$750,000
About this home
INCREDIBLE VALUE IN AN EXCEPTIONAL IN-TOWN ATHENS LOCATION! Set on a beautifully wooded .68-acre lot just minutes from Five Points, Beechwood Shopping Center, Piedmont Athens Regional, and the University of Georgia, 550 Fortson Road offers nearly 2,900 square feet of living space, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a level of privacy that's increasingly difficult to find this close to town. The versatile floor plan features multiple living areas, many updated spaces, and a separate guest wing with its own kitchenette—ideal for extended family, overnight guests, a home office, or additional private living space. Outside, a spacious deck overlooks a tranquil koi pond and wooded backyard, creating a peaceful retreat just minutes from the heart of Athens. For buyers seeking generous living space, privacy, flexibility, and an exceptional in-town location, this property offers a unique opportunity at an attractive price. Now offered at $750,000.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- Hive MLS
- MLS #
- CL360447
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Fivepoints
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 105
- On market date
- July 15, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 3
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.685 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 354
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.6:1
- District
- Clarke County
- Enrollment
- 742
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.8:1
- District
- Clarke County
- Enrollment
- 30
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.0:1
- District
- Clarke County
Walkability
Blended score for Athens's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). EPA National Walkability Index only -- nearby-amenity data not cached yet for this area.
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