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Satellite view of Ellenwood, DeKalb County, Georgia

Ellenwood, GA housing market data

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

What it means

Ellenwood is one of DeKalb County's active markets. Our FMLS archive shows 2,231 closed sales here since January 2020.

Over the trailing 12 months, Ellenwood recorded 252 closed sales at a median price of $290,000. Median days on market: 27. That's about 4 weeks from list to contract, so buyers have room to compare and negotiate. The average close-to-list ratio was 95.1%, so the typical seller gave up about 4.9% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $252,562 to $285,000. That's up 13%. 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 Ellenwood →

Ellenwood, by the numbers

$290,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
252
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
27
Median days on market
$129
Median price per sq ft
95.1%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 252 closed sales.

How is the Ellenwood market moving?

Median close price, Ellenwood
TerenceRichardson.com $304K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $365K 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$256K
Nov 2021$334K
Dec 2021$288K
Jan 2022$333K
Feb 2022$264K
Mar 2022$330K
Apr 2022$280K
May 2022$337K
Jun 2022$348K
Jul 2022$365K
Aug 2022$328K
Sep 2022$283K
Oct 2022$320K
Nov 2022$300K
Dec 2022$303K
Jan 2023$270K
Feb 2023$293K
Mar 2023$305K
Apr 2023$305K
May 2023$320K
Jun 2023$300K
Jul 2023$292K
Aug 2023$313K
Sep 2023$275K
Oct 2023$312K
Nov 2023$254K
Dec 2023$246K
Jan 2024$318K
Feb 2024$290K
Mar 2024$290K
Apr 2024$300K
May 2024$300K
Jun 2024$310K
Jul 2024$305K
Aug 2024$323K
Sep 2024$308K
Oct 2024$294K
Nov 2024$287K
Dec 2024$290K
Jan 2025$275K
Feb 2025$292K
Mar 2025$285K
Apr 2025$288K
May 2025$270K
Jun 2025$247K
Jul 2025$315K
Aug 2025$290K
Sep 2025$293K
Oct 2025$273K
Nov 2025$286K
Dec 2025$290K
Jan 2026$321K
Feb 2026$285K
Mar 2026$288K
Apr 2026$270K
May 2026$284K
Jun 2026$321K
Jul 2026$310K
Aug 2026$278K
Sep 2026$304K
Closed sales by month, Ellenwood
TerenceRichardson.com 15 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202325
Nov 202318
Dec 202318
Jan 202414
Feb 202424
Mar 202429
Apr 202435
May 202427
Jun 202421
Jul 202432
Aug 202432
Sep 202421
Oct 202427
Nov 202427
Dec 202418
Jan 202517
Feb 202523
Mar 202533
Apr 202536
May 202531
Jun 202534
Jul 202532
Aug 202532
Sep 202530
Oct 202528
Nov 202524
Dec 202521
Jan 202614
Feb 202618
Mar 202619
Apr 202621
May 202617
Jun 202630
Jul 202627
Aug 202618
Sep 202615
Median days on market, Ellenwood
TerenceRichardson.com 18d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 67d high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202313d
Nov 202324d
Dec 202336d
Jan 202415d
Feb 202416d
Mar 202421d
Apr 202424d
May 202421d
Jun 202419d
Jul 202433d
Aug 202430d
Sep 202423d
Oct 202432d
Nov 202460d
Dec 202460d
Jan 202539d
Feb 202538d
Mar 202540d
Apr 202526d
May 202526d
Jun 202530d
Jul 202528d
Aug 202528d
Sep 202567d
Oct 202538d
Nov 202514d
Dec 202552d
Jan 202638d
Feb 202624d
Mar 202643d
Apr 202623d
May 202626d
Jun 202624d
Jul 202644d
Aug 202621d
Sep 202618d
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, Ellenwood
TerenceRichardson.com 97.6% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 100.4% 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 202399.3%
Nov 202392.7%
Dec 202397.7%
Jan 202496.6%
Feb 202496.8%
Mar 202497.7%
Apr 202496.6%
May 202497.7%
Jun 202496.9%
Jul 202493.4%
Aug 202497.0%
Sep 202496.4%
Oct 202490.1%
Nov 202494.5%
Dec 202493.9%
Jan 202593.4%
Feb 202595.9%
Mar 202594.5%
Apr 202595.4%
May 202594.1%
Jun 202592.9%
Jul 202594.7%
Aug 202596.0%
Sep 202593.0%
Oct 202590.1%
Nov 202595.6%
Dec 202593.0%
Jan 202696.8%
Feb 202697.3%
Mar 202691.8%
Apr 202695.1%
May 202694.6%
Jun 202697.0%
Jul 202695.2%
Aug 2026100.4%
Sep 202697.6%
Median price per square foot, Ellenwood
TerenceRichardson.com $148 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $152 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$127
Nov 2021$124
Dec 2021$131
Jan 2022$134
Feb 2022$146
Mar 2022$140
Apr 2022$150
May 2022$140
Jun 2022$151
Jul 2022$148
Aug 2022$144
Sep 2022$140
Oct 2022$146
Nov 2022$145
Dec 2022$152
Jan 2023$143
Feb 2023$144
Mar 2023$143
Apr 2023$137
May 2023$144
Jun 2023$138
Jul 2023$149
Aug 2023$132
Sep 2023$145
Oct 2023$139
Nov 2023$131
Dec 2023$130
Jan 2024$146
Feb 2024$139
Mar 2024$145
Apr 2024$149
May 2024$123
Jun 2024$148
Jul 2024$127
Aug 2024$147
Sep 2024$125
Oct 2024$148
Nov 2024$139
Dec 2024$129
Jan 2025$126
Feb 2025$136
Mar 2025$125
Apr 2025$145
May 2025$130
Jun 2025$134
Jul 2025$130
Aug 2025$135
Sep 2025$123
Oct 2025$120
Nov 2025$125
Dec 2025$113
Jan 2026$126
Feb 2026$139
Mar 2026$125
Apr 2026$132
May 2026$134
Jun 2026$135
Jul 2026$131
Aug 2026$131
Sep 2026$148
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Ellenwood
TerenceRichardson.com $270K 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$265K
Feb$262K
Mar$274K
Apr$264K
May$278K
Jun$283K
Jul$291K
Aug$287K
Sep$281K
Oct$277K
Nov$279K
Dec$270K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Ellenwood?

31.7% of Ellenwood listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 117 withdrawn or expired against 252 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.

31.7%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 369 terminated listings (117 failed, 252 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

Ellenwood questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Ellenwood?

The median home sale price in Ellenwood is $290,000. That's based on 252 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 Ellenwood?

Homes in Ellenwood sell in a median of 27 days on market. That's about 4 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 95.1% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

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

Ellenwood gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 27 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 Ellenwood, GA?

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