Best PlacesOld Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, 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.
Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta ranks 1,047th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Old Fourth Ward, 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.
Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 39% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,687, 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 Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta's effective rate of 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
Old Fourth Ward, 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 Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta.
Who works in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, and how
Work in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, month by month
Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta sees roughly 68 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 Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 10 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 Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
Schools across Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kindezi Old 4th WardD · 20% proficient
- Kipp Ways Primary Charter SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- David T Howard Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Midtown High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Fourth Ward, 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 Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
Is Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta ranks 1,047th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on an educated workforce, walkability, and population health, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $603,464. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $105,687 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta safe?
Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $588 per resident a year.
Compare Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Fourth Ward, 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.
Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Fourth Ward, 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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