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City guide · Georgia
Moving to Atlanta, GA
Hip-hop capital, film, Southern hub, traffic.
Pop. 499kCost index 100.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,750/moMedian home $410kWalk score 48
Atlanta (metro area) has an overall price level 100.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
100.5Housing index
88.7Groceries index
98.9Utilities index (modeled)
100.1Electricity rate
15.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
100.1Median home value (est.)
$410,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,750/moGeorgia unemployment is 3.4% with median household income $80k.
Unemployment rate
3.4%Median household income
$79,991Per-capita income
$41,996Labor-force participation
64.5%Avg weekly wage
$1,440Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberAtlanta: median home value $410,000.
Home value
$410,000Rent
$1,750/moHomeownership rate
66.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
39/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowGeorgia 4th-grade math proficiency: 37.7% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
37.7%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$14,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
44.0%Notable universities
Georgia Tech, EmoryCompare Atlanta to where you live now
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