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Best places to live in Greater Atlanta

80 places with 2,259,293 residents within about 50 km of Atlanta, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Atlanta, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Smyrna (Georgia)
    Georgia, 56,146 residents    66
  2. 2Mableton
    Georgia, 37,115 residents    64
  3. 3Tyrone (Georgia)
    Georgia, 7,194 residents    64
  4. 4Marietta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 59,067 residents    62
  5. 5Fair Oaks (Georgia)
    Georgia, 8,225 residents    62
  6. 6Austell
    Georgia, 7,107 residents    61
  7. 7Kennesaw
    Georgia, 33,584 residents    61
  8. 8Acworth (Georgia)
    Georgia, 22,131 residents    60
  9. 9Fayetteville (Georgia)
    Georgia, 16,990 residents    60
  10. 10Powder Springs
    Georgia, 14,826 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Smyrna (Georgia)
    Georgia, 56,146 residents    70
  2. 2Mableton
    Georgia, 37,115 residents    69
  3. 3Marietta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 59,067 residents    68
  4. 4Johns Creek
    Georgia, 83,335 residents    68
  5. 5Kennesaw
    Georgia, 33,584 residents    68
  6. 6Acworth (Georgia)
    Georgia, 22,131 residents    68
  7. 7Austell
    Georgia, 7,107 residents    68
  8. 8Fair Oaks (Georgia)
    Georgia, 8,225 residents    67
  9. 9Powder Springs
    Georgia, 14,826 residents    67
  10. 10Milton (Georgia)
    Georgia, 37,547 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Smyrna (Georgia)
    Georgia, 56,146 residents    67
  2. 2Mableton
    Georgia, 37,115 residents    66
  3. 3Marietta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 59,067 residents    65
  4. 4Kennesaw
    Georgia, 33,584 residents    64
  5. 5Acworth (Georgia)
    Georgia, 22,131 residents    64
  6. 6Fair Oaks (Georgia)
    Georgia, 8,225 residents    63
  7. 7Austell
    Georgia, 7,107 residents    63
  8. 8Powder Springs
    Georgia, 14,826 residents    63
  9. 9Lithia Springs
    Georgia, 15,491 residents    61
  10. 10Johns Creek
    Georgia, 83,335 residents    61

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For commuters

  1. 1Sandy Springs
    Georgia, 105,330 residents    80
  2. 2Atlanta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 510,823 residents    79
  3. 3Smyrna (Georgia)
    Georgia, 56,146 residents    77
  4. 4South Fulton (Georgia)
    Georgia, 107,436 residents    76
  5. 5Brookhaven (Georgia)
    Georgia, 51,910 residents    75
  6. 6Dunwoody
    Georgia, 48,733 residents    74
  7. 7Marietta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 59,067 residents    73
  8. 8Roswell (Georgia)
    Georgia, 94,501 residents    73
  9. 9Vinings
    Georgia, 9,734 residents    72
  10. 10East Point
    Georgia, 35,467 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Atlanta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 510,823 residents    74
  2. 2Sandy Springs
    Georgia, 105,330 residents    69
  3. 3Smyrna (Georgia)
    Georgia, 56,146 residents    65
  4. 4Roswell (Georgia)
    Georgia, 94,501 residents    64
  5. 5East Point
    Georgia, 35,467 residents    64
  6. 6South Fulton (Georgia)
    Georgia, 107,436 residents    63
  7. 7Dunwoody
    Georgia, 48,733 residents    62
  8. 8Brookhaven (Georgia)
    Georgia, 51,910 residents    62
  9. 9Marietta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 59,067 residents    62
  10. 10Johns Creek
    Georgia, 83,335 residents    62

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Dallas (Georgia)
    Georgia, 12,870 residents    52
  2. 2Hiram (Georgia)
    Georgia, 3,792 residents    48
  3. 3Holly Springs (Georgia)
    Georgia, 10,719 residents    46
  4. 4Smyrna (Georgia)
    Georgia, 56,146 residents    46
  5. 5Woodstock (Georgia)
    Georgia, 29,898 residents    46
  6. 6Mableton
    Georgia, 37,115 residents    45
  7. 7Canton (Georgia)
    Georgia, 25,469 residents    45
  8. 8Loganville (Georgia)
    Georgia, 11,248 residents    44
  9. 9Lithia Springs
    Georgia, 15,491 residents    44
  10. 10Marietta (Georgia)
    Georgia, 59,067 residents    44

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Towns in Greater Atlanta