Garden Hills
Homes for Sale in Atlanta, GA
All 2,265 homes for sale in Atlanta, GA · median $339,900 · 208 homes for sale in 30305
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Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, 22 recorded sales closed at a median of $1,347,500, $486 per square foot, a median 11 days on market, sellers accepting 100% of original asking (+12% versus the prior year). At the median price and Fulton County's 2025 rate of 25.95 mills, annual property tax runs about $13,990.
Garden Hills prices on land and location more than square footage. A median of $1,347,500 against a median price per square foot of $486.14 tells you the market here is paying for the Atlanta-adjacent address and lot, not just finished space — renovation quality and lot use can swing value meaningfully within the same block.
An 11-day median days on market says well-priced, well-presented listings are not sitting. With 22 closings in the current window, this is a market with real transaction volume behind it, not a thin sample skewing the numbers. Sellers should price to the current pace rather than to what a home might have brought a year ago; buyers should have financing and decision-making ready to move before a first weekend is out.
Garden Hills right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($1.35M) is up 12.3% from the prior 12 months ($1.20M). With about 16 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Georgia MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20. Confidence: High (22 and 25 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 3x the typical Fulton County sale ($1.35M vs $425K, trailing 12 months, Georgia MLS records).
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· Updated September 22, 2026 · Live data: Georgia MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Garden HillsHomes for Sale in Atlanta, GA right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Garden Hills market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.35M ($486 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 11 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 12% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Georgia MLS closed sales (22 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 30305 (Atlanta), 273 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $1.12M ($390/sq ft), up 12.7% year over year, with a median 43 days on market. Right now 150 active and 21 pending listings put supply at about 8.7 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 30305 housing market.
Georgia MLS sales records identify 63 homes in Garden Hills that have changed hands since 2023, built between 1920 and 2024 (median 1940), with a median living area of about 3,059 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 3-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.
Garden Hills sits inside Atlanta in Fulton County, close to the city core, with a market defined by fast turnover and per-square-foot pricing rather than by a published community amenity package.
Who Garden Hills is best for.
Best for
- Moving decisively once financing is in place, given an 11-day median time on market.
- Evaluating a home on condition and lot, not just a flat per-square-foot benchmark.
- Buying inside Atlanta's core with Fulton County access as a priority.
Probably not for
- Needing an extended, low-pressure search process before making an offer.
- Prioritizing a published community amenity package, since none is identified in current listings.
- Working with a fixed per-square-foot budget that does not allow for condition-driven price variation.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level Georgia MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.35M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.20M) IS the +12.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 25 sales each (22 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS (GAMLS). Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
8% of homes for sale in ZIP 30305 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-20).
The Garden Hills buying strategy.
If we were buying in Garden Hills today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Garden Hills.
What the numbers are actually saying
The gap worth watching is between median price and median price per square foot. At $486.14 per square foot against a $1,347,500 median, the math points to a mix of home sizes and conditions rather than one uniform product — a smaller, updated home and a larger, original-condition home can both land near that median through very different paths. That is a market where a comparative pricing conversation matters more than a rule-of-thumb per-square-foot number.
The 11-day median days on market, paired with 22 closings in the tracked window, describes a community that clears inventory quickly when it is priced to current conditions. That combination rewards sellers who price at the market on day one and buyers who arrive pre-approved and ready to write, since the data does not show homes sitting long enough to negotiate softly.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Garden Hills. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market moving on an 11-day median and pricing more on land and condition than on a flat per-square-foot formula, the value of representation is in the pricing conversation and the timeline — knowing what a specific home's finishes and lot actually support, and being positioned to act inside that short window rather than reacting after it closes.
Garden Hills in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Georgia MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Georgia MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2023 (66 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Georgia DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Georgia MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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