Key takeaway
The Acworth housing market is roughly flat to slightly down in 2026. Zillow's typical Acworth home value was $406,860 in August 2026, 2.0% lower than a year earlier, and Redfin's newest public data (May 2026) shows a $356,450 median sale price, 36 median days on market and price drops on 35.1% of listings. Rates near 7.28% still set what most first-time buyers can afford.
At a glance
| Typical home value (Zillow, Aug 2026) | $406,860 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price, Acworth (Redfin, May 2026) | $356,450 |
| Median days on market (Redfin, May 2026) | 36 days |
| Listings with a price drop (Redfin, May 2026) | 35.1% |
| Months of supply, Acworth (Redfin, May 2026) | 2.0 |
| 30-year fixed rate (Freddie Mac, week of Oct 1, 2026) | 7.28% |
Acworth housing market: the numbers
The typical Acworth home is worth about $406,900, down 2.0% on a year ago. Across the Atlanta metro, homes for sale are 0.2% higher than a year earlier.
| ZIP code | Counties (by land area) | Typical home value | 12 months | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30101 | Cobb 68%, Paulding 26%, Bartow 5% | $432,100 | −1.2% | +20.9% |
| 30102 | Cherokee 50%, Bartow 39%, Cobb 11% | $378,600 | −3.2% | +20.4% |
| City of Acworth | Mostly Cobb | $406,900 | −2.0% | +20.5% |
Zillow Home Value Index (all homes, smoothed, seasonally adjusted), August 2026. A typical value is a benchmark for the area, not a price for a particular home. Counties: share of each ZIP code’s land area, U.S. Census Bureau 2020 ZIP code (ZCTA) to county relationship file. Metro figures (Zillow, July 2026 and August 2026) cover the whole Atlanta metro.
Ten years of Acworth home values
The typical Acworth home is worth $407,000, 89.2% more than ten years ago, against +96.9% for Georgia as a whole. Values peaked at $428,000 in June 2024 and are 4.9% below that peak now.
What the trend shows in 2026
The chart above tracks Zillow's typical value, a smoothed estimate for all Acworth homes, sold or not. It peaked in June 2024 and has eased a little most months since, reaching $406,860 in August 2026. That is a slow drift, not a sharp fall: Cobb County's typical value fell 1.94% over the same twelve months and Georgia's fell 0.55%.
Redfin sale prices: the latest month is May 2026
Redfin's public Data Center file was last updated on June 2, 2026, and its newest month is May 2026, so that is the most recent closed-sale data available for this page. In May 2026, the median sale price across all home types in Redfin's Acworth city area was $356,450, down 10.2% from $397,000 in May 2025. The median list price was $390,000, and homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot.
Read one month with care. Redfin counted 38 Acworth sales in May 2026, and over the twelve months to May the monthly median ran from $334,900 (December 2025) to $396,500 (August 2025). A swing that size mostly reflects which homes happened to close that month, so don't treat the 10.2% drop as the market's true change.
Why Zillow and Redfin give different numbers
Zillow's figure is an index of what a typical home is worth, seasonally adjusted and smoothed. Redfin's is the middle price of homes that closed in a given month. Redfin's ZIP figures also cover more ground than its city figure, because both Acworth ZIP codes reach well beyond city limits. Use Zillow for direction, Redfin for recent sale prices, and a current MLS search for the street you want: the public Redfin file stops at May 2026, so ask your agent for sales since then.
Sale speed, price cuts and inventory
Days on market
Acworth homes that sold in May 2026 took a median of 36 days, 14 fewer than in May 2025, when the median was 50. Speed swings with the season: across the twelve months to May 2026 the monthly median ran from 23 days in April 2026 to 95 days in January 2026. In May, 31.4% of homes went under contract within two weeks, so well-priced homes in spring still move quickly.
Price drops and sale-to-list ratio
In May 2026, 35.1% of Acworth listings had a price drop, homes sold for an average of 97.2% of list price, and 15.8% sold above list. As an illustration, 97.2% of the $390,000 median list price is about $379,100.
Inventory and months of supply
Redfin counted 77 Acworth homes for sale in May 2026, equal to 2.0 months of supply (how long current listings would last at the recent sales pace). That is tighter than metro Atlanta as a whole, where the August 2026 FMLS brief showed 20,720 active listings and 4.7 months of supply.
Acworth housing market by ZIP code
The ZIP table above shows Zillow's typical values. Redfin's rolling three-month sales for March to May 2026 add the sale side, and the two ZIP codes behave differently. See the Acworth ZIP code guide for what each one covers.
ZIP 30101: higher prices, slower sales
From March to May 2026, the median sale price in 30101 was $410,000, down 4.3% from $428,445 a year earlier. Sales rose to 221 from 208, homes took a median 38.5 days (51 a year earlier) and sold for an average 97.5% of list. Single-family homes had a $425,000 median and townhouses $374,990. Most of 30101's land is in Cobb County, with about a quarter in Paulding.
ZIP 30102: lower prices, faster sales
In 30102 the median sale price was $390,000, unchanged from a year earlier. Sales rose to 171 from 142, homes took a median 30.5 days (42 a year earlier) and sold for an average 98.7% of list. Single-family homes sold in a median 26 days at a $395,000 median, and 27.9% of them sold above list. About half of 30102's land is in Cherokee County and most of the rest in Bartow.
For a buyer, that means less room to negotiate on detached homes in 30102 during spring, and somewhat more in 30101, where prices are higher and homes sat longer.
Townhomes, houses and new construction
Single-family houses
In May 2026, Redfin's Acworth city data showed a $356,450 median for single-family homes, 28 sales, $197 per square foot, 34 median days on market and an average 96.5% of list price. Price drops were common: 42.1% of single-family listings had one.
Townhouses
Townhouses are a smaller but steady share of sales. Of 343 Acworth city sales from June 2025 to May 2026, 68 were townhouses, about one in five. The May 2026 townhouse median was $342,495 (down 12.2% on a year earlier) on 10 sales, at $190 per square foot, 53 median days on market and an average 99.1% of list, with 18 townhouses for sale. In 30102, the townhouse median rose 16.6% to $369,000 over March to May 2026, while those homes took a median 63 days. The Acworth townhomes and condos guide covers communities, HOAs and FHA condo approval.
New construction
New homes start near or above resale prices. As listed on builders' sites on October 6, 2026, new townhomes started at $359,900 (Cherokee Township, Traton Homes) and $388,990 (Rosewood Farms, D.R. Horton), and new single-family homes at $439,990 (Madison at Buice Lake, Stanley Martin). Nationally, Fannie Mae's September 2026 forecast expects single-family housing starts to fall 4.7% in 2026, to 897,000. See new construction homes in Acworth for each community.
Metro Atlanta and regional context
FHFA house price index for the Marietta division
The Federal Housing Finance Agency publishes a quarterly house price index for the Marietta, GA Metropolitan Division, which covers Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson and Paulding counties, so it includes every county Acworth's ZIP codes touch. The index was 396.70 in the second quarter of 2026, up 0.5% from 394.70 a year earlier but 0.7% below the first quarter of 2026 (399.38). Over five years it rose 46.0%, from 271.71 in the second quarter of 2021.
Metro Atlanta sales in August 2026
The Atlanta REALTORS Association's August 2026 market brief, compiled from FMLS data for 11 metro counties including Cobb, Cherokee and Paulding, reported 4,157 sales, 7,823 new listings, a $423,000 median sales price, 20,720 active listings, 4.7 months of supply and 27 average days on market. The public brief does not break out Cobb County alone, so ask your agent for the county figures if you want them.
Is now a good time to buy a house in Acworth?
Nobody can tell you that with confidence, and this page does not forecast prices. What the data can do is show which conditions currently help a buyer and which work against one, so you can weigh them against your own budget and plans.
What works in a buyer's favor
Prices have stopped rising. Zillow's Acworth value is 2.0% lower than a year ago and below its June 2024 peak. More than a third of Acworth listings (35.1%) had a price drop in May 2026, the average home sold below list, and metro Atlanta had 4.7 months of supply in August 2026. Those conditions leave more room to ask for repairs or closing-cost help than a market where most homes sell above list.
What works against a buyer
Borrowing is expensive. Freddie Mac's average 30-year fixed rate was 7.28% in the week of October 1, 2026. On Acworth's $406,860 typical value with an FHA loan and 3.5% down ($14,240), the loan is $392,620 plus the 1.75% upfront mortgage insurance premium ($6,871), or $399,491. Principal and interest come to about $2,733 a month, plus about $180 a month of annual FHA mortgage insurance (0.55% of the base loan) in the first year, before property tax and homeowners insurance. Well-priced detached homes in 30102 still sold in a median 26 days in spring 2026.
Questions that matter more than timing
Ask yourself how long you plan to stay, whether the full monthly payment works at today's rate without counting on a future refinance, and how much cash you will have left after closing. Check what programs can lower your cost: Georgia Dream's 30-year fixed rate was 6.375% effective October 1, 2026, and it pairs with down payment assistance (details on the Georgia Dream page). Run your own numbers in the Acworth affordability calculator, which includes Cobb County taxes.
Outlook: what forecasters say
We found no published forecast for Acworth itself. The closest sourced outlook is national, from Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research group, dated September 11, 2026, and Fannie Mae notes its forecasts can change without notice.
Fannie Mae home price forecast
Fannie Mae's September 2026 forecast puts national home price growth at 2.3% for 2026 and 1.0% for 2027, measured fourth quarter to fourth quarter, after 2.1% in 2025. Locally, Zillow's Acworth value, a different measure, fell 2.0% over the twelve months to August 2026.
Fannie Mae mortgage rate and sales forecast
The same forecast expects the 30-year fixed rate to average 6.5% in 2026 and 6.7% in 2027, based on rates as of August 31, 2026. Freddie Mac's survey rate was higher, at 7.28% in early October 2026, so treat any forecast rate as a scenario, not a quote.
Because the newest public Redfin file stops at May 2026, the most useful next step is a current sales pull for the ZIP and price range you are considering. I can run that for you and walk through what recent sales say about a home you like.
Common questions
What is the average home price in Acworth, GA?+
It depends on the measure. Zillow's typical Acworth home value was $406,860 in August 2026. Redfin's median sale price for Acworth city was $356,450 in May 2026, the newest month in its public data, and the March to May 2026 ZIP medians were $410,000 in 30101 and $390,000 in 30102. Zillow estimates all homes, while Redfin reports homes that sold.
Are home prices dropping in Acworth?+
Slightly. Zillow's typical Acworth value was 2.0% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier and below its June 2024 peak. Georgia's value fell 0.55% over the same period. FHFA's index for the Marietta division, which includes Cobb, Cherokee and Paulding, rose 0.5% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 but dipped 0.7% from the first quarter. Roughly flat to slightly down is a fair summary.
Is Acworth, GA expensive to live in?+
On home prices, Acworth sits between Cobb County and the state. Zillow's typical value in August 2026 was $406,860 for Acworth, $421,599 for Cobb County and $330,817 for Georgia. The metro Atlanta FMLS median sales price was $423,000 in August 2026. ZIP 30102 was lower than 30101, at $378,558 against $432,126 on Zillow's measure.
How fast do homes sell in Acworth?+
In May 2026, Acworth homes sold in a median of 36 days, according to Redfin, down from 50 days in May 2025, and 31.4% went under contract within two weeks. Over March to May 2026, the median was 38.5 days in ZIP 30101 and 30.5 days in 30102. Winter is slower: January 2026 had a 95-day median.
How many homes are for sale in Acworth?+
Redfin counted 77 homes for sale in Acworth city in May 2026, which equals 2.0 months of supply at the recent sales pace. Eighteen of them were townhouses. Across metro Atlanta, the August 2026 FMLS brief listed 20,720 active listings and 4.7 months of supply. For a current count by ZIP and price, ask for a live MLS search.
Will home prices go down in Acworth in 2027?+
We found no published forecast for Acworth prices, and this site does not make its own forecast. The nearest sourced outlook is national: Fannie Mae's September 2026 forecast expects US home prices to rise 1.0% in 2027 after 2.3% in 2026. Locally, Zillow's Acworth value fell 2.0% over the year to August 2026.
Sources
- Zillow Research: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), August 2026
- Redfin Data Center: city market tracker (Acworth, GA, monthly; file updated June 2, 2026)
- Redfin Data Center: ZIP code market tracker (rolling 3 months, Mar-May 2026)
- FHFA: House Price Index, metro areas and divisions, all-transactions (CSV)
- Atlanta REALTORS: Market Brief, August 2026 (FMLS data)
- Fannie Mae ESR: Housing Forecast, September 2026 (PDF)
- Freddie Mac: Primary Mortgage Market Survey (week of October 1, 2026)
- HUD: Handbook 4000.1, FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (Update 18, Aug 12, 2026)
- Georgia DCA: Georgia Dream current interest rates (effective October 1, 2026)
- Traton Homes: Cherokee Township
- D.R. Horton: Rosewood Farms
- Stanley Martin: Madison at Buice Lake
Lawrence Jackson
I am a Realtor® with Atlanta Communities and part of Team Jackson Sells Atlanta. I specialize in Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta and Woodstock and serve all of Cobb County and metro Atlanta. You work directly with me at every step, from your first question to the closing table.
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