Half of Candler-McAfee’s homes were built after 1963
More historic than 11% of U.S. towns · #228 of 263 in Georgia. What drives it
Most of Candler-McAfee was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1963. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Candler-McAfee is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #228 of 263 in Georgia. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Candler-McAfee’s overall grade.
Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Candler-McAfee’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Candler-McAfee’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Candler-McAfee yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Candler-McAfee neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Downtown Atlanta and to the south of Decatur, Georgia The population was 22,468 in 2020.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 23,025 to 22,468 (-2%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Candler-McAfee. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1954Conley sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Candler-McAfee.
People over time
Candler-McAfee, census by census
Between 22,468 and 29,491 people in every census since 1980.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Candler-McAfee’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Candler-McAfee
Nobody well known was born in Candler-McAfee itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Candler-McAfee is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #228 of 263 in Georgia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Candler-McAfee?
3% of Candler-McAfee’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.4 points), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 1963.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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