Cardinal Lake Estates
Homes for Sale in Duluth, GA

Cardinal Lake Estates market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $490K ($208 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 24 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 9% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Georgia MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 30096 (Duluth), 163 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $375K ($194/sq ft), down 4.7% year over year, with a median 36 days on market. Right now 35 active and 11 pending listings put supply at about 4.8 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 30096 housing market.

Georgia MLS sales records identify 25 homes in Cardinal Lake Estates that have changed hands since 2023, built between 1962 and 2000 (median 1977), with a median living area of about 2,453 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Georgia MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community. Georgia has no statewide parcel roll comparable to Florida’s DOR file, so ownership and homestead shares are not shown.

Cardinal Lake Estates sits in Duluth, Gwinnett County, with pricing and pace built around the individual home rather than a shared amenity draw.

With no community amenities identified in current listings, the value story in Cardinal Lake Estates runs through the house and the lot, not a monthly HOA perk sheet. That means two homes at similar square footage can land at different price points based on finish level and condition, and it puts more weight on a buyer's own inspection and comparison work rather than assuming a shared feature is baked into every sale.

At a median of 24 days on market, this is not a market where offers sit for months, but it is also not a bidding-war environment based on what the data shows. For sellers, that median points toward pricing at or near comparable per-square-foot value from the start rather than testing the ceiling. For buyers, it means there is usually time to get an inspection scheduled and a decision made without a same-day-offer scramble, though with only three closings in the window, conditions here can shift quickly.

In a community with a thin closings sample and no amenity data to lean on, pricing a home well or evaluating an offer takes direct comparison to recent, similar sales rather than a generic community average. Momentum tracks Gwinnett listings and closings closely enough to tell a client when the three-sale sample is representative and when it is not, which matters more here than in a larger, amenity-driven community.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.