Neighborhoods

Twelve Metro Atlanta Neighborhoods

A short profile of each area: where it is, what it is like and how transit reaches it. The photos are stock images chosen to suggest each neighborhood’s feel, not pictures of specific homes.

Midtown

Midtown is a dense, high-rise neighborhood north of Downtown, with offices, condominiums, hotels and shops along Peachtree Street. The North Avenue, Midtown and Arts Center MARTA stations serve the area.

Modern white home with a flat roof and tall narrow windows beside a lawn and pine tree

Old Fourth Ward

The Old Fourth Ward is an intown neighborhood east of Downtown that mixes century-old buildings, converted industrial lofts and newer development. The BeltLine Eastside Trail runs along its eastern edge, and the MARTA Green Line follows its southern side.

Aerial view of a residential street lined with tile-roofed houses, gardens and trees

Decatur

Decatur is a small city about five miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta, known for its arts festivals, restaurants and active civic life. Decatur, East Lake and Avondale MARTA stations serve the city.

Cream-colored craftsman home with a wide covered porch, white columns and hanging flower baskets

East Point

East Point is a suburban city southwest of Atlanta that began as a railroad terminus. The MARTA Red and Gold lines stop at East Point station.

Brick and white-painted house with a green lawn and a tree-lined sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood

Smyrna

Smyrna is a Cobb County city northwest of Atlanta, nicknamed the Jonquil City for its spring flowers. It is reached by road and served by bus routes from MARTA and CobbLinc.

White two-story bungalow with a covered front porch surrounded by autumn trees

Kirkwood

Kirkwood is a historic streetcar suburb on Atlanta’s east side, in DeKalb County. Its small business district has earned it the description of a small town in the big city.

Two-story green stucco home with an arched garage, a lit entry and a colorful sky at dusk

West End

West End is one of Atlanta’s older neighborhoods, southwest of Castleberry Hill, known for its bungalows and Victorian-era homes and its artist community. The West End MARTA station and MARTA buses serve it.

Glass office towers rising against a pale sky

Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs is a suburban city about twelve miles north of Downtown, home to the Perimeter Center office district and a large medical campus. MARTA Red Line stations at Sandy Springs, Medical Center and North Springs serve the city.

Two-story red brick house with a gabled roof, arched windows and black shutters

Tucker

Tucker is a DeKalb County city about fifteen miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta, with a railroad past and many mid-century ranch and split-level homes. There is no MARTA rail in Tucker, but MARTA bus routes connect it to rail stations.

Courtyard home with arched alcoves and a tile roof around an oval pool, lit at night

Chamblee

Chamblee is a city in northern DeKalb County, northeast of Atlanta, with a multicultural character that is strongest along Buford Highway. Its historic downtown is served by the Chamblee MARTA station.

Brick and stone house with a two-car garage and an arched window on a quiet street

College Park

College Park borders Atlanta’s southern edge and includes part of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Its historic district gives it a small-town feel, and College Park Station connects it to the MARTA Gold and Red lines.

Gravel path winding between large shade trees and green lawn, with a park bench

Grant Park

Grant Park is an intown neighborhood centered on one of the city’s older historic districts and the 131-acre park that gives it its name, home to Zoo Atlanta. It sits south of Cabbagetown.

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