Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$335,400
Atlanta $367,600
Median rent$1,845/mo
Atlanta $1,672/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Atlanta 33%
Kennesaw
Cobb County34,605 residentsCobb County
62
C
Suburbgrade score
14th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Atlanta median 57
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Kennesaw is like to live in, by category
Bars show Kennesaw against Atlanta. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 78/100
B+
Within-state proficiency86th pct
Atlanta median 80th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.5
Atlanta median 14.4
Graduation rate87%
Atlanta median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index101
Atlanta 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Atlanta 0.82%
Local sales tax7.49%
Atlanta median 7.49%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute28.6 min
Atlanta 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Atlanta 50%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Atlanta median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Restaurants & cafés69
Atlanta median 44 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Atlanta median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks42
Atlanta median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$83,356
Atlanta $89,724
Unemployment6.1%
Atlanta 5.0%
Professional occupations50%
Atlanta 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Kennesaw on housing & affordability
Kennesaw's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Milton19 mi from KennesawB+ 63 C+ Johns Creek24 mi from KennesawB 65 C+ Alpharetta20 mi from KennesawB− 70 B− Roswell15 mi from KennesawC+ 70 B− Brookhaven20 mi from KennesawC+ 63 C+ Dunwoody18 mi from KennesawC 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Kennesaw
Is Kennesaw, GA a good place to live?
Kennesaw scores 62 out of 100, 14th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Kennesaw expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $335,400, 9% below the Atlanta median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $1,845/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Kennesaw?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Kennesaw sit at the 86th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 13.5 student–teacher ratio. Kennesaw is served by Cobb County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Kennesaw?
The mean commute is 28.6 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Kennesaw?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 69 restaurants and cafés and 42 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Kennesaw old or new?
The median home in Kennesaw was built in 1998 — 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. 75% 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.