FMLS Residential · city

Ellijay

Closed sales series. Latest median $479,777 (+11.6% YoY). Buyer-leaning on live supply.

Closed sales through 2026-09. Live inventory is a current snapshot, not the closed month. 309 active · 4 under contract · 21 pending. Total residential listings by status: 334.

Data confidence: High. 307 closings in the last 12 months. Enough closings to read a trend.

Latest median$479,777+11.6% YoY
Months of supply11.4Buyer-leaning · 12.1 on 26/mo trailing-12
$/SF$215-12.3% YoY
DOM33-30.5% YoY
Sale/list97.8%55.6% below

Versus the FMLS footprint

Latest closed month only, not the 12-month figure above. The FMLS footprint is the macro context.

Median price+21.5%$479,777 vs $395,000 FMLS-wide
$/SF+15.4%$215 vs $187 FMLS-wide
DOM+0%33 days vs 33 FMLS-wide
Sale/list-1.0 pts97.8% vs 98.8%

Opportunity score

0–100. Higher means more room for a buyer right now. Price change uses the 3-month median, not one month. Each part is scored 0–100, then weighted. Includes live supply and demand. Screening tool, not a forecast.

74
Buyer window

3-month volume-weighted median $491,084 (+3.7% vs same 3 months last year) on 83 closings. Latest month is $479,777. Confidence: Moderate (83 closings in 3 months).

3-month $/SF is down 11.4% versus the same 3 months last year. Median and $/SF are moving apart. That is usually a change in what sold, not pure appreciation or depreciation.

Months of supply95
11.4 months · 25% of the score

Active homes divided by last month’s closings. Under 4 favors sellers. Above 6 gives buyers more choices and more room.

YoY price28
+3.7% · 20% of the score

3-month volume-weighted median versus the same 3 months a year ago. One month cannot swing this. A rising median with falling $/SF is usually mix, not appreciation.

New / closed95
3.37 · 20% of the score

New listings in 30 days versus last month’s closings. Above 1.2 means inventory is building. That usually softens the next 30–90 days.

Pending / (active + under contract)90
0.07 · 15% of the score

Pending divided by active plus under contract. Not pending divided by active alone. Low means demand is not absorbing the stock.

Price reduced90
52% · 10% of the score

Share of recent closings that had already cut the list price. High means sellers are adjusting. That is where negotiation usually appears.

DOM trend35
-1.3% · 10% of the score

Direction of days on market over the last 6 months, not the current DOM. A low score here means DOM is falling, which favors sellers even if supply is high.

Buyer-leaning

11.4 months of supply on last month’s pace (309 active ÷ 27 closings). 12.1 months on the trailing-12 pace (average 26 closings a month). These are different windows.Buyers have more room, especially on homes that have sat past 30 days. 55.6% of last month’s closings were below list. Days on market are down 31% from a year ago.

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How homes actually closed

Above list11.1%More than 1% over list
At list33.3%Within 1% of list
Below list55.6%More than 1% under list
Price reduced51.9%Original list higher than final

Leading signals

These move before closed prices. Use them to see if the next 30–60 days look tighter or looser than last month’s closings.

Pending / (active + under contract)0.0721 pending ÷ 313 (active + under contract)
New / closed3.3791 listed in 30 days vs 27 closed
Loosening

More homes are coming on than are selling. If pendings do not pick up, sellers lose leverage.

If you own in Ellijay

High confidence. 307 closings in the last 12 months.

  • This is the market your home sits in. It is too broad to be your only comp, and too local to ignore.
  • City median is $479,777. Price your home off the neighborhood or school zone, then check that it still makes sense against this number.
  • 11.4 months of supply. Median days on market 33. That is how long a correctly priced listing is taking.
  • If you are deciding whether to list, the useful question is what is for sale on your street and in your school zone, not the citywide median. Homes for sale in Ellijay, GA →

What this means if you are listing in Ellijay

  • Price to the closed median and $/SF here ($479,777, $215), not the FMLS-wide number. This market is above the FMLS footprint by 21.5% on median.
  • With 11.4 months of supply, expect about 33 days on market if priced correctly. Longer than that usually means the market is telling you the price is high.
  • 55.6% of recent closings were below list and 51.9% of listings had already reduced. Concessions show up more on listings that have already sat.
  • Check live inventory for the actual competition before you set the number. Homes for sale in Ellijay, GA →

What this means if you are making an offer

  • Supply is elevated. You have more room than in a seller’s market, especially on homes past 30 days.
  • Your better leverage is on homes that have been listed 30+ days or have already reduced. About 51.9% of recent closings had a price reduction.
  • This micro-market diverges from the FMLS footprint by 21%. Do not use the statewide median as your comp base.
  • Closed prices lag 30–90 days. Confirm current supply on the inventory page before you assume the temperature has not shifted.

Live inventory mix

Current listings by price band and property type. Where the competition actually is right now.

Price bands

BandListedShare
Under $300k4914.7%
$300–500k10130.2%
$500–750k10330.8%
$750k–1M4814.4%
$1M+339.9%

Property types

TypeListedMedian ask
Single Family Residence333$549,000
Townhouse1$289,900

309 active, 4 under contract, 21 pending. 91 new in the last 30 days.

Median close price

2021-10 – 2026-09
2021-102026-09

Monthly series

Most recent months first. Medians require at least 5 closings in the month.

MonthClosedMedian$/SFDOMSale/listBelowReduced
Sep 202627$479,777$2153397.8%55.6%51.9%
Aug 202627$510,000$2332998.7%63.0%44.4%
Jul 202629$484,000$2145796.9%65.5%55.2%
Jun 202619$375,000$2453796.9%68.4%52.6%
May 202632$520,000$2414696.9%78.1%56.3%
Apr 202623$469,000$2183795.9%95.7%39.1%
Mar 202627$480,000$2636797.1%66.7%40.7%
Feb 202612$492,000$1874896.9%83.3%58.3%
Jan 202623$419,000$2417396.6%65.2%56.5%
Dec 202533$454,000$2347195.8%75.8%57.6%
Nov 202522$413,000$2673896.5%77.3%45.5%
Oct 202533$500,000$2087697.2%78.8%63.6%
Sep 202518$429,950$2454895.7%72.2%55.6%
Aug 202528$468,500$2336297.6%78.6%60.7%
Jul 202530$505,000$2663596.0%76.7%30.0%
Jun 202527$512,340$2382896.2%81.5%40.7%
May 202531$480,000$2252996.4%77.4%38.7%
Apr 202525$420,000$2453996.9%68.0%48.0%
Mar 202528$462,500$2448995.5%75.0%50.0%
Feb 202528$476,250$2435397.7%67.9%50.0%
Jan 202523$440,226$2647997.0%87.0%65.2%
Dec 202425$412,000$2384296.4%76.0%44.0%
Nov 202423$545,000$2524497.3%82.6%43.5%
Oct 202423$475,000$2435596.6%78.3%47.8%

Below = closed under 99% of list. Reduced = original list higher than final list.

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