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Satellite view of Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia

Decatur, GA housing market data

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

What it means

Decatur runs its own city school district, separate from DeKalb County's, and its square is one of the most walkable in the metro. It carries one of the strongest price premiums on the east side. Inventory is tight and turnover is slow, and both show up directly in its numbers.

Over the trailing 12 months, Decatur recorded 1,879 closed sales at a median price of $329,000. Median days on market: 37. That's about 5 weeks from list to contract, so buyers have room to compare and negotiate. The average close-to-list ratio was 94.6%, so the typical seller gave up about 5.4% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $296,918 to $290,000. That's down 2%. 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

What it's like to live in Decatur →

Decatur, by the numbers

$329,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
1,879
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
37
Median days on market
$201
Median price per sq ft
94.6%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 1,879 closed sales.

How is the Decatur market moving?

Median close price, Decatur
TerenceRichardson.com $343K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $392K high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$306K
Nov 2021$324K
Dec 2021$308K
Jan 2022$273K
Feb 2022$290K
Mar 2022$313K
Apr 2022$332K
May 2022$335K
Jun 2022$331K
Jul 2022$321K
Aug 2022$325K
Sep 2022$333K
Oct 2022$315K
Nov 2022$305K
Dec 2022$318K
Jan 2023$290K
Feb 2023$313K
Mar 2023$300K
Apr 2023$295K
May 2023$323K
Jun 2023$355K
Jul 2023$330K
Aug 2023$299K
Sep 2023$310K
Oct 2023$301K
Nov 2023$290K
Dec 2023$290K
Jan 2024$310K
Feb 2024$310K
Mar 2024$316K
Apr 2024$322K
May 2024$330K
Jun 2024$350K
Jul 2024$315K
Aug 2024$310K
Sep 2024$307K
Oct 2024$309K
Nov 2024$313K
Dec 2024$294K
Jan 2025$268K
Feb 2025$279K
Mar 2025$284K
Apr 2025$310K
May 2025$275K
Jun 2025$285K
Jul 2025$300K
Aug 2025$292K
Sep 2025$297K
Oct 2025$298K
Nov 2025$295K
Dec 2025$270K
Jan 2026$275K
Feb 2026$330K
Mar 2026$341K
Apr 2026$367K
May 2026$392K
Jun 2026$353K
Jul 2026$340K
Aug 2026$340K
Sep 2026$343K
Closed sales by month, Decatur
TerenceRichardson.com 119 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 2023144
Nov 2023116
Dec 2023112
Jan 202497
Feb 2024135
Mar 2024164
Apr 2024210
May 2024207
Jun 2024157
Jul 2024171
Aug 2024138
Sep 2024144
Oct 2024145
Nov 2024156
Dec 2024148
Jan 2025121
Feb 2025122
Mar 2025176
Apr 2025214
May 2025185
Jun 2025174
Jul 2025192
Aug 2025177
Sep 2025170
Oct 2025166
Nov 2025114
Dec 2025169
Jan 202691
Feb 2026115
Mar 2026165
Apr 2026196
May 2026189
Jun 2026205
Jul 2026183
Aug 2026167
Sep 2026119
Median days on market, Decatur
TerenceRichardson.com 35d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 66d high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202314d
Nov 202320d
Dec 202322d
Jan 202433d
Feb 202420d
Mar 202418d
Apr 202415d
May 202415d
Jun 202413d
Jul 202419d
Aug 202438d
Sep 202434d
Oct 202430d
Nov 202434d
Dec 202443d
Jan 202551d
Feb 202536d
Mar 202535d
Apr 202520d
May 202527d
Jun 202526d
Jul 202542d
Aug 202545d
Sep 202542d
Oct 202554d
Nov 202550d
Dec 202564d
Jan 202666d
Feb 202646d
Mar 202629d
Apr 202638d
May 202616d
Jun 202619d
Jul 202636d
Aug 202632d
Sep 202635d
Months of supply, single-family, DeKalb County (county-level)
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. City-level supply history is not yet published; the county series is shown for context.

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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
Close-to-list price ratio, Decatur
TerenceRichardson.com 95.2% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 97.7% 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 202397.7%
Nov 202394.8%
Dec 202396.2%
Jan 202493.9%
Feb 202497.7%
Mar 202497.0%
Apr 202497.1%
May 202497.3%
Jun 202496.6%
Jul 202496.9%
Aug 202494.7%
Sep 202495.2%
Oct 202494.3%
Nov 202494.1%
Dec 202492.4%
Jan 202593.0%
Feb 202593.8%
Mar 202594.4%
Apr 202596.3%
May 202595.4%
Jun 202596.5%
Jul 202594.5%
Aug 202593.4%
Sep 202592.0%
Oct 202591.6%
Nov 202592.7%
Dec 202591.4%
Jan 202691.6%
Feb 202693.9%
Mar 202696.3%
Apr 202695.9%
May 202697.1%
Jun 202695.8%
Jul 202695.0%
Aug 202695.9%
Sep 202695.2%
Median price per square foot, Decatur
TerenceRichardson.com $197 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $244 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.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$192
Nov 2021$202
Dec 2021$195
Jan 2022$185
Feb 2022$195
Mar 2022$200
Apr 2022$215
May 2022$226
Jun 2022$218
Jul 2022$208
Aug 2022$199
Sep 2022$225
Oct 2022$194
Nov 2022$202
Dec 2022$207
Jan 2023$176
Feb 2023$180
Mar 2023$187
Apr 2023$200
May 2023$217
Jun 2023$212
Jul 2023$206
Aug 2023$200
Sep 2023$204
Oct 2023$184
Nov 2023$188
Dec 2023$193
Jan 2024$181
Feb 2024$214
Mar 2024$200
Apr 2024$212
May 2024$219
Jun 2024$231
Jul 2024$207
Aug 2024$198
Sep 2024$201
Oct 2024$187
Nov 2024$191
Dec 2024$188
Jan 2025$174
Feb 2025$177
Mar 2025$173
Apr 2025$190
May 2025$176
Jun 2025$189
Jul 2025$183
Aug 2025$171
Sep 2025$178
Oct 2025$179
Nov 2025$166
Dec 2025$179
Jan 2026$177
Feb 2026$205
Mar 2026$217
Apr 2026$219
May 2026$244
Jun 2026$215
Jul 2026$195
Aug 2026$180
Sep 2026$197
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Decatur
TerenceRichardson.com $289K 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$271K
Feb$291K
Mar$294K
Apr$316K
May$320K
Jun$316K
Jul$310K
Aug$302K
Sep$308K
Oct$304K
Nov$296K
Dec$289K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Decatur?

44.6% of Decatur listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 1,512 withdrawn or expired against 1,879 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.

44.6%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 3,391 terminated listings (1,512 failed, 1,879 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.

Neighborhoods and subdivisions in Decatur

Every community with 10 or more closed sales in the last 12 months gets its own data page. 23 qualify in Decatur.

Belvedere Park$289K median · 382 sales since 2020Chapel Hill$280K median · 137 sales since 2020Churchill Downs$318K median · 43 sales since 2020Clairmont Place$212K median · 119 sales since 2020Decatur$722K median · 126 sales since 2020East Lake Terrace$340K median · 307 sales since 2020Glenwood Estates$268K median · 91 sales since 2020Leafmore Hills$722K median · 51 sales since 2020Lindmoor Woods$448K median · 117 sales since 2020Longview Run$300K median · 25 sales since 2020Medlock Park$471K median · 226 sales since 2020Midway Woods$599K median · 177 sales since 2020Oakhurst$1.1M median · 297 sales since 2020Parkside at Mason Mill$665K median · 57 sales since 2020Porter Reserve$422K median · 10 sales since 2020Riverside Station$234K median · 94 sales since 2020Somerset Heights$189K median · 104 sales since 2020Toney Gardens$324K median · 67 sales since 2020Toney Valley$308K median · 103 sales since 2020Tuxworth Springs$260K median · 82 sales since 2020University Heights$534K median · 50 sales since 2020Wilkins Cove$230K median · 27 sales since 2020Winnona Park$951K median · 133 sales since 2020

Questions people ask

Decatur questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Decatur?

The median home sale price in Decatur is $329,000. That's based on 1,879 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 Decatur?

Homes in Decatur sell in a median of 37 days on market. That's about 5 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 94.6% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

Is Decatur a good place to buy a home in 2026?

Decatur gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 37 days to sell, 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 the group's own FMLS closed-sales dataset for Metro Atlanta, updated monthly.

Who is the best Realtor in Decatur, GA?

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