The story of this market
The typical home in Cherokee County, Georgia sells for about $499,444, or $207 per square foot.
Prices are down 3.2% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 55 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 164% since 2000. Last year 35 of 55 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is tornado, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,762 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,762 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+23.2%). Worst: 2011 (-10.1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
GA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,099
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 55 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
42
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $78,342,240.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.7%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19179 | 9778 | 78.2% | 4.2% | $275,000 |
| 2019 | 23066▲ | 12384▲ | 81.7%▲ | 3.7% | $300,000▲ |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Cherokee County, Georgia
The Cherokee County housing market is experiencing a cooling trend with a year-over-year decline in median sale prices. Inventory levels have increased compared to the previous year, while the median days on market has risen to 55 days as of August 2026.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved down 6.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 80 days on market with 1.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
17% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 73.78% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 10 researched ZIP reports of 11 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 30102 | Acworth | $392,500 | $188 | -3.9% | 32 | — | — | 3.7 | 52 | $1,792 | researched Oct 1 |
| 30107 | Ball Ground | $604,900 | $203 | -0.5% | 55 | 98.1% | 17% | 4.9 | 43 | $1,088 | researched Sep 29 |
| 30114 | Canton | $505,000 | $173 | -1.9% | 29 | — | — | — | 163 | $1,711 | researched Sep 30 |
| 30115 | Canton | $610,000 | $229 | +1.7% | 56 | — | — | — | 153 | $1,693 | researched Sep 30 |
| 30142 | Holly Springs | $475,000 | $198 | +2.4% | 42 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.8 | 185 | $2,150 | researched Oct 1 |
| 30151 | Nelson | $429,500 | $175 | +5.7% | 10 | 99.5% | — | 1.2 | 1 | $1,500 | researched Oct 4 |
| 30177 | Tate | $274,000 | $298 | -27.5% | 298 | 98% | — | 1 | 1 | $1,220 | researched Sep 30 |
| 30183 | Waleska | $450,000 | $282 | -0.3% | 139 | 98% | — | 5.1 | 179 | $1,286 | researched Sep 18 |
| 30184 | White | $278,600 | $145 | +4.2% | 58 | 97.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 42 | $908 | researched Sep 30 |
| 30188 | Woodstock | $545,000 | $204 | -8.9% | 98 | 98.6% | 26.5% | 0.9 | 648 | $1,875 | researched Sep 19 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Georgia) — Homestead Exemption: Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the property; the state standard exemption is $2,000, which is subtracted from the assessed value before the millage rate is applied. State (Georgia) — Ad Valorem Property Tax Assessment: Taxable tangible property is assessed at 40 percent of its fair market value. The formula for tax due is: ((Fair Market Value * 0.40) - Exemptions) * Millage Rate.
- Six Flags White Water3.920.4 mi
- Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Marietta4.220.8 mi
- Dave & Buster's Marietta - Atlanta4.122.9 mi
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade425.7 mi
- Activate Games4.926.4 mi
- Truist Park4.724.9 mi
- Gas South Arena4.528.5 mi
- Coca-Cola Roxy4.325 mi
- Ameris Bank Amphitheatre4.516.9 mi
- Topgolf Alpharetta4.417.3 mi
- Avalon4.617 mi
- Fowler Park4.716.9 mi
- Red Top Mountain State Park4.714.6 mi
- AMC Barrett Commons 144.117.1 mi
- Tellus Science Museum4.816.6 mi
- Atlanta History Center4.728.8 mi
- Tellus Science Museum4.816.6 mi
- Sloomoo Institute - Atlanta4.428.4 mi
- ISMAILI JAMATKHANA4.929 mi
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park4.821.8 mi
- Gibbs Gardens4.814.4 mi
- Fowler Park4.716.9 mi
- Red Top Mountain State Park4.714.6 mi
- Swift Cantrell Park4.817.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Nature Center4.718 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Yacht & Country Club4.48.6 mi
- Little River Marina4.88.3 mi
- Victoria Harbour Marina4.510.4 mi
- Topgolf Alpharetta4.417.3 mi
- Woodmont Golf And Country Club4.57.4 mi
- White Columns Country Club4.611.1 mi
- Cobblestone Golf Course4.117.7 mi
- The Manor Golf & Country Club4.713.7 mi
- Avalon4.617 mi
- The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta4.59.4 mi
- North Point Mall4.317.6 mi
- Town Center at Cobb4.216.9 mi
- Halcyon4.617.6 mi
- DeKalb-Peachtree Airport4.627.7 mi
- Biplane Rides Over Atlanta4.928 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
applies when — Owner must occupy the property as their legal residence and have owned the property on January 1 of the tax year.
Provides a reduction in the assessed value of the property; the state standard exemption is $2,000, which is subtracted from the assessed value before the millage rate is applied.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-40
Sellers are required to truthfully answer questions posed by buyers regarding the property's condition, though specific liability protections exist for non-disclosure of certain psychological impacts or non-material facts.
O.C.G.A. § 44-1-16
Allows lenders to foreclose on property without a court order provided the security deed contains a power of sale clause; requires specific notice and advertising procedures.
O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 14, Article 7
Taxable tangible property is assessed at 40 percent of its fair market value. The formula for tax due is: ((Fair Market Value * 0.40) - Exemptions) * Millage Rate.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.