HPI (2025)FHFA
252
Metro Series · South · Rank #6
Home Price History in Atlanta
FHFA all-transactions House Price Index for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area — annual data, 1975 through 2025, rebased to 100 in the year 2000.
YoY changeFHFA
+1.4%
5-yr changeFHFA
+56%
Since 2000FHFA
+152%
Atlanta's housing cycle was milder than the Sunbelt average. The 2000–2007 expansion was modest (FHFA index +35%); the 2007–2012 drawdown was -19% — half the national crisis decline. The post-2012 recovery has been steady rather than explosive, and the 2020–2024 surge brought the index to roughly 2.4× its 2000 base. Atlanta has been one of the most stable major-metro markets across the full cycle.
The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the Atlanta HPI by 27.7% peak-to-trough — from 129.0 in 2007 to 93.2 in 2012. For context, the U.S. national HPI fell roughly 24% over the same period, so Atlanta was meaningfully more affected than the national average.
The pandemic-era surge brought the Atlanta HPI from 155.0 in 2019 to 252.0 in 2025 — a cumulative +62.6% move in 6 years. Compared to the U.S. national HPI's roughly 50% gain over the same period, Atlanta appreciated noticeably faster the national rate.
Located in the South region of the United States, Atlanta is one of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas by population. Long-run housing appreciation in Atlanta reflects a combination of regional employment trends, in-migration patterns, and local supply constraints. The full year-by-year FHFA HPI for Atlanta is in the data table below.
To compare Atlanta to the national U.S. housing market, see the national median price history dashboard. Other metros in the South region: see the full metro index. For state-level data, see the state index.
Annual data — Atlanta
FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.
| Year | HPI (2000=100) | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252.04 | +1.43% |
| 2024 | 248.48 | +4.13% |
| 2023 | 238.63 | +7.28% |
| 2022 | 222.44 | +21.26% |
| 2021 | 183.44 | +13.59% |
| 2020 | 161.50 | +4.20% |
| 2019 | 154.99 | +6.14% |
| 2018 | 146.02 | +8.26% |
| 2017 | 134.88 | +7.18% |
| 2016 | 125.84 | +7.36% |
| 2015 | 117.21 | +7.40% |
| 2014 | 109.13 | +10.86% |
| 2013 | 98.44 | +5.57% |
| 2012 | 93.25 | -5.32% |
| 2011 | 98.49 | -7.62% |
| 2010 | 106.61 | -9.06% |
| 2009 | 117.23 | -6.25% |
| 2008 | 125.04 | -3.06% |
| 2007 | 128.99 | +1.64% |
| 2006 | 126.91 | +3.45% |
| 2005 | 122.68 | +4.77% |
| 2004 | 117.10 | +3.84% |
| 2003 | 112.77 | +1.87% |
| 2002 | 110.70 | +3.86% |
| 2001 | 106.59 | +6.59% |
| 2000 | 100.00 | +7.74% |
| 1999 | 92.82 | +6.10% |
| 1998 | 87.48 | +5.36% |
| 1997 | 83.03 | +4.57% |
| 1996 | 79.40 | +4.02% |
| 1995 | 76.33 | +3.89% |
| 1994 | 73.47 | +1.99% |
| 1993 | 72.04 | +1.79% |
| 1992 | 70.77 | +1.71% |
| 1991 | 69.58 | +0.42% |
| 1990 | 69.29 | -0.09% |
| 1989 | 69.35 | +2.03% |
| 1988 | 67.97 | +4.62% |
| 1987 | 64.97 | +4.86% |
| 1986 | 61.96 | +6.24% |
| 1985 | 58.32 | +4.80% |
| 1984 | 55.65 | +6.53% |
| 1983 | 52.24 | +2.77% |
| 1982 | 50.83 | +6.54% |
| 1981 | 47.71 | +8.56% |
| 1980 | 43.95 | +12.26% |
| 1979 | 39.15 | +12.24% |
| 1978 | 34.88 | +7.42% |
| 1977 | 32.47 | +4.00% |
| 1976 | 31.22 | +3.00% |
| 1975 | 30.31 | — |
Methodology
The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is calibrated to the South census region and rebased to 100 in the year 2000. Coverage begins in 1975 for Atlanta.