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What it's like to live in Peyton Forest
Peyton Forest is located about 7 miles southwest of Downtown Atlanta. The community is known for its well-priced homes, which are occupied by a mix of homeowners and renters. Residents have easy access to major roadways, along with some of the Cascade district’s most notable stores, restaurants and green spaces. Despite this central location, Peyton Forest maintains a peaceful, suburban feel, with winding streets and a local elementary school tucked under towering pine trees.
Tall pine trees provide a natural canopy over brick ranch-style homes in Peyton Forest.
Peyton Forest is a quiet suburban neighborhood about 7 miles southwest of Downtown Atlanta.
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Houses sell for less than the city median in Peyton Forest
The median price of a single-family home in Peyton Forest is around $330,000, which is lower than Atlanta's median of about $475,000. Brick ranch-style houses and split-level homes built between the 1950s and ‘70s make up most of the neighborhood. Houses that may need some updates typically sell in the lower to mid-$200,000s, while renovated homes usually range from the upper $300,000s to the mid-$600,000s.
Quiet streets in Peyton Forest boast brick split-level homes.
Ranch-style homes feature broad front lawns and classic red brick exteriors in Peyton Forest.
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Rental homes are common in Peyton Forest
About half of the residents in Peyton Forest rent their homes, which is common in this part of the city. “The Cascades area has a good mix of neighborhoods where most people own their homes and others that are almost all rentals,” says Michael Nolan, a real estate agent with EXP Realty who has sold several homes in the neighborhood. “That’s pretty normal for most of the areas that are so close to downtown.” Nearby, Audubon Forest is mainly made up of homeowners, while Harland Terrace has a higher proportion of renters.
Peyton Forest is near two routes to downtown Atlanta
MARTA operates bus routes in the area, but Peyton Forest is still car-dependent. Driving downtown typically takes between 15 and 40 minutes, depending on whether you use Interstate 20 or Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW. “Traffic is pretty much a given no matter which route you take,” Nolan says. “But sometimes the highway is busier, and sometimes the street is busier, so you just kind of have hope for the best or look at the maps on your phone before you leave to see which one is going to get you there quicker.”
Kids go to Peyton Forest Elementary School
Peyton Forest is served by Atlanta Public Schools, like Peyton Elementary School, Jean Childs Young Middle School and Benjamin E. Mays High School. The elementary school is located in the northern part of the neighborhood, but kids don’t typically walk there. “A lot of the neighborhood doesn’t have sidewalks, and the school is pushed back from the road by a ton of trees,” Nolan says.
Peyton Forest Elementary School is a public pre-kindergarten and elementary school.
Mays High School has a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.
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Grocery stores, restaurants and parks near Peyton Forest
Located in the heart of the Cascade area, Peyton Forest offers convenient access to shopping, dining and outdoor recreation, all within 5 miles. Wayfield, Kroger and Publix are nearby grocery stores. Fast-food spots like Wendy’s and Starbucks dot Cascades Road, and so do coffee shops and soul food eateries, like Big Daddy’s Café and The Beautiful Restaurant. Parks near Peyton Forest include:
Lionel Hampton-Beecher Hills Nature Preserve, where hiking trails run under old-growth forests
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, a popular hiking spot with waterfalls, Civil War-era earthworks and a historic springhouse.
John A. White Park, which has a public, 9-hole golf course and a swimming pool
There are walking paths at West Manor Park to exercise and enjoy the outdoors.
Experience nature while strolling through Cascade Springs Nature Preserve.
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Peyton Forest Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Peyton Forest, Atlanta sell after 21 days on the market compared to the national average of 55 days. The median sale price for homes in Peyton Forest, Atlanta over the last 12 months is $290,000, up 29% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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