Best PlacesThe Meadows, Sandy Springs, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Meadows, Sandy Springs, 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.
The Meadows, Sandy Springs ranks 1,426th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in The Meadows, Sandy Springs
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.
The Meadows, Sandy Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where The Meadows, Sandy Springs ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where The Meadows, Sandy Springs ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Meadows, Sandy Springs
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Meadows, Sandy Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,394, 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 The Meadows, Sandy Springs' effective rate of 0.84%, 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 The Meadows, Sandy Springs
The Meadows, Sandy Springs 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 The Meadows, Sandy Springs.
Who works in The Meadows, Sandy Springs, and how
Work in The Meadows, Sandy Springs centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 42%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in The Meadows, Sandy Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across The Meadows, Sandy Springs.
What the weather is like in The Meadows, Sandy Springs, month by month
The Meadows, Sandy Springs sees roughly 64 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 The Meadows, Sandy Springs
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 21 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 The Meadows, Sandy Springs
Schools across The Meadows, Sandy Springs average a B−, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Museum School Avondale EstatesB · 46% proficient
- Amana Academy SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy Springs Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- The Champion Middle Theme SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- North Springs High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Elizabeth Andrews High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every The Meadows, Sandy Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
The Meadows, Sandy Springs 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 The Meadows, Sandy Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in The Meadows, Sandy Springs
Is The Meadows, Sandy Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Meadows, Sandy Springs ranks 1,426th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is The Meadows, Sandy Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $441,555. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $102,394 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is The Meadows, Sandy Springs safe?
The Meadows, Sandy Springs is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare The Meadows, Sandy Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Meadows, Sandy Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The Meadows, Sandy Springs 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.
The Meadows, Sandy Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Meadows, Sandy Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Meadows, Sandy Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Meadows, Sandy Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Meadows, Sandy Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The Meadows, Sandy Springs 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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