The median sale price for a new
home in metro Atlanta reached $221,990 in 2006. Below are metro ZIPs for new
homes priced for first-time buyers.
County
ZIP
2005 price
2006 price
% change
2006 sales
% change
Clayton
30274
$121,100
$129,900
7.3%
121
3.4%
Paulding
30179
$126,500
$133,362
5.4%
146
32.7%
Newton
30054
$131,900
$138,722
5.2%
126
24.8%
Fulton
30344
$132,225
$142,122
7.5%
164
34.4%
Fulton
30296
$149,490
$161,490
8.0%
277
42.1%
Clayton
30260
$120,041
$166,050
38.3%
152
-6.2%
Fulton
30291
$148,157
$166,585
12.4%
598
-7.1%
Fulton
30268
$153,000
$168,539
10.2%
121
49.4%
Douglas
30134
$150,650
$170,119
12.9%
296
38.3%
Newton
30016
$156,813
$180,125
14.9%
1,076
-9.4%
Note: To make
the top 10, a ZIP code had to meet the following criteria: low median sale
price in 2006, at least a 5 percent sales price growth from 2005 and sales of
75 or more in 2005 and 2006.
Source: Smart
Numbers; rankings by AJC
Best ZIP codes for existing starter homes
The median sale price for an
existing home in metro Atlanta reached $169,900 in 2006. Below are metro
ZIPs for existing homes priced for first-time buyers. Fulton's 30291 saw the
largest increase in home sales from 2005 to 2006.
County
ZIP
2005 price
2006 price
% change
2006 sales
% change
Fulton
30315
$85,000
$90,000
5.9%
595
27.7%
Clayton
30349
$105,000
$116,250
10.7%
114
11.8%
Rockdale
30012
$110,000
$116,750
6.1%
232
-3.3%
Fulton
30291
$112,000
$118,900
6.2%
211
47.6%
DeKalb
30035
$115,200
$123,600
7.3%
243
-4.0%
Bartow
30102
$121,277
$127,710
5.3%
77
24.2%
Barrow
30011
$122,500
$129,000
5.3%
183
18.1%
Fulton
30349
$122,500
$130,000
6.1%
503
29.0%
Hall
30566
$123,900
$131,400
6.1%
100
5.3%
Bartow
30145
$121,875
$133,000
9.1%
96
37.1%
Note: To make
the top 10, a ZIP code had to meet the following criteria: low median sale
price in 2006, at least a 5 percent sales price growth from 2005 and sales of
75 or more in 2005 and 2006.
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