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East Point, GA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

East Point, GA Housing Market Trends

With 38,380 people, 16,062 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $297,939, East Point real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in East Point, accounting for 52.47% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in East Point include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 34.61%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.56%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.92%).

People in East Point primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. East Point has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. East Point's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 45.69% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in East Point include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 23.97%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 22.86%). There's also some housing in East Point built before 1939 ( 7.48%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in East Point. Fully 12.29% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant East Point homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding East Point real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

East Point Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, East Point has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. East Point real estate appreciated 174.36% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.62%, putting East Point in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, East Point definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, East Point appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, East Point's appreciation rate has been 4.60%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in East Point were at 0.49%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 1.99%.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that East Point's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Georgia.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within East Point differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in East Point - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best East Point real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$297,939

East Point, GA Home Prices
> $1,444,000
$1,083,001 - $1,444,000
$722,001 - $1,083,000
$577,001 - $722,000
$433,001 - $577,000
$289,001 - $433,000
$144,001 - $289,000
$72,001 - $144,000
$0 - $72,000
0.1%
0.1%
0.5%
0.5%
1.6%
1.6%
4.2%
4.2%
14.1%
14.1%
33.2%
33.2%
33.6%
33.6%
8.9%
8.9%
3.7%
3.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Georgia

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

16,062

East Point Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,207 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
41.6%
41.6%
58.4%
58.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
12.3%
12.3%
87.7%
87.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
22.9%
22.9%
24.0%
24.0%
45.7%
45.7%
7.5%
7.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
52.5%
52.5%
2.9%
2.9%
8.6%
8.6%
34.6%
34.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.6%
2.6%
11.4%
11.4%
38.3%
38.3%
32.9%
32.9%
12.1%
12.1%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes