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This town in Georgia has a population of 14,181.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its weakest is schools: its schools rank behind 83% of the state's. It also trails on cost of living: the typical home is worth about $297K, 3.3 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Where it does best is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. The overall grade lands at C, better than 31% of U.S. towns. That places it 120th of 258 in Georgia. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B− for incomes.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
Where Belvedere Park beats most towns.
Where Belvedere Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Belvedere Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 17,766 in 1980, 15,113 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belvedere Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw8 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
8 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
Big draw17 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
16 mi Stadium & arenaTruist ParkMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0
Belvedere Park is unincorporated, so DeKalb County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Belvedere Park.
Belvedere Park is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has an unusually large share working from home, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Its public schools are run by the DeKalb County school district. Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Towers High School, with 876 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachcrest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 729 | D− |
| Towers High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 876 | D |
| Wadsworth Magnet School for High AchieversTop results in townGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 273 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
30.7% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Georgia.
In Belvedere Park, 1.3% of working residents work locally. The average trip to work for Belvedere Park comes to 30 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 292, to 2,378. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.
| Belvedere Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected losses in Belvedere Park break down as 60% from inland flooding and 11% from earthquakes. The FEMA hazard score for Belvedere Park comes to 26 of 100. Since 1989, Belvedere Park has seen 37 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearly two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Belvedere Park. Children under 18 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). Among residents here, 13% are 65 or older, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns.
| Belvedere Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Belvedere Park | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.7% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.7% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 10,016 U.S. towns with household incomes like Belvedere Park’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Belvedere Park who report frequent physical distress: 12%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Belvedere Park beats Georgia on 5 and trails on 3.
| Belvedere Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Belvedere Park | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.2% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Belvedere Park’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. It has 4 parks and preserves, 33 acres in all.
| Belvedere Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Belvedere Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Delano Line Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Meadowdale Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
66.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.4% across Georgia.
On the market in Belvedere Park: a median 78 days to sell. The town’s typical rent stands at $1,534 a month. Homes in Belvedere Park sold for 95.8% of their list price on average.
| Belvedere Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,534 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
26 within 15 miles of the center of Belvedere Park
About 6 of every 100 Belvedere Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Place in Georgia, United States
Belvedere Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,113 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Belvedere Park.
Decatur next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Belvedere Park’s C−) and lower for cost of living (D− to C).
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Park | #120 | C | C | — | C− | B |
| Decatur | #17 | A− | D− | C | A+ | A+ |
| Atlanta | #151 | C− | D | D | C+ | A− |
| Candler-McAfee | #155 | C− | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Avondale Estates | #59 | B | D | — | C− | A |
Belvedere Park, Candler-McAfee and Avondale Estates report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Belvedere Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Belvedere Park grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #120 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $297,000, 10% below the Georgia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
