What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for East Atlanta?
East Atlanta is ranked #82 of 206 eligible neighborhoods in Atlanta; #176 of 438 eligible neighborhoods in GA; and #7,575 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
East Atlanta
Atlanta, GA | Dekalb County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.1
Stability and Strength
48.0
Value Opportunity
44.9
Momentum
60.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, GA |
| County | Dekalb County |
| National rank | #7,575 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #176 of 438 |
| City rank | #82 of 206 |
| County rank | #48 of 50 |
| National percentile | 49.4 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $523,817 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.23% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.84 |
| Median household income | $89,672 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 67.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 12.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 74.1% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 67.7% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in East Atlanta
Is East Atlanta one of the best neighborhoods in Atlanta?
East Atlanta has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.1 and a city ranking of #82 of 206 eligible neighborhoods in Atlanta.
How much are homes worth in East Atlanta?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for East Atlanta is approximately $523,817.
Are home values rising or falling in East Atlanta?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.3% year over year and 0.23% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for East Atlanta?
East Atlanta has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 60.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in East Atlanta?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $89,672.
How affordable is East Atlanta relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.84. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is East Atlanta primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 74.1%.
What is the unemployment rate in East Atlanta?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 12.3%.
How educated are residents of East Atlanta?
Approximately 67.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in East Atlanta face high rent burden?
Approximately 67.7% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score East Atlanta?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications285
Estimated originations165
Home-purchase applications129
Origination rate57.8%
Home-purchase share45.2%
Average application loan$318,641
Total application loan amount$90,910,420
National application rank#1,281 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 13.5% YoY; originations 11.7% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.