Best PlacesMableton, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mableton, 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.
Mableton ranks 1,210th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mableton
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.
Mableton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mableton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of cities
Where Mableton ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 9% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of cities
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mableton
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mableton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,322, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Mableton's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mableton
Mableton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mableton.
Who works in Mableton, and how
Work in Mableton centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mableton
Mableton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mableton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mableton, month by month
Mableton sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Mableton
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 14 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 Mableton
Schools across Mableton average a D+, better than 9% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- King Springs Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Nickajack Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Sanders Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Floyd Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Lindley 6th Grade AcademyD− · 18% proficient
- Lindley Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Pebblebrook High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- South Cobb High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Campbell High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mableton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mableton 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 Mableton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mableton suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Mableton
Is Mableton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mableton ranks 1,210th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and what local pay buys, 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 Mableton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,643. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $108,322 median income, cost of living beats 83% of cities.
Is Mableton safe?
Mableton is safer than 15% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $418 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mableton?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 33. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of cities.
Is Mableton good for families?
Schools beat 9% of cities, crime safety beats 15%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Mableton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mableton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mableton 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.
Mableton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mableton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mableton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mableton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mableton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mableton 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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