Living in Venetian Hills Atlanta GA: Utoy Cemetery, Oakland City MARTA & Home Prices 2026

Quick answer

Venetian Hills is a southwest Atlanta neighborhood of 1940s and 1950s brick ranches and bungalows on large, tree-covered lots, between Cascade Road, Campbellton Road, Centra Villa Drive and Epworth Street, next to Oakland City and the former Fort McPherson. Homes.com puts the 12-month median sale price at $250,000, with single-family homes at $275,000 and an average of 73 days on market (October 2026). Oakland City MARTA station sits just outside the neighborhood, about seven minutes by train to downtown.

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Venetian Hills usually comes up when a buyer has been priced out of West End or Westview and starts looking a mile or two farther southwest. That is a fair way to find it, but it undersells the place. The streets are quieter and greener than people expect this close to downtown, and the lots are bigger than in most intown neighborhoods, with a median sale price of $250,000 over the past year.

It is also a neighborhood where the specific house matters more than the zip code. Renovated ranches, original-condition homes and new construction can sit on the same block, and the gap in price between them is wide.

Nearly ten years helping Atlanta buyers and sellers means I have walked a lot of people through exactly that kind of block-by-block decision, and I have a listing here right now, so I have been watching this market closely. Here is what you need to know.

Where Venetian Hills is

Venetian Hills is an official City of Atlanta neighborhood in Fulton County, split between the 30310 and 30311 zip codes. The commonly cited boundaries are Cascade Road, Avon Avenue and Bush Mountain to the north, Epworth Street and Oakland City to the east, the former Fort McPherson to the southeast, Campbellton Road to the south, and Centra Villa Drive and Adams Park to the west.

Venetian Drive SW runs through the middle of the neighborhood, with streets like Westridge Road, Westmont Road, Kenilworth Drive, Lockhaven Circle and Byrere Terrace branching off it. Downtown and I-285 are each about five miles away, and Tyler Perry Studios, on the former Fort McPherson property, sits just to the southeast.

The housing: postwar ranches, bungalows and some new construction

Most homes in Venetian Hills were built in the 1940s and 1950s, and Homes.com lists a median year built of 1950. Expect one-story brick ranches, many of them brick on all four sides, along with frame bungalows, renovated homes and a growing number of new-construction cottages.

• Size: The average single-family home is about 1,409 square feet, so most are two or three bedrooms with one or two baths.
• Lots: The median lot is about 11,761 square feet, roughly a quarter acre, which is generous for a neighborhood this close to downtown.
• Condition: Fully renovated homes, original-condition homes and projects often sit a few doors apart.

That last point is the one I would want you to understand before you shop. Two homes with the same bed and bath count can be far apart in price because one has a newer roof, HVAC, electrical and plumbing and the other still has original systems. With homes this age, I would plan on a thorough inspection and a sewer scope during your due diligence period, and I would ask which updates were permitted.

What homes cost in Venetian Hills in 2026

Here is the current picture from Homes.com (October 2026):

• Median sale price, last 12 months: $250,000, flat from the prior 12 months
• Median single-family sale price: $275,000
• Median list price: $294,900
• Average price per square foot: $178
• Homes sold in the last 12 months: 137
• Average days on market: 73
• Months of supply: 3.4

Prices have held steady over the past year rather than climbing, homes are taking a couple of months to sell, and current listings are asking more than recent homes have actually sold for. For a buyer, that means room to negotiate, especially on a home that has been sitting.

Based on what is listed this fall, here is roughly how the price range breaks down:

• Mid $100,000s to about $235,000: smaller two-bedroom homes and homes that still need work.
• About $235,000 to $375,000: most renovated three-bedroom ranches and bungalows.
• Mid $400,000s and up: new construction and larger renovations, including four-bedroom homes with finished basements.

My listing at 1393 Byrere Terrace SW is a good example of the renovated middle: a 1,662-square-foot, three-bedroom ranch with an updated kitchen, vaulted ceilings, a deck and a large fenced yard, listed at $337,000.

If you are comparing buying with renting, Homes.com shows a median asking rent of $1,995 a month across the rentals listed in the neighborhood. Your real number depends on the street, the condition of the systems and how long the home has been on the market, and that is where pulling recent sales for the exact block makes the difference. If you are starting a search here, browse southwest Atlanta homes for sale to see what is available right now.

Getting around: MARTA, I-20 and the airport

• MARTA: Oakland City station is just east of the neighborhood. Homes.com estimates train times of about 7 minutes to downtown, 10 minutes to the airport, 13 minutes to Midtown and 22 minutes to Buckhead.
• Airport: about a 16-minute drive off-peak.
• Downtown: about five miles. Drive times swing a lot at rush hour on I-20 and the Downtown Connector, so I would test the drive at the hour you would actually commute.

Day to day, this is mostly a driving neighborhood, with a walkability score of 40 out of 100 from Local Logic. Cascade Road and Campbellton Road cover the basics, including The Beautiful Restaurant, a soul food spot open since 1979, Atlanta Fish House and Grill, and Cafe Bartique. Greenbriar Mall and a Kroger are about three miles away.

Parks, history and what is changing

Green space surrounds the neighborhood more than it runs through it:

• Rev. James Orange Park at Oakland City on the east edge, with a playground, splash pad and pool.
• Alfred “Tup” Holmes Memorial Golf Course to the west, open to the public.
• Adams Park next door, with a lake, trails and a playground.
• Cascade Springs Nature Preserve farther west, about 120 acres of trails with a waterfall and earthworks from the 1864 Battle of Utoy Creek.

Inside the neighborhood, Utoy Cemetery on Cahaba Drive near Venetian Drive is one of the oldest cemeteries within Atlanta’s city limits, with burials dating to about 1828, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It sits behind the former Utoy Primitive Baptist Church, which served as a field hospital during the Battle of Utoy Creek in August 1864, when Union forces pushed toward the railroad at East Point that supplied a Confederate army fighting to preserve slavery. The Utoy Cemetery Association has worked to locate unmarked graves, including those of enslaved and formerly enslaved people who worshipped at the church. It is open daily and worth a visit as a place to reckon with how much history sits under this part of the city.

The biggest change on the horizon is RYSE Creative Village, a planned studio, incubator and housing redevelopment of the former Preston Arkwright Elementary School on Lockwood Drive, which has been vacant since 2004. Urbanize Atlanta reported construction underway in late 2024, so I would check the current status before counting on a timeline.

Schools serving Venetian Hills

Venetian Hills is in Atlanta Public Schools. Homes.com lists these schools as serving the neighborhood:

• Finch Elementary School (Pre-K to 5)
• Sylvan Hills Middle School (6 to 8)
• Carver High School (9 to 12)

Assignments can vary by street, and APS also offers school choice and magnet options through its own application process. Research and visit schools to determine fit for your family, and always verify zoning by specific property address.

Venetian Hills compared with nearby neighborhoods

• Venetian Hills vs. Westview and West End: Both sit closer to the BeltLine Westside Trail and have more walkable commercial streets, with older housing that carries more historic character. If walking to the trail matters most, start with Westview. If you want more yard for your budget, Venetian Hills deserves a look.
• Venetian Hills vs. Oakland City: Oakland City is next door and has the MARTA station within it, with more early 1900s bungalows. Venetian Hills leans more toward postwar ranches on larger lots.
• Venetian Hills vs. the rest of Cascade: Venetian Hills is the eastern end of the larger Cascade corridor. The subdivisions farther west, like Cascade Heights and Beecher Hills, tend to have larger homes at higher prices. My Cascade guide covers the whole corridor.

What Venetian Hills offers, and what to weigh

Venetian Hills tends to be the right fit when:

• You want a single-family home with a real yard inside the city limits, in roughly the $250,000 to $375,000 range.
• You would use MARTA from Oakland City, or you commute toward downtown, the airport or the studios at Fort McPherson.
• You are comfortable judging renovation quality, or you are open to buying a home that needs work.

Think carefully about Venetian Hills if:

• Walkability is a top priority. Most errands here happen by car.
• You want a uniformly renovated street. Condition varies from house to house.
• You want the BeltLine at your front door. The Westside Trail is close, but for most homes it is a drive or bike ride.

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Next steps

Venetian Hills rewards buyers who look closely at the specific house and the specific block. If you are starting a search in southwest Atlanta and do not have an agent yet, book a time to talk and I will walk you through what is selling, what is sitting and why. You can also start with my listing on Byrere Terrace.

Looking for more southwest Atlanta neighborhood guides? I have also covered Westview, Oakland City and Cascade.