Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metropolitan area recorded 11,041 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 76,975 sales (14% of sales) across 1,816,781 single-family homes in 29 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, down 8% year over year (12,052 prior). Ranked #142 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Clayton County at 1.0 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GAmetro area · Georgia

🔥 #142 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

11,041

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

-8%

12,052 → 11,041 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

14%

11,041 of 76,975 recorded sales

Turnover

4.2%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

1,816,781

Where inside Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Clayton County636 investor purchases · 1.0 per 100 homes · 27% of sales · 64,244 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
28	30273	Clayton County	76	1.2	32%	3.8%
29	30274	Clayton County	105	1.2	34%	3.5%
31	30238	Clayton County	153	1.2	27%	4.3%
54	30296	Clayton County	84	0.9	27%	3.4%
64	30236	Clayton County	111	0.9	22%	3.9%
71	30297	Clayton County	56	0.8	24%	3.3%
79	30260	Clayton County	51	0.8	22%	3.4%

Henry County768 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 19% of sales · 91,499 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
40	30253	Henry County	206	1.0	22%	4.5%
44	30248	Henry County	122	1.0	18%	5.5%
56	30281	Henry County	197	0.9	24%	3.7%
75	30228	Henry County	145	0.8	19%	4.1%
149	30252	Henry County	98	0.5	12%	4.4%

Jasper County44 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 5,352 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
50	31064	Jasper County	39	0.9	20%	4.7%

DeKalb County1,782 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 20% of sales · 218,249 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
14	30032	DeKalb County	212	1.5	31%	5.0%
18	30079	DeKalb County	17	1.4	27%	5.1%
23	30088	DeKalb County	105	1.3	26%	4.9%
27	30035	DeKalb County	76	1.2	28%	4.2%
32	30034	DeKalb County	164	1.2	31%	3.7%
42	30058	DeKalb County	192	1.0	25%	4.0%
45	30317	DeKalb County	49	1.0	19%	5.3%
55	30316	DeKalb County	112	0.9	20%	4.6%
57	30083	DeKalb County	119	0.9	24%	3.8%
69	30341	DeKalb County	52	0.8	19%	4.4%

Fulton County2,209 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 280,678 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
7	30311	Fulton County	143	1.7	40%	4.3%
8	30310	Fulton County	158	1.7	34%	5.1%
9	30314	Fulton County	88	1.7	40%	4.2%
16	30315	Fulton County	127	1.4	33%	4.3%
20	30349	Fulton County	326	1.3	31%	4.3%
21	30344	Fulton County	120	1.3	33%	3.9%
24	30318	Fulton County	183	1.3	24%	5.2%
34	30354	Fulton County	46	1.1	21%	5.0%
37	30331	Fulton County	183	1.0	28%	3.6%
43	30268	Fulton County	40	1.0	23%	4.4%

Spalding County167 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 22,686 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
62	30224	Spalding County	77	0.9	19%	4.5%
106	30223	Spalding County	90	0.7	17%	4.0%

Butts County72 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 19% of sales · 9,926 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
80	30233	Butts County	66	0.8	19%	4.1%

Douglas County338 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 19% of sales · 47,339 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
73	30134	Douglas County	117	0.8	22%	3.6%
91	30187	Douglas County	25	0.7	18%	4.0%
98	30135	Douglas County	155	0.7	18%	3.8%
107	30122	Douglas County	41	0.7	19%	3.5%

Newton County271 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 40,478 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
82	30016	Newton County	159	0.7	20%	3.7%
97	30014	Newton County	94	0.7	17%	4.1%

Rockdale County178 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 29,051 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
105	30094	Rockdale County	78	0.7	17%	4.0%
114	30013	Rockdale County	55	0.6	16%	4.1%
152	30012	Rockdale County	45	0.5	14%	3.7%

Paulding County271 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 45,531 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
117	30132	Paulding County	113	0.6	15%	4.1%
132	30141	Paulding County	49	0.6	15%	3.9%
135	30157	Paulding County	109	0.6	13%	4.3%

Cherokee County609 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 108,651 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
26	30107	Cherokee County	93	1.2	21%	5.9%
108	30114	Cherokee County	140	0.7	12%	5.3%
118	30183	Cherokee County	29	0.6	14%	4.6%
173	30115	Cherokee County	96	0.5	11%	4.4%
190	30189	Cherokee County	61	0.5	10%	4.7%
191	30188	Cherokee County	121	0.5	9%	5.0%
195	30102	Cherokee County	69	0.4	11%	4.1%

Morgan County37 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 7,066 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
119	30650	Morgan County	29	0.6	16%	4.0%

Bartow County175 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 35,033 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
103	30120	Bartow County	99	0.7	15%	4.3%
209	30121	Bartow County	31	0.4	10%	4.1%
259	30103	Bartow County	16	0.3	8%	4.0%

Meriwether County33 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 6,630 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Meriwether County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Cobb County1,094 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 220,286 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
72	30106	Cobb County	53	0.8	21%	3.9%
84	30060	Cobb County	64	0.7	16%	4.8%
90	30168	Cobb County	42	0.7	16%	4.4%
125	30008	Cobb County	49	0.6	14%	4.2%
128	30082	Cobb County	56	0.6	13%	4.7%
145	30127	Cobb County	133	0.5	14%	4.0%
157	30144	Cobb County	77	0.5	12%	4.5%
160	30126	Cobb County	75	0.5	11%	4.5%
175	30066	Cobb County	98	0.5	12%	4.1%
184	30080	Cobb County	56	0.5	8%	5.7%

Carroll County210 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 42,368 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
101	30180	Carroll County	89	0.7	15%	4.4%
146	30117	Carroll County	49	0.5	14%	3.9%
217	30179	Carroll County	27	0.4	10%	4.2%
264	30116	Carroll County	22	0.3	9%	3.5%

Gwinnett County1,116 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 247,152 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
95	30039	Gwinnett County	107	0.7	17%	4.0%
120	30518	Gwinnett County	115	0.6	12%	5.2%
131	30019	Gwinnett County	105	0.6	10%	5.8%
136	30046	Gwinnett County	55	0.6	15%	3.8%
156	30047	Gwinnett County	106	0.5	13%	3.9%
159	30093	Gwinnett County	39	0.5	16%	3.3%
166	30045	Gwinnett County	72	0.5	11%	4.8%
169	30078	Gwinnett County	63	0.5	12%	4.3%
189	30044	Gwinnett County	113	0.5	12%	3.8%
198	30017	Gwinnett County	38	0.4	9%	4.8%

Pickens County62 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 14,064 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
181	30143	Pickens County	54	0.5	10%	4.8%

Walton County200 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 46,666 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
178	30052	Walton County	129	0.5	10%	4.6%
205	30655	Walton County	39	0.4	10%	4.5%
272	30656	Walton County	17	0.3	8%	3.5%

Coweta County204 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 51,874 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
183	30263	Coweta County	91	0.5	11%	4.2%
226	30277	Coweta County	33	0.4	10%	4.2%
242	30265	Coweta County	47	0.4	7%	5.0%
263	30276	Coweta County	23	0.3	6%	5.3%

Barrow County134 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 34,332 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
182	30620	Barrow County	27	0.5	14%	3.4%
203	30666	Barrow County	20	0.4	11%	3.9%
240	30680	Barrow County	60	0.4	10%	3.8%
244	30011	Barrow County	27	0.4	9%	4.2%

Pike County26 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 6,861 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Pike County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Fayette County154 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 41,870 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
154	30214	Fayette County	58	0.5	14%	3.6%
237	30215	Fayette County	48	0.4	9%	4.0%
274	30269	Fayette County	34	0.3	6%	4.4%

Lamar County22 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 6,479 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
223	30204	Lamar County	18	0.4	13%	3.1%

Heard County8 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 2,509 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Heard County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Haralson County29 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 9,316 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
239	30110	Haralson County	18	0.4	9%	4.2%

Dawson County43 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 14,202 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
261	30534	Dawson County	42	0.3	8%	4.0%

Forsyth County149 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 66,389 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
276	30040	Forsyth County	68	0.2	7%	3.6%
279	30041	Forsyth County	55	0.2	6%	3.5%
282	30028	Forsyth County	26	0.2	5%	3.8%

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