Best PlacesLakewood Heights, Atlanta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakewood Heights, 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.
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta ranks 5,703rd 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 Lakewood Heights, 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.
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakewood Heights, Atlanta ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Lakewood Heights, Atlanta ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakewood Heights, Atlanta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $58,027; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lakewood Heights, Atlanta's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lakewood Heights, Atlanta.
Who works in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, and how
Work in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta centers on hospitality & food and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Lakewood Heights, Atlanta and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, month by month
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta sees roughly 73 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 Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 4 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 Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
Schools across Lakewood Heights, Atlanta average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rise Grammar SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Heritage Academy Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Cleveland Avenue Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kipp Vision Charter SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Rise Prep SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Carver High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Carver High School Early CollegeD · 20% proficient
- Tri-cities High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakewood Heights, Atlanta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakewood Heights, 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 Lakewood Heights, Atlanta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Lakewood Heights, Atlanta suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
Is Lakewood Heights, Atlanta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakewood Heights, Atlanta ranks 5,703rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lakewood Heights, Atlanta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,179. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $58,027 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakewood Heights, Atlanta safe?
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $851 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 35. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakewood Heights, Atlanta good for families?
Schools beat 3% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Lakewood Heights, Atlanta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakewood Heights, Atlanta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakewood Heights, 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.
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakewood Heights, Atlanta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakewood Heights, Atlanta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakewood Heights, 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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