Here's what a $1M house looks like on your side of town

Commanding lakefront estate on The Peninsula at Lake Windward in Alpharetta. This verdant and magical oasis is masterfully situated on 277+ feet of breathtaking lake frontage and overlooks the 14th green of The Golf Club of Georgia. For more information, visit http://www.maryloulanaux.com/listing_detail.php?list_id=49

Credit: www.maryloulanaux.com / Harry Norman Realtors

Credit: www.maryloulanaux.com / Harry Norman Realtors

Commanding lakefront estate on The Peninsula at Lake Windward in Alpharetta. This verdant and magical oasis is masterfully situated on 277+ feet of breathtaking lake frontage and overlooks the 14th green of The Golf Club of Georgia. For more information, visit http://www.maryloulanaux.com/listing_detail.php?list_id=49

Whether you're dead set on buying or dreaming a little (or maybe a lot), what can you expect from a home listed for $1,000,000 in metro Atlanta?

The magical million dollar price threshhold is well above Trulia's estimated $235,000 median home sales from February 5 - May 4 of this year, which allows for niceties. And the further you get from certain pricey Atlanta neighborhoods — take Buckhead, for example — the more luxury touches per million-dollar property.

Some of the luxury listings can even be considered "deals," with prices per square foot well below Trulia's established average of $182 per square foot up from $173 just a year ago. One mansion in Henry County comes in at just $93 per square foot.

In other areas of town, though, you're looking at about 30 percent over the square foot average, like one notable Decatur home's $247/square foot tally.

Need an example of what you might be able to buy with $1,000,000 of buying power? Read on for examples (plus or minus as much as $100,000) all over metro Atlanta.

Cherokee County

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$897,600, $154/square foot

Five beds, five baths, 5,845 square feet and a private gated entrance with 7.8-acre estate (Photo contributed by Zillow)

Clayton County

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$950,000, $240/square foot

Four beds, 4.5 baths, 3,964 square feet on Lake Spivey with a two-story foyer and household camera and sound system. (Photo contributed by Zillow)

Cobb County

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$995,000, $116/square foot

Seven beds, five baths, 8,581 square feet of gated home with a sunroom and saline pool. (Photo contributed by Zillow)

DeKalb County

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$999,900, $267/square foot

Four beds, four baths, 3,746 square feet brick home built in 1935 with vaulted ceilings and a covered porch with exterior fireplace. (Photo contributed by Zillow)

Douglas County

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$895,000, $140/square foot

Six beds, four and a half baths and 6,400 square feet with river frontage and inlaw suite (Photo contributed by Zillow)

Fayette County

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$989,900, $161 square feet

Five beds, six baths, 6,149 square feet of custom home on Lake Kedron.

North Fulton County

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$1,150,000, $244/square foot

Six beds, seven baths, 4,719 square feet with lake frontage and tennis court (Photo contributed by Zillow)

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$999,000, $276/square foot

Three beds, five baths, 3,625 square feet with two large rooftop terraces. (Photo contributed by Zillow)

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$899,900

Five beds, four baths, 4,571 square feet with stained glass and heart pine floors — built in 1886 (Photo contributed by Zillow)

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$1,000,000, $160/square foot

Six beds, six baths, 6,246 square feet with sauna, paneled office and zero-entry shower (Photo contributed by Zillow)

South Fulton County

$899,000, $106/square foot

Six beds, six baths, 8,473 square feet with a Julianne balcony and three-bay garage

Gwinnett County

$1,000,000, $114/square foot

Six beds, seven baths, 8,775 square feet with hand-painted mural ceilings, pool and hot spa.

Henry County

$999,000, $93/square foot

Seven beds, six and a half baths, 10,696 square feet with gym and two-story walk in closet.

Rockdale County

$850,000, $160/square foot

Five beds, five baths, 5,311 square feet of English country home on 29 acres.

Click here to see how much house comes with a $500K price tag in metro Atlanta.