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Satellite view of Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia

Forest Park, GA housing market data

Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group

What it means

Forest Park is one of Clayton County's active markets. Our FMLS archive shows 954 closed sales here since January 2020.

Over the trailing 12 months, Forest Park recorded 115 closed sales at a median price of $179,900. Median days on market: 21. That's about 3 weeks from list to contract, so buyers rarely get a second weekend to decide. The average close-to-list ratio was 95%, so the typical seller gave up about 5% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $151,500 to $180,000. That's up 19%. These figures come from the Terence Richardson Group's own FMLS closed-sales archive, refreshed monthly. It's the same data we price from.

Beyond the numbers

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Forest Park, by the numbers

$179,900
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
115
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
21
Median days on market
$130
Median price per sq ft
95%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 115 closed sales.

How is the Forest Park market moving?

Median close price, Forest Park
TerenceRichardson.com $115K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $246K high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Y-axis does not start at zero. Months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from the line.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$132K
Nov 2021$200K
Dec 2021$210K
Jan 2022$177K
Feb 2022$175K
Mar 2022$200K
Apr 2022$185K
May 2022$200K
Jun 2022$214K
Jul 2022$195K
Aug 2022$162K
Sep 2022$195K
Oct 2022$188K
Nov 2022$161K
Dec 2022$175K
Jan 2023n/a
Feb 2023$178K
Mar 2023$232K
Apr 2023$178K
May 2023$245K
Jun 2023$182K
Jul 2023$210K
Aug 2023$213K
Sep 2023$246K
Oct 2023$200K
Nov 2023$202K
Dec 2023$195K
Jan 2024$187K
Feb 2024$198K
Mar 2024$190K
Apr 2024$223K
May 2024$194K
Jun 2024$175K
Jul 2024$188K
Aug 2024$174K
Sep 2024$217K
Oct 2024$185K
Nov 2024$149K
Dec 2024$160K
Jan 2025$168K
Feb 2025$178K
Mar 2025$170K
Apr 2025$195K
May 2025$238K
Jun 2025$174K
Jul 2025$203K
Aug 2025$181K
Sep 2025$187K
Oct 2025$148K
Nov 2025$225K
Dec 2025$197K
Jan 2026$170K
Feb 2026$153K
Mar 2026$201K
Apr 2026$225K
May 2026$175K
Jun 2026$171K
Jul 2026$192K
Aug 2026$175K
Sep 2026$115K
Closed sales by month, Forest Park
TerenceRichardson.com 8 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.

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PeriodValue
Oct 20239
Nov 202310
Dec 202314
Jan 20248
Feb 202417
Mar 202413
Apr 202412
May 202411
Jun 202417
Jul 20248
Aug 202422
Sep 20246
Oct 202417
Nov 20247
Dec 202413
Jan 202518
Feb 20257
Mar 202511
Apr 202519
May 202514
Jun 20258
Jul 20258
Aug 202513
Sep 202519
Oct 202512
Nov 20256
Dec 202511
Jan 202610
Feb 20266
Mar 20268
Apr 202611
May 202610
Jun 20266
Jul 202615
Aug 202612
Sep 20268
Median days on market, Forest Park
TerenceRichardson.com 10d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 90d high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202311d
Nov 202316d
Dec 202336d
Jan 202418d
Feb 202432d
Mar 202414d
Apr 202414d
May 202479d
Jun 202420d
Jul 202443d
Aug 202414d
Sep 202422d
Oct 202424d
Nov 202419d
Dec 202431d
Jan 202552d
Feb 202557d
Mar 202538d
Apr 202552d
May 202526d
Jun 202528d
Jul 202534d
Aug 202536d
Sep 202520d
Oct 202513d
Nov 202512d
Dec 202590d
Jan 202620d
Feb 202690d
Mar 20269d
Apr 202618d
May 202628d
Jun 202652d
Jul 202624d
Aug 202646d
Sep 202610d
Months of supply, single-family, Clayton County (county-level)
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. City-level supply history is not yet published; the county series is shown for context.

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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
Close-to-list price ratio, Forest Park
TerenceRichardson.com 97.2% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 99.1% high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Sale price over original list price. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202389.8%
Nov 202393.5%
Dec 202390.8%
Jan 202496.8%
Feb 202496.6%
Mar 202495.6%
Apr 202494.9%
May 202495.8%
Jun 202495.1%
Jul 202497.1%
Aug 202495.2%
Sep 202496.7%
Oct 202494.4%
Nov 202490.7%
Dec 202496.1%
Jan 202586.7%
Feb 202594.0%
Mar 202588.6%
Apr 202595.4%
May 202594.9%
Jun 202593.6%
Jul 202591.6%
Aug 202589.7%
Sep 202593.5%
Oct 202596.4%
Nov 202598.3%
Dec 202593.4%
Jan 202696.3%
Feb 202689.7%
Mar 202699.1%
Apr 202697.8%
May 202695.4%
Jun 202692.5%
Jul 202696.5%
Aug 202687.2%
Sep 202697.2%
Median price per square foot, Forest Park
TerenceRichardson.com $112 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $191 high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Closings reporting usable square footage only. Y-axis does not start at zero. Months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from the line.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$110
Nov 2021$121
Dec 2021$160
Jan 2022$119
Feb 2022$171
Mar 2022$158
Apr 2022$142
May 2022$159
Jun 2022$166
Jul 2022$142
Aug 2022$107
Sep 2022$141
Oct 2022$140
Nov 2022$145
Dec 2022$145
Jan 2023n/a
Feb 2023$149
Mar 2023$144
Apr 2023$138
May 2023$143
Jun 2023$184
Jul 2023$191
Aug 2023$186
Sep 2023$151
Oct 2023$109
Nov 2023$153
Dec 2023$167
Jan 2024$171
Feb 2024$150
Mar 2024$124
Apr 2024$145
May 2024$159
Jun 2024$138
Jul 2024$144
Aug 2024$154
Sep 2024$153
Oct 2024$135
Nov 2024$148
Dec 2024$145
Jan 2025$121
Feb 2025$178
Mar 2025$155
Apr 2025$167
May 2025$153
Jun 2025$138
Jul 2025$136
Aug 2025$132
Sep 2025$148
Oct 2025$131
Nov 2025$147
Dec 2025$106
Jan 2026$129
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026$140
Apr 2026$131
May 2026$147
Jun 2026$136
Jul 2026$138
Aug 2026$107
Sep 2026$112
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Forest Park
TerenceRichardson.com $174K Jan Dec

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Averaged across years since 2020.

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PeriodValue
Jan$152K
Feb$154K
Mar$175K
Apr$184K
May$186K
Jun$169K
Jul$180K
Aug$168K
Sep$179K
Oct$174K
Nov$177K
Dec$174K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Forest Park?

35.4% of Forest Park listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 63 withdrawn or expired against 115 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.

35.4%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 178 terminated listings (63 failed, 115 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.

Questions people ask

Forest Park questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Forest Park?

The median home sale price in Forest Park is $179,900. That's based on 115 closed sales over the trailing 12 months. Source: FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, updated September 2026.

How fast do homes sell in Forest Park?

Homes in Forest Park sell in a median of 21 days on market. That's about 3 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 95% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

Is Forest Park a good place to buy a home in 2026?

Forest Park is a competitive market: the median home sells in 21 days, so prepared buyers win. 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 the group's own FMLS closed-sales dataset for Metro Atlanta, updated monthly.

Who is the best Realtor in Forest Park, GA?

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