Phillips Trace
Homes for Sale in Lithonia, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Phillips Trace is trading at a median of $318,000, with price per square foot landing near $147 — a level that keeps the community accessible relative to much of the DeKalb County resale market. With no clubhouse, pool, or gated amenity package showing up in current listings, the value here is coming from the home and lot itself, not a shared amenity line item, which tends to keep carrying costs simpler for a buyer.
A median of 25 days on market says homes are moving at a normal, unhurried pace — not stale, not a bidding scramble. The current snapshot is built on a small closings window of five sales, so treat any single data point as directional rather than a firm ceiling or floor; a seller pricing off last month's numbers should confirm against the most recent comparable, and a buyer should not assume the next listing will behave identically.
The 60-Second Overview
Phillips Trace market snapshot (as of September 1, 2026): the median sale price is about $318K ($147 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 25 days on market for closed sales.
Phillips Trace sits in Lithonia within DeKalb County, priced in a range that keeps it competitive with nearby resale stock rather than positioned as a premium or amenity-driven community.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Phillips Trace is best for.
Best for
- Buying based on home and lot value rather than a community amenity package.
- Working with a limited comp set and wanting an agent to vet each sale individually before pricing.
- Targeting a Lithonia location within DeKalb County at a price near the current $318,000 median.
Probably not for
- Requiring an HOA-managed pool, clubhouse, or fitness facility as part of the purchase.
- Needing a large, seasoned comp set before feeling confident in a pricing strategy.
- Expecting a fast-paced, multiple-offer environment — current pace is closer to a typical 25-day timeline.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Phillips Trace
Live MLS inventory for Phillips Trace. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Phillips Trace listings as of 2026-09-02, priced high to low. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS (GAMLS). Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. 
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Schools
- DeKalb County School System
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Panola Way · Elementary
- Lithonia · Middle
- Lithonia · High
District figures are official Georgia (GOSA) 2024-25 data. Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Phillips Trace listings and can change; always confirm with the DeKalb County School System for a specific address.
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The Phillips Trace buying strategy.
If we were buying in Phillips Trace 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 Phillips Trace.
What the numbers are actually saying
At a median price of $318,000 and roughly $147 per square foot, Phillips Trace reads as a straightforward resale market — pricing is doing the work, not a marketed lifestyle package. No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so any pool, park, or clubhouse access a buyer sees on a listing sheet is likely private or off-site, not part of an HOA-run amenity system. That matters for underwriting: no amenity means no assumption of dues tied to shared recreation, though buyers should still confirm HOA status directly rather than infer it from this snapshot.
A median of 25 days on market is a middle-of-the-road pace — not evidence of urgency, not evidence of a stall. Combined with a closings window of just five transactions, the read here is necessarily narrow. This is a community where a buyer's agent needs to look hard at the individual comps behind the median rather than lean on the headline number alone, and where a seller should expect their agent to walk through comparable condition and lot specifics rather than quote a blanket price.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Phillips Trace. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With only five recent closings to draw from, the median price and per-square-foot figures in Phillips Trace can shift meaningfully with the next sale or two. We pull the underlying comps ourselves rather than repeating a averaged number, so pricing conversations — on either side of the transaction — are grounded in what actually sold, not what a summary statistic implies.
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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.
Tools for a Phillips Trace buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Georgia MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 1, 2026 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2025 (5 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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