Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$314,600
Atlanta $367,600
Median rent$1,792/mo
Atlanta $1,672/mo
Cost-burdened households46%
Atlanta 33%
McDonough
Henry County30,947 residentsHenry County
47
D
Suburbgrade score
48th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
47
Atlanta median 57
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for McDonough yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 47 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What McDonough is like to live in, by category
Bars show McDonough against Atlanta. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Within-state proficiency40th pct
Atlanta median 80th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.8
Atlanta median 14.4
Graduation rate87%
Atlanta median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index98
Atlanta 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Atlanta 0.82%
Local sales tax7.49%
Atlanta median 7.49%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 30/100
F
Mean commute32.5 min
Atlanta 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes46%
Atlanta 50%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Atlanta median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés45
Atlanta median 44 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Atlanta median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Atlanta median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median household income$75,343
Atlanta $89,724
Unemployment5.5%
Atlanta 5.0%
Professional occupations32%
Atlanta 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for McDonough yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than McDonough on commute & transport
McDonough's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
College Park23 mi from McDonoughB− 53 C− Decatur24 mi from McDonoughB− 74 B Griffin15 mi from McDonoughC 42 D− Peachtree City25 mi from McDonoughD+ 66 C+ East Point25 mi from McDonoughD 55 C− Riverdale17 mi from McDonoughD 41 D− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in McDonough
Is McDonough, GA a good place to live?
McDonough scores 47 out of 100, 48th of 60 Atlanta suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is McDonough expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $314,600, 14% below the Atlanta median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $1,792/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in McDonough?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving McDonough sit at the 40th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 15.8 student–teacher ratio. McDonough is served by Henry County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from McDonough?
The mean commute is 32.5 min, with 46% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in McDonough?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 45 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in McDonough old or new?
The median home in McDonough was built in 2006 — newer 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. 71% 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.