Atlanta

Shortest commutes to Downtown Atlanta

Ranked on distance to Downtown Atlanta at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Downtown College Park, GA. Taken from the College Park Train Depot, looking down Main St toward Harvard Ave.
College Park$326k median · 21.2 min commute
Commute B−Housing FCost of living A−
86
Commute score
overall 53 C−
2
Toco Hills Shopping Center, North Druid Hills, Georgia
North Druid Hills$516k median · 22.8 min commute
Commute BHousing D+Cost of living B−
85
Commute score
overall 63 C+
3
Midtown and Downtown Atlanta
Atlanta$440k median · 26.5 min commute
Commute B−Housing DCost of living B−
81
Commute score
overall 60 C
4
North Decatur Road in North Decatur CDP
North Decatur$475k median · 24.9 min commute
Commute B−Housing C−Cost of living C+
78
Commute score
overall 60 C
5
Brookhaven Village in Brookhaven, Georgia.
Brookhaven$693k median · 25.1 min commute
Commute B−Housing C+Cost of living C+
78
Commute score
overall 63 C+
6
Downtown Decatur, Georgia, USA
Decatur$701k median · 25.9 min commute
Commute B−Housing C+Cost of living C−
77
Commute score
overall 74 B
7
Peachtree Road, Chamblee, Georgia
Chamblee$433k median · 25.3 min commute
Commute CHousing DCost of living B−
74
Commute score
overall 58 C
8
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
Commute B−Housing CCost of living C+
71
Commute score
overall 70 B−
9
City hall for Dunwoody, Georgia.
Dunwoody$603k median · 24.9 min commute
Commute B−Housing CCost of living B−
71
Commute score
overall 63 C+
10
East Point City Hall
East Point$282k median · 30.2 min commute
Commute DHousing FCost of living B+
68
Commute score
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: College Park (Tn8r8r · CC BY-SA 4.0); North Druid Hills (Thomson200 · CC0); Atlanta (AtlChampion · CC BY-SA 4.0); North Decatur (Thomson200 · CC0); Brookhaven (Mmann1988 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Decatur (Lincolnh · CC BY-SA 3.0); Chamblee (Thomson200 · CC0); Sandy Springs (Maksim Sundukov · CC BY-SA 3.0); Dunwoody (JJonahJackalope · CC BY-SA 4.0); East Point (Xavierhouston1 · CC BY 4.0).