To say that Atlanta is having a moment would be an understatement. The de facto capital of the south has become about as important to the country’s cultural, social, and political atmosphere as nearly any city in the country.
Enormous projects, from the citywide Beltline project to copious amounts of new construction along the west side, have transformed wide swaths of Atlanta. And the COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the development of nearby suburbs, where more walkable and accessible downtown areas lure growing families that have been priced out of denser city neighborhoods.
These changes, coupled with an historically hot housing market across the country, have made Atlanta’s residential real estate market markedly less affordable and more competitive compared to just a year ago.
Where exactly has Atlanta changed most drastically over the last year? These maps show which Atlanta ZIP codes have seen the largest increases in both prices and competitiveness since mid-2020.
Key takeaways: How Atlanta has changed this past year
Prices are rising everywhere: Though these maps show what parts of Atlanta have changed the most, it’s important to note that all of Atlanta is seeing rising prices: Every one of the 104 ZIP codes we analyzed saw an increase in median home sale prices over the past year.
Norcross, GA experienced the biggest increase in median home sale prices: This northern suburb of Atlanta underwent a 41% increase in median sale prices. ZIP codes that map to the eastern suburb Stone Mountain and the southern suburb of Rex rounded out the top three.
ZIP codes near the center of the city became the most competitive: Using “DOM” (the number of days a home stays on the market on average), we can see how much faster homes sold compared to the previous year. ZIP codes that experienced the biggest decrease in median DOM tended to cluster near the center of Atlanta, in areas such as College Park, East Point, Lakewood Heights, and Midtown.
Eastern Atlanta had the biggest rise in price per square foot: Neighborhoods on Atlanta’s east side, stretching to the suburbs in Stone Mountain and Conyers, saw prices per square foot jump by as much as 76%.
The busiest ZIP code in the Atlanta area was 30062: This ZIP code, which maps to Marietta, had 325 single-family home transactions over the past year. The average number of transactions among all ZIP codes analyzed: 137.
The Atlanta ZIP codes with the biggest change in sale price
As mentioned above, all Atlanta-area ZIP codes saw at least some jump in median sale prices when comparing June-August of 2021 with the same time frame in 2020. But ZIP codes that map to areas such as Norcross, Stone Mountain, Rex, Alpharetta, and Conyers saw the biggest rise.
ZIP code
Median sales price: June-Aug 2020
Median sales price: June-Aug 2021
Percent change*
30071
$245,000
$345,000
41%
30083
$174,000
$242,523
39%
30273
$155,050
$215,000
39%
30009
$431,500
$590,000
37%
30013
$205,000
$279,000
36%
30002
$402,750
$547,227
36%
30274
$130,000
$176,000
35%
30318
$295,000
$399,000
35%
30314
$185,000
$249,500
35%
30035
$170,000
$229,000
35%
The Atlanta ZIP codes with the biggest change in days on market
Like many housing markets across the country, Atlanta has seen a home buying frenzy develop over the past year. From June-August of 2020, the median DOM across all ZIP codes we measured averaged out to 15 days. That number has dropped to just 6 days as of August 2021. In 86 of our ZIP codes, homes stayed on the market for a week or less.
Where did competition pick up the most? These 10 ZIP codes saw the biggest drop in DOM:
ZIP code
Median DOM: June-Aug 2020
Median DOM: June-Aug 2021
Change in DOM
30337
39
10
29
30309
35
9
26
30327
37
13
24
30344
27
7
20
30315
30
11
19
30350
26
7
19
30338
25
6
19
30328
25
7
18
30354
30
14
16
30228
21
6
15
The Atlanta ZIP codes with the biggest change in price per square foot
As this competition for homes around Atlanta has increased, so too has the amount of money you need to spend just to get the same amount of house as you did in 2020. In some ZIP codes, home buyers are spending nearly $100 more per square foot this year compared to last. ZIP codes that saw the greatest change in price per square foot map to places such as Stone Mountain, Decatur, Forest Park, and Austell.
ZIP code
Median price per square foot: June-Aug 2020
Median price per square foot: June-Aug 2021
Percent change*
30083
$101
$179
76%
30034
$90
$144
61%
30297
$84
$126
50%
30168
$105
$156
49%
30012
$98
$144
47%
30035
$94
$137
46%
30093
$124
$181
46%
30294
$89
$128
44%
30331
$113
$161
42%
30260
$89
$127
42%
The bottom line
Atlanta was changing well before the pandemic, but the shifts in lifestyle that the pandemic created — an emphasis on space, a reduced need to withstand long commutes — are helping to alter the city’s real estate market in significant ways.
City neighborhoods are seeing increased competition and higher prices, while the suburbs are the battlegrounds for bidding wars that have driven up median sale prices by over $150,000 in some ZIP codes. Like other hot markets across the U.S., Atlanta's new normal means that home buyers this year have to act fast, and come prepared to spend markedly more, particularly for single-family homes.
The following is the full list of Atlanta ZIP codes we measured, and how their median sale prices, median prices per square foot, and median days on market changed from June-August 2020 to June-August 2021.
ZIP code
DOM: June-Aug '20
DOM: June-Aug '21
Sale price: June-Aug '20
Sale price: June-Aug '21
$/sq foot: June-Aug '20
$/sq foot: June-Aug '21
30002
5
4
$402,750
$547,227
$200
$267
30004
16
5
$485,000
$510,000
$173
$217
30005
17
5
$475,500
$632,500
$162
$187
30008
12
6
$242,000
$290,500
$124
$171
30009
16
5
$431,500
$590,000
$195
$248
30012
18
7
$170,000
$225,000
$98
$144
30013
13
6
$205,000
$279,000
$93
$127
30017
14
5
$293,000
$350,000
$107
$134
30022
15
5
$435,000
$515,000
$161
$204
30024
16
5
$342,500
$430,000
$122
$168
30030
15
5
$533,000
$600,000
$286
$346
30032
16
6
$240,000
$285,000
$153
$214
30033
16
5
$390,000
$432,500
$220
$258
30034
14
6
$178,000
$231,250
$90
$144
30035
9
6
$170,000
$229,000
$94
$137
30038
14
6
$188,000
$227,450
$100
$140
30039
9
5
$225,000
$290,000
$103
$136
30043
9
5
$272,500
$355,500
$113
$147
30044
10
6
$252,938
$298,500
$115
$154
30046
7
5
$234,000
$297,500
$113
$152
30047
14
5
$265,000
$325,000
$113
$147
30052
10
4
$230,000
$295,000
$105
$141
30058
13
5
$175,000
$209,950
$98
$133
30060
10
7
$281,500
$309,300
$161
$203
30062
11
5
$370,000
$436,000
$149
$178
30064
14
5
$360,000
$420,000
$134
$175
30066
11
5
$314,000
$362,000
$136
$169
30067
17
6
$390,000
$425,000
$162
$192
30068
18
6
$473,750
$532,500
$159
$188
30071
10
4
$245,000
$345,000
$132
$182
30075
15
5
$488,000
$580,000
$165
$212
30076
15
5
$395,298
$462,720
$172
$219
30078
11
6
$261,000
$307,000
$113
$145
30080
17
6
$365,628
$424,000
$172
$202
30082
8
7
$339,000
$400,000
$153
$185
30083
13
7
$174,000
$242,523
$101
$179
30084
10
5
$286,245
$353,000
$149
$205
30087
15
6
$238,500
$305,000
$101
$129
30088
11
6
$168,500
$215,000
$94
$127
30092
17
5
$399,000
$411,000
$144
$169
30093
10
6
$214,000
$250,000
$124
$181
30094
16
6
$229,000
$275,000
$100
$129
30096
12
6
$282,150
$332,250
$141
$173
30097
19
5
$440,000
$581,000
$142
$190
30102
8
4
$258,000
$346,500
$114
$142
ZIP code
DOM: June-Aug '20
DOM: June-Aug '21
Sale price: June-Aug '20
Sale price: June-Aug '21
$/sq foot: June-Aug '20
$/sq foot: June-Aug '21
30106
5
6
$212,900
$273,500
$123
$157
30122
13
5
$209,000
$245,000
$104
$136
30126
12
5
$290,000
$350,000
$122
$163
30127
10
5
$270,000
$325,931
$117
$152
30134
12
5
$205,000
$253,000
$112
$147
30135
12
5
$225,200
$280,000
$106
$138
30141
9
5
$203,000
$266,396
$120
$164
30144
6
4
$243,500
$315,000
$126
$169
30152
11
5
$326,000
$394,000
$123
$164
30157
16
5
$227,500
$272,500
$123
$166
30168
6
5
$200,000
$249,500
$105
$156
30188
7
4
$279,000
$345,000
$146
$198
30213
16
5
$230,400
$288,000
$100
$132
30214
13
6
$277,500
$335,000
$109
$135
30215
16
5
$289,075
$338,500
$115
$143
30228
21
6
$222,945
$267,500
$106
$140
30236
13
6
$179,500
$231,000
$99
$127
30238
16
6
$160,000
$200,500
$96
$130
30252
17
5
$299,700
$373,375
$111
$133
30253
15
5
$239,900
$279,500
$104
$125
30260
11
7
$147,500
$194,500
$89
$127
30273
11
5
$155,050
$215,000
$95
$123
30274
10
5
$130,000
$176,000
$89
$121
30281
12
5
$204,450
$250,000
$101
$133
30290
16
5
$365,000
$399,500
$126
$147
30291
17
4
$169,000
$205,938
$110
$126
30294
8
5
$204,000
$265,000
$89
$128
30296
10
6
$172,000
$210,000
$85
$119
30297
14
7
$118,000
$153,000
$84
$126
30305
16
13
$786,900
$965,000
$402
$377
30306
12
7
$845,000
$870,650
$368
$386
30307
19
6
$585,500
$707,500
$307
$368
30309
35
9
$705,000
$750,000
$333
$407
30310
20
9
$256,335
$339,900
$183
$241
30311
23
9
$225,000
$230,000
$173
$164
30312
15
8
$475,000
$511,250
$303
$401
30314
18
11
$185,000
$249,500
$163
$226
30315
30
11
$203,450
$250,000
$163
$231
30316
15
7
$350,450
$435,000
$230
$325
30317
11
5
$498,900
$555,000
$277
$334
30318
19
6
$295,000
$399,000
$215
$258
30319
14
8
$575,000
$672,000
$256
$304
30324
19
13
$583,125
$658,500
$285
$297
30327
37
13
$1,150,000
$1,250,000
$280
$332
30328
25
7
$505,000
$552,500
$193
$233
30329
22
13
$426,750
$508,970
$206
$254
30331
21
7
$210,000
$240,000
$113
$161
30337
39
10
$282,500
$347,500
$164
$214
30338
25
6
$503,750
$575,000
$176
$206
30339
17
10
$465,000
$480,000
$169
$214
30340
19
7
$330,000
$410,000
$166
$209
30341
8
8
$405,000
$482,500
$214
$247
30342
25
11
$661,250
$690,000
$274
$277
30344
27
7
$189,325
$217,000
$136
$183
30345
13
10
$450,000
$553,500
$191
$265
30349
13
6
$189,000
$236,000
$103
$136
30350
26
7
$573,250
$677,500
$154
$204
30354
30
14
$185,250
$221,500
$151
$204
30360
7
12
$376,000
$480,972
$159
$196
Methodology
To create this report, Orchard analyzed transactions across ZIP codes in the Atlanta MLS for two three-month periods: June-August of 2020, and June-August of 2021. All ZIP codes within 25 miles of Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park near downtown Atlanta, with at least 25 home sale transactions of single-family homes and townhomes in both time frames, were included.
For each metric, Orchard compared the difference between each time frame, and ranked ZIP codes based on either the total difference (for median DOM) or percent difference (for median sale prices and median price per square foot).
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Eric Goldschein
Eric is a writer, editor, and former Senior Manager of Content at Orchard. He has over a decade of writing experience, and his work has appeared in Business Insider, NerdWallet, and more.
Eric is a writer, editor, and former Senior Manager of Content at Orchard. He has over a decade of writing experience, and his work has appeared in Business Insider, NerdWallet, and more.