Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$339,900
Atlanta $367,600
Median rent$1,664/mo
Atlanta $1,672/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Atlanta 33%
Acworth
Cobb County22,473 residentsCobb County
59
C
Suburbgrade score
25th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. Strong on schools and cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
59
Atlanta median 57
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Acworth is like to live in, by category
Bars show Acworth against Atlanta. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency86th pct
Atlanta median 80th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.3
Atlanta median 14.4
Graduation rate87%
Atlanta median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index93
Atlanta 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Atlanta 0.82%
Local sales tax7.49%
Atlanta median 7.49%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 40/100
D−
Mean commute30.1 min
Atlanta 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Atlanta 50%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Atlanta median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés73
Atlanta median 44 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Atlanta median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Atlanta median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$83,539
Atlanta $89,724
Unemployment5.3%
Atlanta 5.0%
Professional occupations38%
Atlanta 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Acworth on commute & transport
Acworth's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Sandy Springs20 mi from AcworthB− 70 B− Brookhaven24 mi from AcworthB− 63 C+ Dunwoody23 mi from AcworthB− 63 C+ Alpharetta23 mi from AcworthC+ 70 B− Roswell19 mi from AcworthC 70 B− Milton22 mi from AcworthC 63 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Acworth
Is Acworth, GA a good place to live?
Acworth scores 59 out of 100, 25th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Acworth expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $339,900, 8% below the Atlanta median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.88%. $1,664/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Acworth?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Acworth sit at the 86th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 14.3 student–teacher ratio. Acworth is served by Cobb County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Acworth?
The mean commute is 30.1 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Acworth?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 73 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Acworth old or new?
The median home in Acworth was built in 2000 — newer than the Atlanta median of 1994. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 76% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.