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Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta GA

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

Old Fourth Ward is a Atlanta community in Fulton County. The FMLS archive we maintain shows 261 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, Old Fourth Ward recorded 36 closed sales at a median price of $1,105,000. Median days on market: 20. That's about 3 weeks from list to contract, so buyers rarely get a second weekend to decide. The average close-to-list ratio was 97.9%, so the typical seller gave up about 2.1% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $806,500 to $932,000. That's up 16%. 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.

Old Fourth Ward, by the numbers

$1,105,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
36
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
20
Median days on market
$415
Median price per sq ft
97.9%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 36 closed sales.

How is the Old Fourth Ward market moving?

Median close price, Old Fourth Ward
TerenceRichardson.com $775K Oct 2023 Sep 2026 $1.65M 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 2023n/a
Dec 2023n/a
Jan 2024n/a
Feb 2024n/a
Mar 2024n/a
Apr 2024n/a
May 2024$1.07M
Jun 2024$965K
Jul 2024n/a
Aug 2024n/a
Sep 2024n/a
Oct 2024n/a
Nov 2024$838K
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 2025$1.05M
Sep 2025$780K
Oct 2025n/a
Nov 2025n/a
Dec 2025n/a
Jan 2026n/a
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026n/a
Apr 2026n/a
May 2026n/a
Jun 2026n/a
Jul 2026$1.65M
Aug 2026$775K
Sep 2026n/a
Closed sales by month, Old Fourth Ward
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 20232
Dec 20231
Jan 20240
Feb 20242
Mar 20243
Apr 20242
May 20246
Jun 20247
Jul 20241
Aug 20244
Sep 20241
Oct 20242
Nov 20246
Dec 20242
Jan 20251
Feb 20252
Mar 20252
Apr 20254
May 20250
Jun 20252
Jul 20250
Aug 20256
Sep 20255
Oct 20253
Nov 20252
Dec 20253
Jan 20261
Feb 20264
Mar 20264
Apr 20262
May 20264
Jun 20261
Jul 20265
Aug 20265
Sep 20262
Median days on market, Old Fourth Ward
TerenceRichardson.com 51d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 157d 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 2023n/a
Dec 2023n/a
Jan 2024n/a
Feb 2024n/a
Mar 2024n/a
Apr 2024n/a
May 202469d
Jun 202410d
Jul 2024n/a
Aug 2024n/a
Sep 2024n/a
Oct 2024n/a
Nov 202442d
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 202544d
Sep 2025157d
Oct 2025n/a
Nov 2025n/a
Dec 2025n/a
Jan 2026n/a
Feb 2026n/a
Mar 2026n/a
Apr 2026n/a
May 2026n/a
Jun 2026n/a
Jul 202648d
Aug 202651d
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 Old Fourth Ward?

56.1% of Old Fourth Ward listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 46 withdrawn or expired against 36 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.

56.1%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 82 terminated listings (46 failed, 36 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

Old Fourth Ward questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Old Fourth Ward?

The median home sale price in Old Fourth Ward is $1,105,000. That's based on 36 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 Old Fourth Ward?

Homes in Old Fourth Ward sell in a median of 20 days on market. That's about 3 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 97.9% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

Is Old Fourth Ward a good place to buy a home in 2026?

Old Fourth Ward is a competitive market: the median home sells in 20 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 Old Fourth Ward? Every valuation we prepare is hand-built from FMLS comps, including recent Old Fourth Ward closings around the $1,105,000 median. Request yours. Buying? Tell us what you're looking for.

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