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College Park earns a D, 197th of 258 graded towns in Georgia, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 100% of U.S. towns, with 182 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. College Park’s violent crime rate is 13 per 1,000 residents, above both Georgia’s towns (2.2) and U.S. towns (1.6). On walkability, just 5 of Georgia’s 371 towns do better. College Park Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where College Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where College 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 College Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for safety (better than 1%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 517 in 1900, a peak of 24,632 in 1980, 13,930 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around College Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
Big draw10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw22 mi MountainStone Mountain
9 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquariumin town Stadium & arenaGateway Center ArenaMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in College Park, 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 College Park.
College Park draws workers from Atlanta and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it reports violent crime at 4 times the Georgia rate.
Violent crime runs at 13 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Georgia rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D−. Property crime runs at 63.4 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Georgia rate, most of it theft.
College Park’s property crime rate is 63.4 per 1,000 residents. College Park reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 100% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, South Fulton highest at A−.
Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Skyview High School, with 346 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street Charter AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 817 | B+ |
| Skyview High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 346 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
61,008 jobs are based in College Park, 10.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 21.2 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave College Park for work: only 10% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in College Park. Jobs based in College Park grew to 61,008 in 2023, 34,677 more than in 2013.
| College Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.2% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 98 flood insurance claims have been paid out in College Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 6,339 U.S. towns with household incomes like College Park’s, it is less healthy than 52%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
48% of College Park adults sleep under 7 hours. College Park beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 13% of College Park adults binge drink.
| College Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | College Park | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 33.7% | 36.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| College Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jamestown Park | 0.6 mi | 8 |
| 2. Brandon Memorial Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Peter Pan Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap weather station records that about 47 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 76% of Georgia places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.3°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 77% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 33.3°.
College Park has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in College Park is 33°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| College Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $274K, is 12% below its July 2022 peak. At about $274K, home values are up 3% in five years, against a rise of 21% across Georgia.
The typical College Park home is worth about $274,000, down 3.8% in a year, 17% below the Georgia typical home. Only 2 of the 263 Georgia towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than College Park.
| College Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 22% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,207 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 21.5% of households own their home, against 65.7% across Georgia.
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (15% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| College Park | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.3% | 15% | 18% |
| Median age | 32 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| College Park | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.6% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
18 within 15 miles of the center of College Park
About 7 of every 100 College Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
23 notable people were born in College Park.
City in Georgia, United States
College Park is a city in Fulton and Clayton counties, Georgia, United States, adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,930. Georgia International Convention Center and part of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport are located in the city. The College Park Historic District is Georgia's fourth-largest urban historical district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Gateway Center Arena in College Park is the home stadium of the College Park Skyhawks and Atlanta Dream.
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3 towns share a border with College Park.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; South Fulton (C+) is closest.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Park | #197 | D | C+ | D− | B− | C− |
| South Fulton | #94 | C+ | C | D | A− | B− |
| East Point | #52 | B | C+ | — | A− | C |
| Union City | #53 | B | B− | — | A− | C+ |
East Point and Union City report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare College Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
College Park grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #197 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C− for health, D− for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($89,724 across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
23 notable people were born here, including 2 Chainz and Monica.
