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Atlanta Home Sales Report

Research the change in home prices by ZIP code and compare the best and worst for 2011

The Atlanta Home Sales Report  lets you search sales and home value information for ZIP codes and counties throughout metro Atlanta. Check out our best and worst performer lists or use the ZIP code / County search to find your area or other areas to compare.

Top ZIP codes

ZIPs with the highest median home value increase in 2011

1 30294 (Henry) 22.16%
2 30005 (Forsyth) 16.71%
3 30004 (Fulton) 15.79%
4 30354 (Fulton) 15.78%
5 30106 (Cobb) 13.10%

For the purposes of this report, metro Atlanta consists of the following counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and Henry.

  • The number of overall home sales picked up by 11% across the metro Atlanta counties even though the median price dropped by nearly 15%. In most counties, the market was driven by resales, with the number of new-home sales either flat or declining.
  • The ZIP codes with the most home sales were in Lawrenceville (30044 and 30043) and Cumming (30040 and 30041). The Lawrenceville ZIP 30046 also saw the greatest increase in home sales, at 125%.
  • The biggest declines in number of homes sold could be found in the Cherokee community of Waleska (30183) and the Southwest Atlanta area of 30310.
  • The cheapest homes can be found in the West Atlanta area of 30314, where the median home sale was just over $15,000, slightly down from where it was last year.

Metro Atlanta home prices—at a glance

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Metro Atlanta home sales performance for 2011

Best-performing ZIPs

  • Largest growth in sales
  • Largest growth in prices
  • Most homes sold
  • Highest prices

Worst-performing ZIPs

  • Largest declines in sales
  • Largest declines in prices
  • Lowest prices

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Home sales headlines

Metro Atlanta home prices—at a glance

For the purposes of this report, metro Atlanta consists of the following counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and Henry.

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