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City · 19,504 residents · Clayton County, Georgia

Forest Park , Georgia

In Forest Park, a typical home is worth $143,400 and typical rent is $1,189 a month. Compared with all of Clayton County, the typical home value is 35% lower, typical household income is 31% lower, and the share of households that own their home is 14 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $143,400

    35% below the county

    53% below Georgia

    • Forest Park
    • Clayton
    • Georgia

  • Typical rent

    $1,189a month

    17% below the county

    15% below Georgia

    • Forest Park
    • Clayton
    • Georgia

  • Typical household income

    $41,211a year

    31% below the county

    47% below Georgia

    • Forest Park
    • Clayton
    • Georgia

  • Households that own their home

    40%

    14 points below the county

    25 points below Georgia

    • Forest Park
    • Clayton
    • Georgia

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$161,260
6.2% less than 12 months ago
Typical rent
$1,226 a month
3.7% less than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZHVI/ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Forest Park is in Clayton County. The FHA loan limit ($718,750 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Clayton County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Forest Park apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. The typical home in Forest Park is worth $143,400, 35% less than in Clayton County as a whole ($222,300).

  2. According to Zillow, in the 12 months to September 2026 the typical home value in Forest Park fell 6.2%; in Georgia, it fell 0.6%.

  3. The typical household income in Forest Park is $41,211, 31% less than in Clayton County as a whole ($59,806).

  4. 40% of households in Forest Park own their home, against 55% in Clayton County.

  5. The typical rent in Forest Park is $1,189 a month, 17% less than in Clayton County as a whole ($1,433).

  6. 14% of households in Forest Park have no internet at home (5% in Clayton County).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024); Zillow (September 2026 data). Zillow data

The homes here

Housing in Forest Park

What homes there are in Forest Park, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

The detached house is the most common home in Forest Park: 63% of homes, near the figure in Clayton County (65%).

Year built

Homes in Forest Park are older: the typical year built is 1965; in Clayton County, 1989.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$1,105 a month

Clayton County: $1,453 a month

Without a mortgage

$471 a month

Clayton County: $538 a month

Owners with a mortgage

53%

Clayton County: 69%

In Forest Park, 53% of owners have a mortgage, and their typical cost is $1,105 a month, against $1,453 in Clayton County. Without one it drops to $471.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the typical home value in Forest Park rose 114%; in Clayton County, it rose 105%.

Rents in Forest Park rose more slowly than in Clayton County: 37% since 2015–2019, against 45%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureForest ParkClayton CountyGeorgiaUnited States
Rental vacancy 7.9%10.3%6.8%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate1.6%1.1%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate3.4%2.4%3.4%
People per household 2.812.792.622.53
Drive alone 72%72%71%69%
Carpool 13%12%9%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate2%1%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate1%1%3%
Work from home Unreliable estimate11%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate3%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

There is little rental housing open in Forest Park: only 7.9% is empty and offered for rent, against 10.3% in Clayton County.

A household in Forest Park has 2.81 people on average, about the same as in Clayton County (2.79).

To get to work, 72% of workers in Forest Park drive alone; in Clayton County, 72%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Forest Park?

A typical home is tight for the typical income

We start with a typical home in Forest Park, worth $143,400, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 35% of the typical household income in Forest Park, which is $41,211 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $51,331 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Clayton County.

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That is $5,019 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$1,198

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$140,803
Total interest
$202,582
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $2,422 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $962 a month

  • Tight

    $962 to $1,236 a month

    Your payment · 35%

  • Hard

    more than $1,236 a month

Compared with the typical household income in Forest Park ($41,211 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$1,198
Principal & interest$954
Property tax$121
Home insurance$60
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$63

You need at least $5,019 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

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This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Forest Park and Clayton County

Forest Park is in Clayton County, Georgia. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Forest Park's own numbers

Typical home value
$143,400
Typical monthly rent
$1,189
Typical yearly household income
$41,211
Households that own their home
40%
Effective property tax rate
1.01%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Clayton County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$718,750
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,762
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+68%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
1.1%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Clayton County.

Everything about Clayton County

Buying

Buying a home in Forest Park

A typical home in Forest Park is worth $143,400: 35% below the county and 53% below Georgia. With the typical household income in Forest Park ($41,211 a year), a typical home costs 3.5 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Forest Park 3.5 years
  • Clayton 3.7 years
  • Georgia 3.9 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Clayton County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Clayton County rose 176% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Clayton County.

Period County Georgia U.S.
Last year (2025) −2.3% +2.2% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +68% +58% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +176% +110% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Forest Park next to Clayton County, Georgia and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Forest Park $143,400
  • Clayton $222,300
  • Georgia $303,300
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Forest Park $1,189
  • Clayton $1,433
  • Georgia $1,393
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Forest Park $41,211
  • Clayton $59,806
  • Georgia $77,353
  • United States $80,734
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Forest Park next to Clayton County and Georgia
Measure Forest Park Clayton County Georgia U.S.
Typical home value $143,400 $222,300 $303,300 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,189 $1,433 $1,393 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $41,211 $59,806 $77,353 $80,734
Households that own their home 40% 55% 66% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $1,450 $1,933 $2,341 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.01% 0.87% 0.77% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 67% 63% 52% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Clayton County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Forest Park

For a typical $143,400 home in Forest Park, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Forest Park's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $1,198a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $5,019
    Cash to close
    $9,321
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $63

  • Conventional, 5% down $1,171a month

    Down payment
    $7,170
    Cash to close
    $11,472
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $68

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $958a month

    Down payment
    $28,680
    Cash to close
    $32,982
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $1,090a month

    Down payment
    $21,510
    Cash to close
    $25,812
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Forest Park and for Clayton County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Forest Park

1.01%of the home’s value each year

$1,450 a year for the typical owner in Forest Park.

  • Forest Park 1.01%
  • Clayton 0.87%
  • Georgia 0.77%

What Georgia publishes Standard state homestead exemption (Georgia Department of Revenue)

Exemptions and deadlines in Georgia

Flood risk in Clayton County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Clayton County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
1.1%
889
Of those, with NFIP insurance
22%
County Georgia U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 1.1% 2% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 22% 43% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Forest Park

Typical rent in Forest Park is $1,189 a month: 17% below the county. In Forest Park, 67% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Clayton County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($1,762 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $33.88 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Clayton County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,554 $29.88 $62,160
1 bedroom $1,619 $31.13 $64,760
2 bedrooms $1,762 $33.88 $70,480
3 bedrooms $2,099 $40.37 $83,960
4 bedrooms $2,493 $47.94 $99,720

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Forest Park

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Forest Park has 2 ZIP codes with their own.

For 2 bedrooms it runs from $1,290 in 30297 to $1,790 in 30294.

1 of the 2 is above the fair market rent for Clayton County ($1,762).

  • 30294 $1,790$2,130
  • 30297 $1,290$1,540

2 of these ZIP codes cross the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Forest Park when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

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Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Forest Park

HUD lists 10 buildings with rents for lower incomes in Forest Park. These are the largest.

  • Parkside Crossing Apartment 4233 Jonesboro Rd, Forest Park 30297 248 low-income homes · 1 bd: 89 · 2 bd: 144 · 3 bd: 15 · In service since 2006 · For families
  • Wingate 4735 Courtney Dr, Forest Park 30297 171 low-income homes · In service since 1990
  • Waldorf Creek Apartments 4663 Waldrop Dr, Forest Park 30297 92 low-income homes · In service since 1993
  • Tracewood Apts 482 Sylvia Dr, Forest Park 30297 85 low-income homes · 1 bd: 13 · 2 bd: 48 · 3 bd: 24 · In service since 1995
  • Governors Terrace 4947 Governors Dr, Forest Park 30297 49 homes, 48 low-income · For older adults (404) 363-6221

See all 29 buildings in Clayton County Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Forest Park

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There is 1 HUD-approved agency with an office in Clayton County; none says it serves in Spanish.

A young woman and a young man point to a line in their notes beside a laptop in a library.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Forest Park

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Forest Park or Clayton County. The ones below are statewide in Georgia: they work in Forest Park the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Georgia

  • Georgia Dream Homeownership Program

    Statewide in Georgia

    Georgia state program for first-time buyers: a mortgage with down payment assistance of up to 5% of the price or $10,000, as a 0% second mortgage with no monthly payments. Offered by Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

  • Georgia Dream Peach Plus Loan Program

    Statewide in Georgia

    FHA or VA mortgage from the Georgia Dream program with down payment assistance of 3.5% of the price (up to $10,000), or 4% (up to $12,500) for police officers, educators, health care workers, military members or families with a person with a disability; no first-time buyer requirement. Offered by Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

    Type not stated

    See the program Official page

Housing counselors near Forest Park

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Forest Park, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Operation Hope- Atlanta- Martin Luther King JR

    3857 Main St, College Park · 6 miles away

    • Budget and financial counseling
    • Budget and credit workshops
    • and 2 more
    (470) 223-0285

  • Nid-Hca Atlanta Metro Regional Office

    21 Highway 138 SW, Riverdale · 6 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 9 more
    (770) 472-3756

  • Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc.

    215 Lakewood Way SW, Atlanta · 6 miles away

    • Fair housing pre-purchase workshops
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 2 more
    (404) 524-0000

Every agency in Clayton County All counseling agencies in Georgia

Help in Spanish near Forest Park

None of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Forest Park

In HUD’s record, no housing authority with an office in Clayton County is named for Forest Park or Clayton County.

One other authority has an office in Clayton County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Clayton County

These cities are also in Clayton County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Clayton County Housing in Georgia

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Forest Park, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Clayton County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

Keep going

Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Forest Park.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Forest Park

Short answers with the numbers for Forest Park and all of Clayton County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Forest Park?

The typical home value in Forest Park is $143,400, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Clayton County it is $222,300.

How much does it cost to rent in Forest Park?

Typical rent in Forest Park is $1,189 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Clayton County is $1,762.

What is the FHA loan limit in Forest Park?

Forest Park uses the FHA limit for all of Clayton County (2026): $718,750 for a one-unit home and $1,382,250 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Forest Park?

The typical homeowner in Forest Park pays $1,450 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.01% of the home’s value; in Clayton County, the rate is 0.87%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Forest Park?

There is 1 HUD-approved counseling agency with an office in Clayton County. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).