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DeKalb County housing market data

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

The Data

DeKalb County housing market, September 2026

Over the 12 months through September 2026, the median single-family home in DeKalb County sold for $365,000, down 0.1% from a year earlier. Homes spent a median 51 days on the market and sold at 98.4% of list price. In September 2026 there were 1,839 single-family homes for sale, about 3.6 months of supply.

Median sale price
$365,000
-0.1% vs Sep 2025
Homes sold
412
-22.7% vs Sep 2025
Homes for sale
1,839
-21.8% vs Sep 2025
Months of supply
3.6
-0.5 mo vs Sep 2025
Median days on market
51
+1 day vs Sep 2025
Sale-to-list price
98.4%
+0.2 pts vs Sep 2025

Market temperature

33out of 100Cool

DeKalb County's single-family market in September 2026 was warmer than 4 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

DeKalb County vs Metro Atlanta
MeasureDeKalbMetro Atlanta
Median sale price$365,000$420,060
Months of supply3.63.9
Median days on market5150
Sale-to-list price98.4%98.2%
Market temperature33 · Cool17 · Cold

Metro Atlanta is the 12 core counties GAMLS reports together.

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

About DeKalb County

DeKalb County carries Atlanta's east side. Decatur runs its own city school district, and Brookhaven and Dunwoody sit along the top of the Perimeter, with Tucker, Stone Mountain, and Lithonia further out. Emory University and the CDC anchor a stable employment base. The intown neighborhoods that straddle the Atlanta city line, Druid Hills, East Lake, and Kirkwood among them, trade at intown premiums.

Beyond the numbers

What it's like to live in DeKalb County →

How is the DeKalb County market moving?

Median sale price, single-family, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com $365K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $400K 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$345K
Nov 2021$350K
Dec 2021$353K
Jan 2022$355K
Feb 2022$360K
Mar 2022$365K
Apr 2022$370K
May 2022$375K
Jun 2022$380K
Jul 2022$380K
Aug 2022$385K
Sep 2022$390K
Oct 2022$394K
Nov 2022$400K
Dec 2022$400K
Jan 2023$400K
Feb 2023$400K
Mar 2023$400K
Apr 2023$395K
May 2023$390K
Jun 2023$390K
Jul 2023$390K
Aug 2023$390K
Sep 2023$390K
Oct 2023$390K
Nov 2023$390K
Dec 2023$389K
Jan 2024$388K
Feb 2024$390K
Mar 2024$390K
Apr 2024$390K
May 2024$390K
Jun 2024$391K
Jul 2024$390K
Aug 2024$390K
Sep 2024$385K
Oct 2024$385K
Nov 2024$382K
Dec 2024$380K
Jan 2025$380K
Feb 2025$380K
Mar 2025$380K
Apr 2025$379K
May 2025$375K
Jun 2025$370K
Jul 2025$370K
Aug 2025$369K
Sep 2025$365K
Oct 2025$365K
Nov 2025$363K
Dec 2025$360K
Jan 2026$360K
Feb 2026$360K
Mar 2026$360K
Apr 2026$360K
May 2026$365K
Jun 2026$365K
Jul 2026$365K
Aug 2026$360K
Sep 2026$365K
Single-family homes sold by month, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com 412 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 2023406
Nov 2023408
Dec 2023418
Jan 2024315
Feb 2024402
Mar 2024495
Apr 2024582
May 2024591
Jun 2024512
Jul 2024535
Aug 2024448
Sep 2024497
Oct 2024484
Nov 2024485
Dec 2024525
Jan 2025350
Feb 2025388
Mar 2025495
Apr 2025591
May 2025601
Jun 2025624
Jul 2025569
Aug 2025523
Sep 2025533
Oct 2025546
Nov 2025416
Dec 2025542
Jan 2026326
Feb 2026423
Mar 2026553
Apr 2026555
May 2026582
Jun 2026624
Jul 2026520
Aug 2026479
Sep 2026412
Median days on market, single-family, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com 51d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 52d high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202331d
Nov 202331d
Dec 202331d
Jan 202430d
Feb 202430d
Mar 202429d
Apr 202429d
May 202429d
Jun 202430d
Jul 202430d
Aug 202431d
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Oct 202434d
Nov 202436d
Dec 202439d
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Mar 202543d
Apr 202544d
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Jun 202547d
Jul 202548d
Aug 202549d
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Dec 202551d
Jan 202652d
Feb 202652d
Mar 202652d
Apr 202652d
May 202651d
Jun 202652d
Jul 202652d
Aug 202651d
Sep 202651d
Months of supply, single-family, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com 3.6 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 20232.1
Nov 20232.2
Dec 20232.2
Jan 20242.2
Feb 20242.3
Mar 20242.3
Apr 20242.4
May 20242.5
Jun 20242.6
Jul 20242.7
Aug 20242.9
Sep 20243.0
Oct 20243.1
Nov 20243.1
Dec 20243.2
Jan 20253.3
Feb 20253.4
Mar 20253.5
Apr 20253.6
May 20253.8
Jun 20253.9
Jul 20254.0
Aug 20254.1
Sep 20254.1
Oct 20254.2
Nov 20254.2
Dec 20254.2
Jan 20264.2
Feb 20264.2
Mar 20264.1
Apr 20264.0
May 20263.9
Jun 20263.8
Jul 20263.7
Aug 20263.6
Sep 20263.6
Sale-to-list price, single-family, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com 98.4% 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 202399.2%
Dec 202399.2%
Jan 202499.3%
Feb 202499.3%
Mar 202499.3%
Apr 202499.2%
May 202499.1%
Jun 202499.1%
Jul 202498.9%
Aug 202498.9%
Sep 202498.9%
Oct 202498.8%
Nov 202498.7%
Dec 202498.7%
Jan 202598.6%
Feb 202598.6%
Mar 202598.5%
Apr 202598.5%
May 202598.4%
Jun 202598.4%
Jul 202598.3%
Aug 202598.3%
Sep 202598.2%
Oct 202598.2%
Nov 202598.1%
Dec 202598.1%
Jan 202698.1%
Feb 202698.1%
Mar 202698.1%
Apr 202698.2%
May 202698.2%
Jun 202698.2%
Jul 202698.3%
Aug 202698.3%
Sep 202698.4%
Median price per square foot, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com $207 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $227 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$175
Nov 2021$184
Dec 2021$177
Jan 2022$174
Feb 2022$187
Mar 2022$192
Apr 2022$206
May 2022$211
Jun 2022$209
Jul 2022$199
Aug 2022$192
Sep 2022$197
Oct 2022$187
Nov 2022$195
Dec 2022$185
Jan 2023$175
Feb 2023$190
Mar 2023$188
Apr 2023$195
May 2023$201
Jun 2023$200
Jul 2023$196
Aug 2023$200
Sep 2023$195
Oct 2023$190
Nov 2023$187
Dec 2023$189
Jan 2024$178
Feb 2024$195
Mar 2024$202
Apr 2024$201
May 2024$208
Jun 2024$204
Jul 2024$198
Aug 2024$202
Sep 2024$198
Oct 2024$189
Nov 2024$189
Dec 2024$178
Jan 2025$177
Feb 2025$183
Mar 2025$191
Apr 2025$205
May 2025$191
Jun 2025$197
Jul 2025$197
Aug 2025$181
Sep 2025$185
Oct 2025$171
Nov 2025$178
Dec 2025$178
Jan 2026$172
Feb 2026$192
Mar 2026$214
Apr 2026$220
May 2026$227
Jun 2026$219
Jul 2026$207
Aug 2026$197
Sep 2026$207
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, DeKalb County
TerenceRichardson.com $314K 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$291K
Feb$311K
Mar$324K
Apr$339K
May$345K
Jun$344K
Jul$333K
Aug$332K
Sep$328K
Oct$328K
Nov$316K
Dec$314K

What do homes cost across DeKalb County?

Median close price by city, trailing 12 months
Decatur $329K Stone Mountain $275K Lithonia $258K Tucker $415K Brookhaven $842K Ellenwood $290K Dunwoody $700K Avondale Estates $673K Scottdale $498K Clarkston $300K Stonecrest $370K Chamblee $575K Doraville $399K Smoke Rise $600K

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

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PeriodValue
Decatur$329K
Stone Mountain$275K
Lithonia$258K
Tucker$415K
Brookhaven$842K
Ellenwood$290K
Dunwoody$700K
Avondale Estates$673K
Scottdale$498K
Clarkston$300K
Stonecrest$370K
Chamblee$575K
Doraville$399K
Smoke Rise$600K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in DeKalb County?

40.9% of DeKalb County listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 4,823 withdrawn or expired against 6,957 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.

40.9%failed to sell

Geography: DeKalb 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: 11,780 terminated listings (4,823 failed, 6,957 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 DeKalb County listings that failed to sell, by year
TerenceRichardson.com 47.0% Jan 2015 Jan 2025 47.0% 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
201530.9%
201627.7%
201726.7%
201828.9%
201932.4%
202027.6%
202117.8%
202225.0%
202331.5%
202439.4%
202547.0%

Every city in DeKalb 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.

Decatur

$329K median · 1,879 closings · 37 days

Stone Mountain

$275K median · 1,018 closings · 38 days

Lithonia

$258K median · 895 closings · 44 days

Tucker

$415K median · 408 closings · 25 days

Brookhaven

$842K median · 326 closings · 24 days

Ellenwood

$290K median · 252 closings · 27 days

Dunwoody

$700K median · 171 closings · 16 days

Avondale Estates

$673K median · 66 closings · 12 days

Scottdale

$498K median · 58 closings · 44 days

Clarkston

$300K median · 56 closings · 24 days

Stonecrest

$370K median · 53 closings · 25 days

Chamblee

$575K median · 36 closings · 25 days

Doraville

$399K median · 29 closings · 52 days

Smoke Rise

$600K median · 25 closings · 35 days

Pine Lake

$328K median · 8 closings · 84 days

What do homes cost by zip code in DeKalb 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.

30002Avondale Estates · $673K median30021Clarkston · $300K median30030Decatur · $630K median30032Decatur · $290K median30033Decatur · $500K median30034Decatur · $255K median30035Decatur · $245K median30038Lithonia · $245K median30058Lithonia · $269K median30072Pine Lake · $335K median30079Scottdale · $474K median30083Stone Mountain · $260K median30084Tucker · $415K median30087Stone Mountain · $350K median30088Stone Mountain · $247K median30294Ellenwood · $290K median30307Atlanta · $800K median30316Atlanta · $470K median30317Atlanta · $647K median30319Brookhaven · $825K median30329Atlanta · $474K median30338Dunwoody · $735K median30340Atlanta · $392K median30341Atlanta · $531K median30345Atlanta · $625K median30346Atlanta · $356K median30360Atlanta · $494K median

Questions people ask

DeKalb County questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in DeKalb County?

The median single-family home in DeKalb County sold for $365,000 over the 12 months through September 2026 (-0.1% vs Sep 2025). Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, single-family homes, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, through September 2026.

How fast do homes sell in DeKalb County?

Single-family homes in DeKalb County spent a median 51 days on the market over the 12 months through September 2026, and sold at 98.4% 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 DeKalb County housing market right now?

DeKalb County's single-family market is running cool by its own standards: a TRG market temperature of 33 out of 100 in September 2026, warmer than 4 of the 12 other Septembers since 2014. The score compares months of supply (3.6 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 DeKalb County a good place to buy a home in 2026?

DeKalb County gives buyers room to work: the median single-family home spends 51 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 DeKalb, GA?

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