Most walkable Atlanta suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed

Decatur$701k median · 25.9 min commute

Amenities A−Commute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 74 B

North Decatur$475k median · 24.9 min commute

Amenities B+Commute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 60 C

Marietta$449k median · 27.5 min commute

Amenities A−Commute C−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 61 C

Atlanta$440k median · 26.5 min commute

Amenities B+Commute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 60 C

Gwinnett County Justice and Administration, Lawrenceville GA

Lawrenceville$351k median · 32.1 min commute

Amenities BCommute FResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 56 C−

Smyrna$450k median · 29.8 min commute

Amenities BCommute C−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 67 C+

North Druid Hills$516k median · 22.8 min commute

Amenities B+Commute BResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 63 C+

Sandy Springs$620k median · 25.8 min commute

Amenities BCommute B−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 70 B−

Chamblee$433k median · 25.3 min commute

Amenities BCommute CResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 58 C

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Clarkston$303k median · 31.2 min commute

Amenities B−Commute FResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 45 D

This list's weighting

Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

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); North Decatur (Thomson200 · CC0); Marietta (Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Atlanta (AtlChampion · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lawrenceville (John Trainor · CC BY 2.0); Smyrna (Thomson200 · CC0); North Druid Hills (Thomson200 · CC0); Sandy Springs (Maksim Sundukov · CC BY-SA 3.0); Chamblee (Thomson200 · CC0); Clarkston (City of Clarkston Government · CC BY-SA 4.0).