Holly Springs, Canton, and Ball Ground. Downtown Woodstock has become one of the metro's strongest walkable town centers. Master-planned communities like Towne Lake, Bridgemill, and Lake Arrowhead carry much of the county's volume. The trade is simple: a longer drive buys newer housing stock and more house per dollar than the inner suburbs.

Beyond the numbers

What it's like to live in Cherokee County →

How is the Cherokee County market moving?

Median sale price, single-family, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com $500K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $500K high

Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Single-family homes. 12-month rolling basis. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$370K
Nov 2021$375K
Dec 2021$382K
Jan 2022$386K
Feb 2022$390K
Mar 2022$397K
Apr 2022$400K
May 2022$410K
Jun 2022$416K
Jul 2022$422K
Aug 2022$428K
Sep 2022$432K
Oct 2022$435K
Nov 2022$438K
Dec 2022$440K
Jan 2023$443K
Feb 2023$445K
Mar 2023$445K
Apr 2023$450K
May 2023$450K
Jun 2023$450K
Jul 2023$450K
Aug 2023$450K
Sep 2023$450K
Oct 2023$455K
Nov 2023$461K
Dec 2023$462K
Jan 2024$465K
Feb 2024$467K
Mar 2024$475K
Apr 2024$479K
May 2024$480K
Jun 2024$485K
Jul 2024$485K
Aug 2024$488K
Sep 2024$489K
Oct 2024$489K
Nov 2024$490K
Dec 2024$493K
Jan 2025$496K
Feb 2025$496K
Mar 2025$495K
Apr 2025$493K
May 2025$495K
Jun 2025$496K
Jul 2025$495K
Aug 2025$500K
Sep 2025$500K
Oct 2025$500K
Nov 2025$500K
Dec 2025$500K
Jan 2026$500K
Feb 2026$500K
Mar 2026$500K
Apr 2026$500K
May 2026$500K
Jun 2026$499K
Jul 2026$500K
Aug 2026$500K
Sep 2026$500K
Single-family homes sold by month, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com 257 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Single-family homes.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2023253
Nov 2023239
Dec 2023233
Jan 2024163
Feb 2024241
Mar 2024307
Apr 2024327
May 2024303
Jun 2024298
Jul 2024311
Aug 2024305
Sep 2024263
Oct 2024256
Nov 2024254
Dec 2024262
Jan 2025177
Feb 2025222
Mar 2025283
Apr 2025283
May 2025322
Jun 2025325
Jul 2025308
Aug 2025293
Sep 2025262
Oct 2025262
Nov 2025230
Dec 2025272
Jan 2026167
Feb 2026248
Mar 2026290
Apr 2026342
May 2026369
Jun 2026354
Jul 2026332
Aug 2026303
Sep 2026257
Median days on market, single-family, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com 46d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 46d high

Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Single-family homes. 12-month rolling basis.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202333d
Nov 202332d
Dec 202331d
Jan 202430d
Feb 202430d
Mar 202429d
Apr 202428d
May 202428d
Jun 202428d
Jul 202429d
Aug 202430d
Sep 202431d
Oct 202432d
Nov 202434d
Dec 202435d
Jan 202537d
Feb 202538d
Mar 202540d
Apr 202541d
May 202541d
Jun 202542d
Jul 202543d
Aug 202544d
Sep 202545d
Oct 202545d
Nov 202545d
Dec 202545d
Jan 202645d
Feb 202645d
Mar 202644d
Apr 202645d
May 202645d
Jun 202645d
Jul 202646d
Aug 202646d
Sep 202646d
Months of supply, single-family, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com 3.7 Oct 2023 Sep 2026 3.7 high

Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Single-family homes. 12-month rolling basis.

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PeriodValue
Oct 20231.8
Nov 20231.8
Dec 20231.8
Jan 20241.8
Feb 20241.9
Mar 20241.9
Apr 20242.0
May 20242.1
Jun 20242.1
Jul 20242.2
Aug 20242.3
Sep 20242.4
Oct 20242.4
Nov 20242.5
Dec 20242.5
Jan 20252.6
Feb 20252.7
Mar 20252.7
Apr 20252.8
May 20252.9
Jun 20252.9
Jul 20253.0
Aug 20253.1
Sep 20253.2
Oct 20253.2
Nov 20253.3
Dec 20253.3
Jan 20263.4
Feb 20263.5
Mar 20263.5
Apr 20263.6
May 20263.6
Jun 20263.6
Jul 20263.6
Aug 20263.6
Sep 20263.7
Sale-to-list price, single-family, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com 98.3% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 99.3% high

Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Single-family homes. 12-month rolling basis. Average sale price as a share of list price. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202399.1%
Nov 202399.1%
Dec 202399.2%
Jan 202499.2%
Feb 202499.2%
Mar 202499.3%
Apr 202499.3%
May 202499.2%
Jun 202499.2%
Jul 202499.1%
Aug 202499.0%
Sep 202498.9%
Oct 202498.9%
Nov 202498.8%
Dec 202498.8%
Jan 202598.8%
Feb 202598.7%
Mar 202598.7%
Apr 202598.6%
May 202598.5%
Jun 202598.5%
Jul 202598.5%
Aug 202598.5%
Sep 202598.4%
Oct 202598.4%
Nov 202598.4%
Dec 202598.3%
Jan 202698.3%
Feb 202698.4%
Mar 202698.3%
Apr 202698.3%
May 202698.3%
Jun 202698.3%
Jul 202698.3%
Aug 202698.3%
Sep 202698.3%
Median price per square foot, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com $210 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $217 high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Closings reporting usable square footage only. All property types; GAMLS does not publish this measure. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$170
Nov 2021$178
Dec 2021$181
Jan 2022$182
Feb 2022$188
Mar 2022$197
Apr 2022$197
May 2022$202
Jun 2022$201
Jul 2022$198
Aug 2022$201
Sep 2022$195
Oct 2022$196
Nov 2022$190
Dec 2022$193
Jan 2023$191
Feb 2023$194
Mar 2023$200
Apr 2023$197
May 2023$210
Jun 2023$206
Jul 2023$203
Aug 2023$202
Sep 2023$207
Oct 2023$200
Nov 2023$201
Dec 2023$197
Jan 2024$206
Feb 2024$199
Mar 2024$213
Apr 2024$217
May 2024$206
Jun 2024$216
Jul 2024$205
Aug 2024$210
Sep 2024$213
Oct 2024$217
Nov 2024$217
Dec 2024$213
Jan 2025$215
Feb 2025$206
Mar 2025$212
Apr 2025$211
May 2025$210
Jun 2025$211
Jul 2025$211
Aug 2025$214
Sep 2025$211
Oct 2025$208
Nov 2025$201
Dec 2025$211
Jan 2026$202
Feb 2026$205
Mar 2026$206
Apr 2026$214
May 2026$210
Jun 2026$205
Jul 2026$203
Aug 2026$205
Sep 2026$210
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Cherokee County
TerenceRichardson.com $408K Jan Dec

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Averaged across years since 2020. All property types; GAMLS does not publish this measure.

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PeriodValue
Jan$387K
Feb$382K
Mar$400K
Apr$414K
May$410K
Jun$419K
Jul$417K
Aug$419K
Sep$414K
Oct$418K
Nov$407K
Dec$408K

What do homes cost across Cherokee County?

Median close price by city, trailing 12 months
Canton $500K Woodstock $455K Ball Ground $495K Waleska $495K White $720K Holly Springs $493K

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.

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PeriodValue
Canton$500K
Woodstock$455K
Ball Ground$495K
Waleska$495K
White$720K
Holly Springs$493K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Cherokee County?

36% of Cherokee County listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 2,159 withdrawn or expired against 3,830 closed.

That means about 1 in 3 of those listing attempts ended without a sale, after the prep, the showings, the waiting. Each relisting counts separately, so this measures attempts, not homes. Pricing and the first two weeks have a lot to do with which group a listing lands in, and it's the number listing agents almost never show you.

36%failed to sell

Geography: Cherokee County, Metro Atlanta, GA · Period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 5,989 terminated listings (2,159 failed, 3,830 closed). A failed listing left the market Withdrawn or Expired without closing. Rate = failed / (failed + closed) among listings terminating in the period. Relisted homes count per attempt.

Share of Cherokee County listings that failed to sell, by year
TerenceRichardson.com 42.1% Jan 2015 Jan 2025 42.1% high

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Years without reliable failed-listing coverage are omitted.

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PeriodValue
201528.5%
201626.2%
201726.9%
201827.2%
201925.7%
202020.3%
202111.1%
202221.4%
202328.2%
202434.4%
202542.1%

Every city in Cherokee County

Trailing-12-month medians and closings as of September 2026, from FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Click any city for the full picture.

Canton

$500K median · 1,545 closings · 35 days

Woodstock

$455K median · 1,522 closings · 28 days

Ball Ground

$495K median · 251 closings · 43 days

Waleska

$495K median · 130 closings · 62 days

White

$720K median · 17 closings · 69 days

Holly Springs

$493K median · 12 closings · 40 days

What do homes cost by zip code in Cherokee County?

Zip-level medians from the same FMLS archive, updated September 2026. Zip lines cross city and school boundaries; pair a zip page with its city page before drawing conclusions about a street.

30102Acworth · $385K median30107Ball Ground · $497K median30114Canton · $456K median30115Canton · $580K median30183Waleska · $495K median30184White · $698K median30188Woodstock · $471K median30189Woodstock · $435K median

Questions people ask

Cherokee County questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Cherokee County?

The median single-family home in Cherokee County sold for $499,900 over the 12 months through September 2026 (0.0% vs Sep 2025). Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, single-family homes, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, through September 2026.

How fast do homes sell in Cherokee County?

Single-family homes in Cherokee County spent a median 46 days on the market over the 12 months through September 2026, and sold at 98.3% of list price on average. Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, single-family homes, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, through September 2026. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

How competitive is the Cherokee County housing market right now?

Cherokee County's single-family market is running cold by its own standards: a TRG market temperature of 17 out of 100 in September 2026, warmer than 2 of the 12 other Septembers since 2014. The score compares months of supply (3.7 now), days on market, and sale-to-list price with the same month in every year on record. Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, single-family homes, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, through September 2026.

Is Cherokee County a good place to buy a home in 2026?

Cherokee County gives buyers room to work: the median single-family home spends 46 days on the market, so offers get negotiated. Whether it fits you comes down to price band and timeline, and that's a data question. Terence Richardson of the Terence Richardson Group at Compass prices every recommendation from GAMLS and FMLS data for Metro Atlanta, updated monthly.

Who is the best Realtor in Cherokee, GA?

Terence Richardson, founder of the Terence Richardson Group at Compass, works with buyers and sellers across Metro Atlanta, including Cherokee County. He ranks in the top 1% of Greater Atlanta agents, measured from FMLS sales records, with $100M+ in career sales, 17+ years of experience, and a 4.9 average from 62 Google reviews. He prices every recommendation from a proprietary FMLS and GAMLS dataset covering Metro Atlanta. His full track record and methodology are at terencerichardson.com/track-record, and his number is 678-785-5275.

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