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July 28, 2026· Updated August 22, 2026
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McDonough, GA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

What homes actually sell for in McDonough: a median closing price of $308,000 across 242 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.

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McDonough, GA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

If you invest in or around McDonough, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what McDonough sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.

The snapshot

  • Closings tracked, last 6 months: 242
  • Median sold price, last 6 months: $308,000
  • Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $141
  • Middle half of sales closed between: $256,000 and $386,250

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 242 closed sales in McDonough over the last six months, with a median closing price of $308,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $256,000 and $386,250. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 91% of the McDonough closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 237 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $123 and $163 per square foot.

Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in McDonough, GA (August 2026)

The median home price in McDonough is $308,000, measured across the 242 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $256,000 and $386,250.

Where McDonough sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in McDonough
Closed sale prices over the last six months. Middle half of sales: $256k to $386k
$165k to $229k: 28 sales$165k$229k to $293k: 67 sales67sales$293k to $357k: 50 sales$293k$357k to $421k: 51 sales$421k to $485k: 21 sales$421kMedian $308k

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in McDonough over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $256,000 and $386,250. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.

Median sold price per square foot
McDonough monthly medians over the last six months, among qualifying closings with usable living area
Mar 2026: $144 per square foot across 38 sales$144Mar 2026Apr 2026: $135 per square foot across 52 sales$135Apr 2026May 2026: $148 per square foot across 56 sales$148May 2026Jun 2026: $129 per square foot across 25 sales$129Jun 2026Jul 2026: $144 per square foot across 45 sales$144Jul 2026Aug 2026: $142 per square foot across 13 sales$142Aug 2026

How long a sale takes here

  • Listed to under contract: a median of 32 days, across 167 McDonough closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
  • Contract to closing: a median of 28 days, across 165 McDonough closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
Both are measured from the closings themselves, not from listing inventory. Each sale is timed using its own listing and contract dates. That is why these counts are smaller than the 242 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

The McDonough angle

McDonough's numbers cooperate with a disciplined process: 242 closings tracked by Resideline over the last six months, a median closed sale price of $308,000, and a middle half of sales landing between $256,000 and $386,250. The band is tighter than most markets we track, so the median is a meaningful anchor, and the range above it is only modestly longer than the range below.

McDonough market data by ZIP code

Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for McDonough ZIP codes: 30252.

From market read to offer price

A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any McDonough address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

Cite this

Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: McDonough, GA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 242
Median sold price: $308,000
Median sold $/sqft: $141 (237 qualifying)
Property mix: 91% houses
https://resideline.com/blog/mcdonough-ga-housing-market

The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in McDonough over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in McDonough?

The median sold price in McDonough over the last 6 months is $308,000, measured across 242 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in McDonough last month?

Resideline tracked 45 closed sales in McDonough in July 2026, out of 242 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.

What is the typical sale price range in McDonough?

The middle half of McDonough sales over the last six months closed between $256,000 and $386,250, with a median of $308,000.

What is the typical price per square foot in McDonough?

Among qualifying McDonough closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $141, measured across 237 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

How much weight should the McDonough median carry in an offer?

Enough to frame it. Because the spread from $256,000 to $386,250 is tighter than most markets we track, $308,000 approximates a large share of what closed, and offers built far from it need a specific justification. Use the 242 closings behind that figure to check whether comparable properties actually transacted where your model says they should.

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