Best PlacesAdams Crossroads, Duluth, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Adams Crossroads, Duluth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Adams Crossroads, Duluth ranks 3,211th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on state finances, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Adams Crossroads, Duluth
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Adams Crossroads, Duluth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Adams Crossroads, Duluth ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Adams Crossroads, Duluth ranks low
- Short commute28.2 minutes each way, better than only 26% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 27% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Adams Crossroads, Duluth
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Adams Crossroads, Duluth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,622, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Adams Crossroads, Duluth's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Adams Crossroads, Duluth
Adams Crossroads, Duluth runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Adams Crossroads, Duluth.
Who works in Adams Crossroads, Duluth, and how
Work in Adams Crossroads, Duluth centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Adams Crossroads, Duluth
Adams Crossroads, Duluth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Adams Crossroads, Duluth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Adams Crossroads, Duluth, month by month
Adams Crossroads, Duluth sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Adams Crossroads, Duluth
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 28 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Adams Crossroads, Duluth
Schools across Adams Crossroads, Duluth average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- New Life Academy Of ExcellenceC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hull Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Duluth Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Duluth High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Adams Crossroads, Duluth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Adams Crossroads, Duluth measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Adams Crossroads, Duluth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Adams Crossroads, Duluth
Is Adams Crossroads, Duluth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Adams Crossroads, Duluth ranks 3,211th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Adams Crossroads, Duluth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,888. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $80,622 median income, cost of living beats 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Adams Crossroads, Duluth safe?
Adams Crossroads, Duluth is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $606 per resident a year.
Compare Adams Crossroads, Duluth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Adams Crossroads, Duluth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Adams Crossroads, Duluth represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Adams Crossroads, Duluth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Adams Crossroads, Duluth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Adams Crossroads, Duluth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Adams Crossroads, Duluth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Adams Crossroads, Duluth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Adams Crossroads, Duluth detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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