Forest Acres
Homes for Sale in Atlanta, GA

Forest Acres market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $400K ($225 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 57 days on market for closed sales.

In ZIP 30339 (Atlanta), 215 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $445K ($233/sq ft), up 2.2% year over year, with a median 47 days on market. Right now 74 active and 6 pending listings put supply at about 6.3 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 30339 housing market.

Georgia MLS sales records identify 9 homes in Forest Acres that have changed hands since 2023, built between 1959 and 1962 (median 1961), with a median living area of about 1,943 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-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.

Forest Acres is a Cobb County community inside Atlanta where recent activity has been light enough that pricing should be read as a range of outcomes rather than a fixed number, and where homes are competing on their own merits rather than shared amenities.

With just four closings in the current window, Forest Acres does not offer the kind of statistical depth you get in a high-turnover subdivision. The median price of $400,000 and median $224.80 per square foot are real data points, but they represent a handful of transactions, not a broad trend line. A buyer evaluating a specific listing here needs a comparison built around that individual home's condition and lot, not just the community median.

The 56.5-day median days on market reinforces that this is not a market where homes are getting bid up in the first weekend. Sellers who price realistically at listing tend to do better than those who start high and chase the market down over several price cuts. Buyers, in turn, have some room to negotiate on price or terms, particularly on listings that have already logged a few weeks on market.

In a low-volume market like Forest Acres, the median price and per-square-foot figures only tell part of the story. We pull the underlying comparables property by property, so pricing a listing or evaluating an offer accounts for condition and lot specifics rather than leaning on a median built from a handful of sales.

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