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East Atlanta, Atlanta GA

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

East Atlanta is a Atlanta community in Fulton County. The FMLS archive we maintain shows 662 closed sales here since January 2020. That's enough to read this market on its own numbers, not Atlanta averages.

Over the trailing 12 months, East Atlanta recorded 64 closed sales at a median price of $499,000. Median days on market: 40. That's about 6 weeks from list to contract, so buyers have room to compare and negotiate. The average close-to-list ratio was 97.4%, so the typical seller gave up about 2.6% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $390,000 to $499,950. That's up 28%. These figures come from the Terence Richardson Group's own FMLS closed-sales archive, refreshed monthly. It's the same data we price from.

As of September 2026, the pace here has been measured. That usually gives buyers room to negotiate. For sellers, week-one pricing discipline is the difference-maker.

East Atlanta, by the numbers

$499,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
64
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
40
Median days on market
$302
Median price per sq ft
97.4%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 64 closed sales.

How is the East Atlanta market moving?

Median close price, East Atlanta
TerenceRichardson.com $468K Oct 2023 Sep 2026 $600K 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 2023n/a
Nov 2023$380K
Dec 2023$470K
Jan 2024n/a
Feb 2024$435K
Mar 2024$450K
Apr 2024$532K
May 2024$405K
Jun 2024n/a
Jul 2024n/a
Aug 2024$468K
Sep 2024n/a
Oct 2024$489K
Nov 2024$470K
Dec 2024$413K
Jan 2025n/a
Feb 2025n/a
Mar 2025n/a
Apr 2025$528K
May 2025$480K
Jun 2025$500K
Jul 2025n/a
Aug 2025$368K
Sep 2025$505K
Oct 2025n/a
Nov 2025n/a
Dec 2025n/a
Jan 2026n/a
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026$444K
Apr 2026$500K
May 2026$530K
Jun 2026$570K
Jul 2026$600K
Aug 2026$495K
Sep 2026$468K
Closed sales by month, East Atlanta
TerenceRichardson.com 6 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 20232
Nov 20238
Dec 20239
Jan 20242
Feb 20246
Mar 20247
Apr 20246
May 20247
Jun 20244
Jul 20243
Aug 20245
Sep 20243
Oct 20248
Nov 20245
Dec 20246
Jan 20251
Feb 20252
Mar 20252
Apr 202511
May 20259
Jun 202511
Jul 20252
Aug 20255
Sep 20256
Oct 20254
Nov 20251
Dec 20254
Jan 20260
Feb 20264
Mar 20268
Apr 20267
May 202611
Jun 20266
Jul 20265
Aug 20268
Sep 20266
Median days on market, East Atlanta
TerenceRichardson.com 38d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 101d high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from the line.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2023n/a
Nov 202354d
Dec 202345d
Jan 2024n/a
Feb 202448d
Mar 20246d
Apr 20246d
May 202450d
Jun 2024n/a
Jul 2024n/a
Aug 202431d
Sep 2024n/a
Oct 202414d
Nov 20249d
Dec 202432d
Jan 2025n/a
Feb 2025n/a
Mar 2025n/a
Apr 20255d
May 202526d
Jun 20259d
Jul 2025n/a
Aug 20259d
Sep 202519d
Oct 2025n/a
Nov 2025n/a
Dec 2025n/a
Jan 2026n/a
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026101d
Apr 202612d
May 202618d
Jun 202642d
Jul 202627d
Aug 202693d
Sep 202638d

Subdivision samples are thin by nature; months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from lines rather than plotted as misleading points.

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in East Atlanta?

50.8% of East Atlanta listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 66 withdrawn or expired against 64 closed.

That means nearly half 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.

50.8%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 130 terminated listings (66 failed, 64 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

East Atlanta questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in East Atlanta?

The median home sale price in East Atlanta is $499,000. That's based on 64 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 East Atlanta?

Homes in East Atlanta sell in a median of 40 days on market. That's about 6 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 97.4% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

Is East Atlanta a good place to buy a home in 2026?

East Atlanta gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 40 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.

Thinking about selling in East Atlanta? Every valuation we prepare is hand-built from FMLS comps, including recent East Atlanta closings around the $499,000 median. Request yours. Buying? Tell us what you're looking for.

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