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Kennesaw GA Real Estate & Homes For Sale

Kennesaw is a Cobb County city about 21 miles (straight line) from downtown Atlanta. It was once called Big Shanty, where Union raiders stole the General locomotive on April 12, 1862, starting the Great Locomotive Chase. The General is now on display at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History on Cherokee Street, a Smithsonian affiliate, and Kennesaw State University's main campus is in Kennesaw.

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$335,400

Kennesaw Median Home Value (2020–2024)

Cobb County

School District: Cobb County Schools

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077 (median value of owner-occupied housing units). This is not a sale price or an appraisal. Geography: Kennesaw, Georgia. About ACS data (census.gov)

Living in Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw is a Cobb County city about 21 miles (straight line) from downtown Atlanta. It was once called Big Shanty, where Union raiders stole the General locomotive on April 12, 1862, starting the Great Locomotive Chase. The General is now on display at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History on Cherokee Street, a Smithsonian affiliate, and Kennesaw State University's main campus is in Kennesaw.

Why Choose Kennesaw?

Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Home of the General locomotive (1862 Great Locomotive Chase)
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park nearby

Kennesaw Housing & Commute Facts

About 34,605 people live in Kennesaw, on about 9.8 square miles of land, about 21 miles (straight line) from downtown Atlanta. About 58% of homes are detached single-family houses, lower than Cobb County overall (65%), and about 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, about the same as Cobb County overall (67%).

Median home value (±$19,388)
$335,400
Detached single-family homes
58%
Buildings with 5+ units
19%
Owner-occupied homes
65%
Homes built 2010 or later
14%
Homes built before 1980
11%
Average one-way commute
28.6 min
Worked from home
22%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077 (median value of owner-occupied housing units). This is not a sale price or an appraisal. Geography: Kennesaw city, Georgia. Tables B01003, B25077, B25024, B25003, B25034, B08301 and B08013; land area and distance from the 2024 Census Gazetteer. About ACS data (census.gov)

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Kennesaw is served by Cobb County Schools. School assignments are set by address, so verify any property directly with the district. For official performance data, see the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Strategy.

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