Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$432,800
Atlanta $367,600
Median rent$1,859/mo
Atlanta $1,672/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Atlanta 33%
Chamblee
DeKalb County30,895 residentsDekalb County
58
C
Suburbgrade score
29th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by schools.
58
Atlanta median 57
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Chamblee is like to live in, by category
Bars show Chamblee against Atlanta. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Within-state proficiency29th pct
Atlanta median 80th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.1
Atlanta median 14.4
Graduation rate73%
Atlanta median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index114
Atlanta 100
Eff. tax rate0.96%
Atlanta 0.82%
Local sales tax7.49%
Atlanta median 7.49%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute25.3 min
Atlanta 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Atlanta 50%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Atlanta median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés113
Atlanta median 44 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Atlanta median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Atlanta median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$84,452
Atlanta $89,724
Unemployment2.2%
Atlanta 5.0%
Professional occupations46%
Atlanta 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Chamblee on schools
Chamblee's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Decatur8 mi from ChambleeA+ 74 B Buford24 mi from ChambleeA− 59 C East Point18 mi from ChambleeB+ 55 C− Roswell11 mi from ChambleeB+ 70 B− Kennesaw21 mi from ChambleeB+ 62 C Sandy Springs5 mi from ChambleeB 70 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Chamblee
Is Chamblee, GA a good place to live?
Chamblee scores 58 out of 100, 29th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Chamblee expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $432,800, 18% above the Atlanta median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.96%. $1,859/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Chamblee?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Chamblee sit at the 29th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 73% graduation rate and a 14.1 student–teacher ratio. Chamblee is served by Dekalb County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Chamblee?
The mean commute is 25.3 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Chamblee?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 113 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Chamblee old or new?
The median home in Chamblee was built in 1984 — older 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. 43% 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.