Best PlacesVine City, Atlanta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vine City, 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.
Vine City, Atlanta ranks 5,233rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Empty homes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Vine City, 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.
Vine City, Atlanta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vine City, Atlanta ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$919 a month, better than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Vine City, Atlanta ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Household income$53,456 median, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Vine City, Atlanta
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vine City, Atlanta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,456, 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 Vine City, Atlanta's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Vine City, Atlanta
Vine City, 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 Vine City, Atlanta.
Who works in Vine City, Atlanta, and how
Work in Vine City, Atlanta centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Vine City, Atlanta
Vine City, Atlanta has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Vine City, Atlanta and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Vine City, Atlanta, month by month
Vine City, Atlanta sees roughly 70 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 Vine City, Atlanta
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 9 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 Vine City, Atlanta
Schools across Vine City, Atlanta average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kipp Ways Primary Charter SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- David T Howard Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Herman J. Russell West End AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Midtown High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Booker T. Washington High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vine City, Atlanta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vine City, 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 Vine City, Atlanta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Vine City, Atlanta
Is Vine City, Atlanta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vine City, Atlanta ranks 5,233rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, transit, and biking, and lowest on empty homes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vine City, Atlanta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,916. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $53,456 median income, cost of living beats 33% of neighborhoods.
Is Vine City, Atlanta safe?
Vine City, Atlanta is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $983 per resident a year.
Compare Vine City, Atlanta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vine City, Atlanta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vine City, 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.
Vine City, Atlanta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vine City, Atlanta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vine City, Atlanta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vine City, Atlanta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vine City, Atlanta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vine City, 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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