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Satellite view of Fairburn, Fulton County, Georgia

Fairburn, GA housing market data

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

What it means

Fairburn is one of Fulton County's active markets. Our FMLS archive shows 4,084 closed sales here since January 2020.

Over the trailing 12 months, Fairburn recorded 475 closed sales at a median price of $355,000. Median days on market: 36. That's about 5 weeks from list to contract, so buyers have room to compare and negotiate. The average close-to-list ratio was 96%, so the typical seller gave up about 4% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $277,125 to $350,000. That's up 26%. 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 Fairburn →

Fairburn, by the numbers

$355,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
475
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
36
Median days on market
$151
Median price per sq ft
96%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 475 closed sales.

How is the Fairburn market moving?

Median close price, Fairburn
TerenceRichardson.com $345K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $390K 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$305K
Nov 2021$321K
Dec 2021$348K
Jan 2022$315K
Feb 2022$343K
Mar 2022$336K
Apr 2022$361K
May 2022$367K
Jun 2022$370K
Jul 2022$326K
Aug 2022$346K
Sep 2022$337K
Oct 2022$298K
Nov 2022$340K
Dec 2022$318K
Jan 2023$317K
Feb 2023$359K
Mar 2023$338K
Apr 2023$376K
May 2023$351K
Jun 2023$324K
Jul 2023$326K
Aug 2023$336K
Sep 2023$324K
Oct 2023$352K
Nov 2023$350K
Dec 2023$337K
Jan 2024$368K
Feb 2024$360K
Mar 2024$390K
Apr 2024$357K
May 2024$350K
Jun 2024$345K
Jul 2024$360K
Aug 2024$355K
Sep 2024$379K
Oct 2024$350K
Nov 2024$325K
Dec 2024$350K
Jan 2025$331K
Feb 2025$340K
Mar 2025$342K
Apr 2025$373K
May 2025$349K
Jun 2025$356K
Jul 2025$355K
Aug 2025$367K
Sep 2025$336K
Oct 2025$325K
Nov 2025$350K
Dec 2025$355K
Jan 2026$330K
Feb 2026$375K
Mar 2026$367K
Apr 2026$353K
May 2026$390K
Jun 2026$370K
Jul 2026$350K
Aug 2026$360K
Sep 2026$345K
Closed sales by month, Fairburn
TerenceRichardson.com 41 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202338
Nov 202341
Dec 202340
Jan 202432
Feb 202445
Mar 202444
Apr 202441
May 202446
Jun 202439
Jul 202440
Aug 202451
Sep 202442
Oct 202448
Nov 202441
Dec 202448
Jan 202529
Feb 202535
Mar 202542
Apr 202546
May 202555
Jun 202548
Jul 202542
Aug 202552
Sep 202548
Oct 202547
Nov 202525
Dec 202542
Jan 202634
Feb 202621
Mar 202642
Apr 202638
May 202633
Jun 202660
Jul 202645
Aug 202647
Sep 202641
Median days on market, Fairburn
TerenceRichardson.com 30d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 65d high

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

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PeriodValue
Oct 202318d
Nov 202332d
Dec 202328d
Jan 202426d
Feb 202425d
Mar 202420d
Apr 202438d
May 202428d
Jun 202432d
Jul 202422d
Aug 202440d
Sep 202434d
Oct 202448d
Nov 202432d
Dec 202449d
Jan 202530d
Feb 202552d
Mar 202543d
Apr 202550d
May 202543d
Jun 202554d
Jul 202548d
Aug 202552d
Sep 202548d
Oct 202544d
Nov 202526d
Dec 202536d
Jan 202655d
Feb 202665d
Mar 202636d
Apr 202634d
May 202636d
Jun 202624d
Jul 202627d
Aug 202633d
Sep 202630d
Months of supply, single-family, Fulton County (county-level)
TerenceRichardson.com 4.3 Oct 2023 Sep 2026 4.6 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 20232.8
Nov 20232.9
Dec 20232.9
Jan 20243.0
Feb 20243.1
Mar 20243.2
Apr 20243.2
May 20243.4
Jun 20243.5
Jul 20243.6
Aug 20243.7
Sep 20243.8
Oct 20243.9
Nov 20243.9
Dec 20244.0
Jan 20254.1
Feb 20254.1
Mar 20254.2
Apr 20254.3
May 20254.4
Jun 20254.4
Jul 20254.5
Aug 20254.5
Sep 20254.5
Oct 20254.5
Nov 20254.6
Dec 20254.6
Jan 20264.5
Feb 20264.5
Mar 20264.5
Apr 20264.4
May 20264.4
Jun 20264.4
Jul 20264.3
Aug 20264.3
Sep 20264.3
Close-to-list price ratio, Fairburn
TerenceRichardson.com 96.1% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 99.2% 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 202399.2%
Nov 202398.2%
Dec 202396.4%
Jan 202498.1%
Feb 202498.7%
Mar 202496.6%
Apr 202496.8%
May 202496.2%
Jun 202496.8%
Jul 202496.5%
Aug 202495.7%
Sep 202497.1%
Oct 202495.2%
Nov 202496.7%
Dec 202495.7%
Jan 202596.7%
Feb 202595.5%
Mar 202594.6%
Apr 202597.2%
May 202596.9%
Jun 202596.1%
Jul 202596.1%
Aug 202594.8%
Sep 202594.1%
Oct 202593.2%
Nov 202597.6%
Dec 202595.6%
Jan 202696.5%
Feb 202695.0%
Mar 202695.5%
Apr 202695.2%
May 202696.6%
Jun 202696.6%
Jul 202698.3%
Aug 202696.3%
Sep 202696.1%
Median price per square foot, Fairburn
TerenceRichardson.com $156 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $164 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$135
Nov 2021$135
Dec 2021$135
Jan 2022$142
Feb 2022$134
Mar 2022$141
Apr 2022$143
May 2022$162
Jun 2022$149
Jul 2022$152
Aug 2022$149
Sep 2022$154
Oct 2022$155
Nov 2022$149
Dec 2022$156
Jan 2023$155
Feb 2023$147
Mar 2023$164
Apr 2023$156
May 2023$148
Jun 2023$163
Jul 2023$164
Aug 2023$163
Sep 2023$162
Oct 2023$157
Nov 2023$157
Dec 2023$156
Jan 2024$158
Feb 2024$163
Mar 2024$152
Apr 2024$152
May 2024$148
Jun 2024$146
Jul 2024$149
Aug 2024$150
Sep 2024$152
Oct 2024$139
Nov 2024$159
Dec 2024$161
Jan 2025$161
Feb 2025$144
Mar 2025$143
Apr 2025$145
May 2025$153
Jun 2025$147
Jul 2025$147
Aug 2025$147
Sep 2025$161
Oct 2025$140
Nov 2025$144
Dec 2025$155
Jan 2026$153
Feb 2026$149
Mar 2026$149
Apr 2026$155
May 2026$153
Jun 2026$152
Jul 2026$154
Aug 2026$149
Sep 2026$156
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Fairburn
TerenceRichardson.com $326K 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$302K
Feb$320K
Mar$324K
Apr$332K
May$331K
Jun$324K
Jul$322K
Aug$325K
Sep$325K
Oct$314K
Nov$321K
Dec$326K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Fairburn?

31.5% of Fairburn listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 218 withdrawn or expired against 475 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.

31.5%failed to sell

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

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 693 terminated listings (218 failed, 475 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 Fairburn

Every community with 10 or more closed sales in the last 12 months gets its own data page. 11 qualify in Fairburn.

Artisan Walk$300K median · 13 sales since 2020Creekside at Oxford Park$386K median · 164 sales since 2020Dodson Woods$413K median · 51 sales since 2020Durham Lakes$430K median · 89 sales since 2020Enclave at Evergreen$400K median · 32 sales since 2020Enclave at Parkway Village$351K median · 36 sales since 2020Fern Dale$460K median · 18 sales since 2020Harmony Manor$425K median · 23 sales since 2020Le Jardin$780K median · 32 sales since 2020Oaks at Cedar Grove$370K median · 169 sales since 2020Renaissance at South Park$305K median · 495 sales since 2020

Questions people ask

Fairburn questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Fairburn?

The median home sale price in Fairburn is $355,000. That's based on 475 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 Fairburn?

Homes in Fairburn sell in a median of 36 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 96% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

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

Fairburn gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 36 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 Fairburn, GA?

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