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Paulding County is a fast-growing west metro county where the median list price is $382,500 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Paulding County lies northwest of Atlanta, with Cobb to the east, Douglas to the south and Bartow to the north. It was created on December 3, 1832, from Cherokee County. It is named for John Paulding, one of the captors of British spy Major John Andre. Dallas is the county seat, and Hiram is a shopping hub along US-278. No interstate runs through central Paulding. Commuters take US-278 toward I-20 or US-41 toward I-75. The average commute is 39.6 minutes (ACS 2024 5-year), so test your own route at rush hour before you buy.
The median list price is $382,500 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), down 1.9% from September 2025. There were 997 active listings that month. The median listing spent 59 days on the market, up 8.3% from a year earlier. About 30% of listings had a price reduction. The median value of owner-occupied homes is $326,300 (Census, 2020-2024). List price and Census value measure different things, so expect them to differ. Most households own their homes: 80.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024). Median household income is $98,031 (Census, 2020-2024).
Paulding County School District serves 30,566 students and employs 4,098 people (district site, Oct 2026). Its five high schools are East Paulding, Hiram, North Paulding, Paulding County and South Paulding. Chattahoochee Technical College, based in Marietta, runs a campus in Dallas. The Silver Comet Trail is a major outdoor draw for residents. It runs 61.5 miles from Smyrna to the Alabama line and joins the 33-mile Chief Ladiga Trail. Civil War history is close by at Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site. Dallas was laid out in 1852 and incorporated on February 8, 1854.
Paulding is one of Georgia's fastest-growing counties, according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia. The 2020 census counted 168,661 people, up from 142,324 in 2010. The Census estimate reached 190,996 by July 2025, up 13.3% from April 2020. That is more than double the 81,678 residents counted in 2000. Recent listing data shows a cooling market rather than fast appreciation. Buyers should watch inventory and days on market before making an offer.
The median list price is $382,500 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), down 1.9% from a year earlier. The median home value is $326,300 (Census, 2020-2024).
Population reached 190,996 (Census, July 2025), up 13.3% since April 2020 and more than double the 81,678 counted in 2000.
The 61.5-mile Silver Comet Trail crosses the county on its way from Smyrna to the Alabama line.
Paulding County School District serves 30,566 students with five high schools (district site, Oct 2026).
Explore the Area
The county seat, designated in 1852 and named for Vice President George Mifflin Dallas. Chattahoochee Technical College runs a campus here.
A shopping hub along US-278, with access to the Silver Comet Trail.
A small town in the northern part of Paulding County.
The rural southern end of the county, where buyers look for larger lots and open land inside the metro area.
The median list price was $382,500 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median value of owner-occupied homes is $326,300 (Census, 2020-2024). They measure different things: asking prices on current listings versus owner-estimated values of all owned homes.
The median listing spent 59 days on the market (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), up 8.3% from a year earlier. That month, 997 homes were listed for sale and 30% had a price reduction.
The average commute is 39.6 minutes (ACS 2024 5-year). No interstate crosses central Paulding, so most drivers use US-278 toward I-20 or US-41 toward I-75.
It is a 61.5-mile paved trail through Cobb, Paulding and Polk counties. It starts at the Mavell Road Trailhead in Smyrna and ends at the Alabama line near Cedartown. There it joins the 33-mile Chief Ladiga Trail.
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