Atlanta

Best Atlanta suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Downtown Decatur, Georgia, USA
Decatur$701k median · 25.9 min commute
Schools A+Amenities A−Residents inactive
79
Family score
overall 74 B
2
Concourse Corporate Center V and VI, but are known locally as "the King and Queen towers" at night. Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sandy Springs$620k median · 25.8 min commute
Schools BAmenities BResidents inactive
73
Family score
overall 70 B−
3
Alpharetta, Georgia city hall
Alpharetta$649k median · 26.3 min commute
Schools BAmenities BResidents inactive
73
Family score
overall 70 B−
4
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Woodstock$437k median · 29.9 min commute
Schools BAmenities B+Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 67 C+
5
roswell, GA city hall
Roswell$567k median · 26.9 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B−Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 70 B−
6
City Hall Fountain, Peachtree City, Georgia.
Peachtree City$483k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 66 C+
7
Smyrna, Georgia City Hall
Smyrna$450k median · 29.8 min commute
Schools BAmenities BResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 67 C+
8
Kennesaw City Hall, front (north face) view
Kennesaw$335k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 62 C
9
Gateway to Peachtree Corners
Peachtree Corners$485k median · 25.9 min commute
Schools BAmenities B+Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 65 C+
10
fountain
Marietta$449k median · 27.5 min commute
Schools C+Amenities A−Residents inactive
68
Family score
overall 61 C
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Decatur (Lincolnh · CC BY-SA 3.0); Sandy Springs (Maksim Sundukov · CC BY-SA 3.0); Alpharetta (Thomson200 · CC0); Woodstock (BlocksMC · CC BY-SA 4.0); Roswell (Carrie Qualters · CC BY-SA 2.0); Peachtree City (Tony Bernard · CC BY-SA 2.0); Smyrna (Thomson200 · CC0); Kennesaw (Davepies · Public domain); Peachtree Corners (J. Putnam · CC BY-SA 4.0); Marietta (Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0).