Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 16/100
F
Median home value$220,900
Atlanta $367,600
Median rent$1,110/mo
Atlanta $1,672/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Atlanta 33%
Griffin
Spalding County23,761 residentsGriffin-Spalding County
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
56th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
42
Atlanta median 57
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Griffin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Griffin against Atlanta. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Atlanta median 80th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
Atlanta median 14.4
Graduation rate89%
Atlanta median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index70
Atlanta 100
Eff. tax rate0.95%
Atlanta 0.82%
Local sales tax7.49%
Atlanta median 7.49%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute22.2 min
Atlanta 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes71%
Atlanta 50%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Atlanta median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés25
Atlanta median 44 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Atlanta median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks15
Atlanta median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 23/100
F
Median household income$43,632
Atlanta $89,724
Unemployment6.3%
Atlanta 5.0%
Professional occupations23%
Atlanta 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Griffin on housing & affordability
Griffin's weakest grade is F. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Peachtree City20 mi from GriffinC+ 66 C+ Fayetteville18 mi from GriffinD+ 55 C− McDonough15 mi from GriffinD− 47 D Stockbridge20 mi from GriffinF 47 D Riverdale24 mi from GriffinF 41 D− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Griffin
Is Griffin, GA a good place to live?
Griffin scores 42 out of 100, 56th 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 Griffin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $220,900, 40% below the Atlanta median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.95%. $1,110/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Griffin?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Griffin sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Griffin is served by Griffin-Spalding County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Griffin?
The mean commute is 22.2 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Griffin?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 25 restaurants and cafés and 15 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Griffin old or new?
The median home in Griffin was built in 1976 — 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. 64% 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.