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Georgia city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Atlanta?

What it costs to live in Atlanta, and how it compares with other Georgia cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

24

76th best value in Georgia

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Georgia cities.

Overall livability

44

52nd overall in Georgia

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Atlanta is home to about 492,204 people. A typical home runs $346,600 and a household earns around $69,200, a price-to-income ratio of 5.0. Among Georgia's largest cities, it ranks 76th for value and 52nd overall.

Atlanta at a glance

Median home price

$346,600

77th in GA of 82

Median rent

$1,342/mo

Median household income

$69,200

Home price to income

5.0x

Unemployment

6.1%

52nd in GA of 82

School rating

6/10

28th in GA of 82

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in GA of 82

Walk score

61/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Georgia only. Updated 2026.