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A town of 22,925, settled in 1840. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Trash & recyclingFor most people who can afford it, yes. Acworth grades B+ overall, 32nd among Georgia's 258 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 79% of Georgia towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $407K, 4.5 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. 28% of the land in Acworth is conserved, above both the Georgia town median (2.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Acworth has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Acworth Downtown Historic District and Collins Avenue Historic District. Only 34 of Georgia’s 374 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Acworth beats most towns.
28.1% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Acworth is from typical.
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Census counts: 633 in 1880, 22,440 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Acworth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw35 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw22 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
17 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
26 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Acworth, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Acworth.
Acworth fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally, has added a third more jobs in ten years and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
Its public schools are run by the Cobb County school district. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is North Cobb High School, with 2,463 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 790 | B |
| North Cobb High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,463 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
2.6 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Logan Farm Park, at 75 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Logan Farm Park | 0.9 mi | 75 |
| 2. Dallas Landing Park | — | 30 |
| 3. Proctor Landing Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 5,520 in 2013 to 7,893.
Most working residents leave Acworth for work: only 4% work in town. Acworth’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Acworth grew to 7,893 in 2023, 2,373 more than in 2013.
| Acworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Acworth beats the Georgia average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Acworth adults have obesity.
| Acworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Acworth | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.8% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.4% | 13.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Acworth is $1,664 a month. The typical Acworth home is worth about $407,000, down 2% in a year, 24% above the Georgia typical home.
| Acworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,664 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2016, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Acworth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 12.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 83% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 288 to 214 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Acworth’s violent crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Acworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Dallas 7 Ne weather station, 6 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 218 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 88% of Georgia places with climate records. January nights average 31.9°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 86% of Georgia places with climate records; July afternoons average 89.4°.
Acworth has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Acworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Georgia average. 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Acworth.
| Acworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.3, men 36.9.
| Acworth | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.9% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.6% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
3 within 15 miles of the center of Acworth
About 6 of every 100 Acworth residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Acworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Acworth on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Acworth.
City in Georgia, United States
Acworth is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia and Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It is part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, this city had a population of 22,440, up from 20,425 in 2010. Acworth is located in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona on the Etowah River. Unincorporated areas known as Acworth extend into Bartow, Cherokee, and Paulding counties. Acworth is often referred to as "the Lake City" because of its proximity to Lake Allatoona and Lake Acworth.
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One town shares a border with Acworth.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Acworth grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #32 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Warren Creavalle and Clarke Schmidt.
