Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$338,200
Atlanta $367,600
Median rent$1,229/mo
Atlanta $1,672/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Atlanta 33%
Cartersville
Bartow County24,074 residentsCartersville City
59
C
Suburbgrade score
21st of 60 Atlanta suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
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 Cartersville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cartersville against Atlanta. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Within-state proficiency77th pct
Atlanta median 80th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.6
Atlanta median 14.4
Graduation rate90%
Atlanta median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index88
Atlanta 100
Eff. tax rate0.72%
Atlanta 0.82%
Local sales tax7.49%
Atlanta median 7.49%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute25.9 min
Atlanta 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Atlanta 50%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Atlanta median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés68
Atlanta median 44 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Atlanta median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks19
Atlanta median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$84,437
Atlanta $89,724
Unemployment2.7%
Atlanta 5.0%
Professional occupations33%
Atlanta 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cartersville on housing & affordability
Cartersville's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Holly Springs18 mi from CartersvilleC 55 C− Powder Springs22 mi from CartersvilleC− 58 C Woodstock17 mi from CartersvilleC− 67 C+ Kennesaw14 mi from CartersvilleD+ 62 C Canton19 mi from CartersvilleD 59 C Acworth10 mi from CartersvilleD 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cartersville
Is Cartersville, GA a good place to live?
Cartersville scores 59 out of 100, 21st of 60 Atlanta suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cartersville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $338,200, 8% below the Atlanta median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.72%. $1,229/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cartersville?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Cartersville sit at the 77th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 15.6 student–teacher ratio. Cartersville is served by Cartersville City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cartersville?
The mean commute is 25.9 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cartersville?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 68 restaurants and cafés and 19 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Cartersville old or new?
The median home in Cartersville was built in 1990 — close to 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. 77% 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.