Atlanta - GA housing market
The Atlanta metro has a typical home value of $377,428, down 1.6% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 42 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 30% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Atlanta housing market, October 2026
The typical Atlanta home is worth $377,428 as of August 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and down 1.6% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $377,428 to $395,188.
Homes are going pending in about 42 days, slower than the 33 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 34,194 homes for sale, 0% more than a year ago. 30.5% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 26.6% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,853 a month, up 2.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 17.0.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($75,486), the typical Atlanta home costs about $2,562 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $109,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($377,428) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Atlanta - GA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are down 1.6% over the past year. A home worth $383,565 last year is now worth roughly $377,428.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $378,479. Homes are selling at 98.3% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Atlanta - GA sit on the market for roughly 42 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 30.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 7,877 new listings hit the market each month in Atlanta - GA. There are currently 34,194 homes for sale, up 0.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Atlanta - GA is $1,853, up 2.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.0x, toss-up (#98 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,091 a month in principal and interest, $238 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.22% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in GA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta - GA | $252,841 | +2.8% | 31.0d |
| Savannah - GA | $342,336 | -2.6% | 40.0d |
| Columbus - GA | $210,990 | +3.8% | 20.0d |
| Macon - GA | $200,076 | +3.2% | 31.0d |