Best PlacesAdams Park, Atlanta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Adams Park, Atlanta, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Adams Park, Atlanta ranks 5,693rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Adams Park, Atlanta
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 Park, Atlanta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Adams Park, Atlanta ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Adams Park, Atlanta ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Adams Park, Atlanta
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Adams Park, Atlanta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,424, 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 Park, Atlanta's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Park, Atlanta
Adams Park, Atlanta 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 Park, Atlanta.
Who works in Adams Park, Atlanta, and how
Work in Adams Park, Atlanta centers on transportation & warehousing and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Adams Park, Atlanta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Adams Park, Atlanta.
What the weather is like in Adams Park, Atlanta, month by month
Adams Park, Atlanta sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Adams Park, Atlanta
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 5 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 Park, Atlanta
Schools across Adams Park, Atlanta average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rise Grammar SchoolD · 16% proficient
- L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Cascade Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rise Prep SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Herman J. Russell West End AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Jean Childs Young Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Booker T. Washington High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Tri-cities High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Adams Park, Atlanta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Adams Park, Atlanta 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 Park, Atlanta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Adams Park, Atlanta
Is Adams Park, Atlanta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Adams Park, Atlanta ranks 5,693rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Adams Park, Atlanta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,906. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $53,424 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Adams Park, Atlanta safe?
Adams Park, Atlanta is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $775 per resident a year.
Compare Adams Park, Atlanta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Adams Park, Atlanta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Adams Park, Atlanta 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 Park, Atlanta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Adams Park, Atlanta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Adams Park, Atlanta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Adams Park, Atlanta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Adams Park, Atlanta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Adams Park, Atlanta 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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