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Clayton County housing market data

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

The Data

Clayton County housing market, September 2026

Over the 12 months through September 2026, the median single-family home in Clayton County sold for $247,000, down 1.2% from a year earlier. Homes spent a median 54 days on the market and sold at 97.6% of list price. In September 2026 there were 726 single-family homes for sale, about 4.2 months of supply.

Median sale price
$247,000
-1.2% vs Sep 2025
Homes sold
142
-17.4% vs Sep 2025
Homes for sale
726
-0.3% vs Sep 2025
Months of supply
4.2
+0.2 mo vs Sep 2025
Median days on market
54
-1 day vs Sep 2025
Sale-to-list price
97.6%
0.0 pts vs Sep 2025

Market temperature

21out of 100Cool

Clayton 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

Clayton County vs Metro Atlanta
MeasureClaytonMetro Atlanta
Median sale price$247,000$420,060
Months of supply4.23.9
Median days on market5450
Sale-to-list price97.6%98.2%
Market temperature21 · Cool17 · Cold

Metro Atlanta is the 12 core counties GAMLS reports together.

Clayton 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, “Clayton County housing market, September 2026,” terencerichardson.com/market-data/clayton. Data: GAMLS InfoSparks.

About Clayton County

Clayton County sits directly south of the airport, through Jonesboro, Riverdale, Morrow, Forest Park, and Rex. It's consistently the metro's most affordable core county. That keeps first-time buyers and investors active in the same price bands. Hartsfield-Jackson anchors its rental and workforce demand.

Beyond the numbers

What it's like to live in Clayton County →

How is the Clayton County market moving?

Median sale price, single-family, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com $247K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $260K 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$204K
Nov 2021$208K
Dec 2021$212K
Jan 2022$215K
Feb 2022$220K
Mar 2022$225K
Apr 2022$231K
May 2022$237K
Jun 2022$242K
Jul 2022$248K
Aug 2022$250K
Sep 2022$255K
Oct 2022$258K
Nov 2022$259K
Dec 2022$260K
Jan 2023$260K
Feb 2023$260K
Mar 2023$260K
Apr 2023$260K
May 2023$258K
Jun 2023$257K
Jul 2023$255K
Aug 2023$255K
Sep 2023$255K
Oct 2023$255K
Nov 2023$255K
Dec 2023$255K
Jan 2024$255K
Feb 2024$255K
Mar 2024$255K
Apr 2024$255K
May 2024$255K
Jun 2024$255K
Jul 2024$255K
Aug 2024$255K
Sep 2024$253K
Oct 2024$255K
Nov 2024$254K
Dec 2024$253K
Jan 2025$251K
Feb 2025$250K
Mar 2025$250K
Apr 2025$250K
May 2025$250K
Jun 2025$250K
Jul 2025$250K
Aug 2025$250K
Sep 2025$250K
Oct 2025$249K
Nov 2025$250K
Dec 2025$250K
Jan 2026$250K
Feb 2026$250K
Mar 2026$250K
Apr 2026$250K
May 2026$250K
Jun 2026$250K
Jul 2026$250K
Aug 2026$249K
Sep 2026$247K
Single-family homes sold by month, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com 142 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 2023180
Nov 2023170
Dec 2023184
Jan 2024144
Feb 2024158
Mar 2024207
Apr 2024215
May 2024222
Jun 2024182
Jul 2024193
Aug 2024196
Sep 2024165
Oct 2024199
Nov 2024158
Dec 2024172
Jan 2025149
Feb 2025146
Mar 2025183
Apr 2025190
May 2025187
Jun 2025189
Jul 2025202
Aug 2025178
Sep 2025172
Oct 2025187
Nov 2025138
Dec 2025167
Jan 2026124
Feb 2026125
Mar 2026166
Apr 2026184
May 2026211
Jun 2026175
Jul 2026159
Aug 2026146
Sep 2026142
Median days on market, single-family, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com 54d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 56d high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202334d
Nov 202335d
Dec 202335d
Jan 202436d
Feb 202436d
Mar 202436d
Apr 202437d
May 202437d
Jun 202436d
Jul 202437d
Aug 202438d
Sep 202439d
Oct 202441d
Nov 202443d
Dec 202445d
Jan 202547d
Feb 202548d
Mar 202550d
Apr 202551d
May 202552d
Jun 202553d
Jul 202554d
Aug 202555d
Sep 202555d
Oct 202556d
Nov 202555d
Dec 202554d
Jan 202655d
Feb 202654d
Mar 202654d
Apr 202654d
May 202653d
Jun 202654d
Jul 202655d
Aug 202654d
Sep 202654d
Months of supply, single-family, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com 4.2 Oct 2023 Sep 2026 4.2 high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 20232.4
Nov 20232.4
Dec 20232.4
Jan 20242.5
Feb 20242.5
Mar 20242.6
Apr 20242.7
May 20242.9
Jun 20243.0
Jul 20243.1
Aug 20243.2
Sep 20243.3
Oct 20243.4
Nov 20243.5
Dec 20243.5
Jan 20253.6
Feb 20253.7
Mar 20253.8
Apr 20253.8
May 20253.9
Jun 20253.9
Jul 20253.9
Aug 20254.0
Sep 20254.0
Oct 20254.0
Nov 20254.0
Dec 20254.0
Jan 20264.0
Feb 20264.0
Mar 20264.0
Apr 20264.0
May 20264.0
Jun 20264.1
Jul 20264.1
Aug 20264.1
Sep 20264.2
Sale-to-list price, single-family, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com 97.6% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 98.4% 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 202398.4%
Nov 202398.4%
Dec 202398.4%
Jan 202498.4%
Feb 202498.4%
Mar 202498.4%
Apr 202498.3%
May 202498.3%
Jun 202498.1%
Jul 202498.1%
Aug 202498.1%
Sep 202498.2%
Oct 202498.1%
Nov 202498.1%
Dec 202498.1%
Jan 202598.0%
Feb 202598.0%
Mar 202597.8%
Apr 202597.8%
May 202597.8%
Jun 202597.9%
Jul 202597.8%
Aug 202597.6%
Sep 202597.6%
Oct 202597.6%
Nov 202597.5%
Dec 202597.5%
Jan 202697.4%
Feb 202697.5%
Mar 202697.6%
Apr 202697.6%
May 202697.5%
Jun 202697.4%
Jul 202697.4%
Aug 202697.5%
Sep 202697.6%
Median price per square foot, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com $132 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $155 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$126
Nov 2021$129
Dec 2021$129
Jan 2022$136
Feb 2022$135
Mar 2022$145
Apr 2022$145
May 2022$150
Jun 2022$151
Jul 2022$146
Aug 2022$146
Sep 2022$142
Oct 2022$144
Nov 2022$141
Dec 2022$144
Jan 2023$145
Feb 2023$147
Mar 2023$146
Apr 2023$140
May 2023$144
Jun 2023$144
Jul 2023$155
Aug 2023$150
Sep 2023$147
Oct 2023$147
Nov 2023$146
Dec 2023$152
Jan 2024$147
Feb 2024$150
Mar 2024$150
Apr 2024$152
May 2024$151
Jun 2024$151
Jul 2024$152
Aug 2024$147
Sep 2024$139
Oct 2024$147
Nov 2024$146
Dec 2024$148
Jan 2025$137
Feb 2025$138
Mar 2025$141
Apr 2025$150
May 2025$149
Jun 2025$142
Jul 2025$140
Aug 2025$144
Sep 2025$146
Oct 2025$138
Nov 2025$139
Dec 2025$143
Jan 2026$140
Feb 2026$133
Mar 2026$136
Apr 2026$138
May 2026$136
Jun 2026$141
Jul 2026$142
Aug 2026$139
Sep 2026$132
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Clayton County
TerenceRichardson.com $232K 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$215K
Feb$224K
Mar$227K
Apr$229K
May$234K
Jun$231K
Jul$233K
Aug$230K
Sep$229K
Oct$227K
Nov$226K
Dec$232K

What do homes cost across Clayton County?

Median close price by city, trailing 12 months
Jonesboro $256K Hampton $321K Riverdale $233K Morrow $249K Forest Park $180K Rex $240K Conley $235K

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

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PeriodValue
Jonesboro$256K
Hampton$321K
Riverdale$233K
Morrow$249K
Forest Park$180K
Rex$240K
Conley$235K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Clayton County?

40.5% of Clayton County listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 1,003 withdrawn or expired against 1,474 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.

40.5%failed to sell

Geography: Clayton 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: 2,477 terminated listings (1,003 failed, 1,474 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 Clayton County listings that failed to sell, by year
TerenceRichardson.com 47.4% Jan 2015 Jan 2025 47.4% 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
201537.1%
201629.8%
201726.0%
201823.9%
201923.7%
202020.0%
202111.5%
202220.1%
202330.7%
202437.4%
202547.4%

Every city in Clayton 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.

Jonesboro

$256K median · 512 closings · 30 days

Hampton

$321K median · 372 closings · 42 days

Riverdale

$233K median · 306 closings · 35 days

Morrow

$249K median · 133 closings · 40 days

Forest Park

$180K median · 115 closings · 21 days

Rex

$240K median · 96 closings · 37 days

Conley

$235K median · 59 closings · 39 days

Lovejoy

n/a median · 0 closings

What do homes cost by zip code in Clayton 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.

30228Hampton · $320K median30236Jonesboro · $260K median30238Jonesboro · $255K median30260Morrow · $249K median30273Rex · $240K median30274Riverdale · $215K median30288Conley · $235K median30296Riverdale · $255K median30297Forest Park · $180K median

Questions people ask

Clayton County questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Clayton County?

The median single-family home in Clayton County sold for $247,000 over the 12 months through September 2026 (-1.2% vs Sep 2025). Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, single-family homes, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, through September 2026.

How fast do homes sell in Clayton County?

Single-family homes in Clayton County spent a median 54 days on the market over the 12 months through September 2026, and sold at 97.6% 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 Clayton County housing market right now?

Clayton County's single-family market is running cool by its own standards: a TRG market temperature of 21 out of 100 in September 2026, warmer than 2 of the 12 other Septembers since 2014. The score compares months of supply (4.2 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 Clayton County a good place to buy a home in 2026?

Clayton County gives buyers room to work: the median single-family home spends 54 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 Clayton, GA?

Terence Richardson, founder of the Terence Richardson Group at Compass, works with buyers and sellers across Metro Atlanta, including Clayton 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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