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East Lake, Atlanta GA

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

East Lake is a Atlanta community in Fulton County. The FMLS archive we maintain shows 303 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 Lake recorded 40 closed sales at a median price of $680,000. Median days on market: 10. That's about a week from list to contract, so buyers rarely get a second weekend to decide. The average close-to-list ratio was 98.8%, so the typical seller gave up about 1.2% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $395,000 to $535,000. That's up 35%. 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, homes here have been moving quickly. Buyers should arrive with financing settled. Sellers should expect their price to be tested against recent closings, not hopes.

East Lake, by the numbers

$680,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
40
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
10
Median days on market
$316
Median price per sq ft
98.8%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 40 closed sales.

How is the East Lake market moving?

Median close price, East Lake
TerenceRichardson.com $600K Oct 2023 Sep 2026 $812K 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$485K
Dec 2023n/a
Jan 2024n/a
Feb 2024n/a
Mar 2024n/a
Apr 2024$812K
May 2024n/a
Jun 2024n/a
Jul 2024n/a
Aug 2024$756K
Sep 2024n/a
Oct 2024n/a
Nov 2024n/a
Dec 2024n/a
Jan 2025n/a
Feb 2025n/a
Mar 2025n/a
Apr 2025n/a
May 2025n/a
Jun 2025n/a
Jul 2025n/a
Aug 2025n/a
Sep 2025n/a
Oct 2025n/a
Nov 2025n/a
Dec 2025$450K
Jan 2026n/a
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026n/a
Apr 2026n/a
May 2026$725K
Jun 2026n/a
Jul 2026$733K
Aug 2026$600K
Sep 2026n/a
Closed sales by month, East Lake
TerenceRichardson.com 2 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 20231
Nov 20235
Dec 20232
Jan 20241
Feb 20243
Mar 20242
Apr 20246
May 20243
Jun 20241
Jul 20241
Aug 20245
Sep 20243
Oct 20242
Nov 20243
Dec 20240
Jan 20250
Feb 20251
Mar 20254
Apr 20254
May 20253
Jun 20253
Jul 20253
Aug 20252
Sep 20253
Oct 20251
Nov 20251
Dec 20255
Jan 20262
Feb 20261
Mar 20263
Apr 20264
May 20267
Jun 20261
Jul 20266
Aug 20267
Sep 20262
Median days on market, East Lake
TerenceRichardson.com 17d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 86d 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 20239d
Dec 2023n/a
Jan 2024n/a
Feb 2024n/a
Mar 2024n/a
Apr 20246d
May 2024n/a
Jun 2024n/a
Jul 2024n/a
Aug 202412d
Sep 2024n/a
Oct 2024n/a
Nov 2024n/a
Dec 2024n/a
Jan 2025n/a
Feb 2025n/a
Mar 2025n/a
Apr 2025n/a
May 2025n/a
Jun 2025n/a
Jul 2025n/a
Aug 2025n/a
Sep 2025n/a
Oct 2025n/a
Nov 2025n/a
Dec 202586d
Jan 2026n/a
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026n/a
Apr 2026n/a
May 20263d
Jun 2026n/a
Jul 20267d
Aug 202617d
Sep 2026n/a

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 Lake?

45.2% of East Lake listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 33 withdrawn or expired against 40 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.

45.2%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 73 terminated listings (33 failed, 40 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 Lake questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in East Lake?

The median home sale price in East Lake is $680,000. That's based on 40 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 Lake?

Homes in East Lake sell in a median of 10 days on market. That's about a week from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 98.8% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

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

East Lake is a competitive market: the median home sells in 10 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.

Thinking about selling in East Lake? Every valuation we prepare is hand-built from FMLS comps, including recent East Lake closings around the $680,000 median. Request yours. Buying? Tell us what you're looking for.

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