Lithonia 30038

Dekalb County, GA · 15,382 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

64affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
21.8%
affordable
Days on market
62
daily
Price cuts
22.0%
of active
Valuation
-55.1%
vs assessor
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45
/100
Mixed
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
2
Affordability
95
Valuation
20
Economic health
64

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

35/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 73d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 30038. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 21.8% of median income. Median days on market: 73. Renting is approximately 11% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 13.3).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 5.2% YoY.

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Median price
$254,653
▾ 5.2% YoY
Days on market
62
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,594
ZORI
Investor score
67/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
141
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-55.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$114,400
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+62.8%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
DeKalb+62.8%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft—
Price-to-income3.6×

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How 30038 ranks in GA
percentile vs all Georgia ZIPs · n=727
Market velocity54%
Supply tightness45%
Affordability64%
Investment yield84%
Appreciation3%

Affordability, supply & momentum

28SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply17.2 mo
Days on Market62d
Inv vs History-41.6%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,286
Payment burden21.8%
Median income · ZIP$70,860
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,541
Monthly rent$1,594
Market dynamics
Price cut %22.0%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply17.2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,594
Price-to-rent13.3
Est. cap rate4.9%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score8
Transit score8
Bike score—

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Dekalb County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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