The Paulding County housing market continued to show slower sales activity in September, with closed transactions declining both month over month and year over year. Meanwhile, active inventory increased, giving buyers more options as the fall market progressed. The median sales price remained unchanged from September 2025, while the average sales price increased in both monthly and annual comparisons.
Closed sales declined in September, with 191 homes sold, a 10.3% decrease from September 2025 and a 4.0% decline from August. Homes spent an average of 35 days on the market, up 25.0% year over year but down 2.8% from the previous month.
New listing activity also slowed, with 316 homes entering the market, down 0.9% from last September and 13.7% from August. While homes sold slightly faster than the previous month, overall sales activity remained below last year’s levels.
The median sales price was $360,000 in September, unchanged from September 2025 and down 1.4% from August. Despite fewer closed transactions, median prices remained relatively stable in annual comparisons.
The average sales price rose to $398,500, increasing 5.2% year over year and 4.9% month over month. The increase in average price contrasted with the slight decline in median price, highlighting differences in pricing trends across the market.
Available inventory continued to grow, reaching 969 active listings, up 8.5% from September 2025 and 1.0% from August. Months of inventory increased to 4.57 months, representing gains of 10.1% year over year and 1.9% month over month.
Cumulative days on market also increased to 47 days, up 11.9% annually and 6.8% monthly. Together, the rise in inventory and longer cumulative marketing times suggest buyers had more options and additional time to evaluate available properties compared with last September.
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