Know Atlanta
Thirty communities.
Thirty different
markets.
People say "Atlanta" and mean an area the size of a small state. The distinction between the City of Atlanta and Metro Atlanta is not pedantry — it changes your tax bill, your school system, your permitting authority and your resale story. Start here.
Interactive schematic of Metro Atlanta. Select any community to open its guide. Geographic positions are approximate; a full mapping layer connects on launch.
Inside the city limits
City of Atlanta.
These neighbourhoods sit inside the municipal boundary of the City of Atlanta. City taxes, city permitting, and — with a few exceptions — Atlanta Public Schools.
Buckhead
Established luxury
Midtown
Vertical & walkable
Old Fourth Ward
Beltline core
Virginia-Highland
Classic in-town
Inman Park
Historic + Beltline
West Midtown
Design district
East Atlanta
Character & value
Grant Park
Park-front historic
Kirkwood
Porch culture
West End
Historic southwest
Outside the city limits
Metro Atlanta.
Separate municipalities and unincorporated county across Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Henry. Different tax bases, different school systems, and in several cases a completely different market cycle from the city.
Decatur
Its own city
Brookhaven
In-town adjacent
Sandy Springs
Perimeter access
Dunwoody
Schools & Perimeter
Alpharetta
North Fulton anchor
Roswell
Historic north
Johns Creek
Schools first
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett seat
Duluth
Town green
Suwanee
Town Center living
Peachtree Corners
Tech & townhomes
Snellville
Space & value
Grayson
Quiet Gwinnett
Stone Mountain
Park adjacent
Lithonia
Investor watch
Smyrna
Battery adjacent
Marietta
Historic square
East Point
Airport corridor
Stockbridge
Southside growth