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A town of 20,377, settled in 1846.
Conyers grades D overall, 215th of 258 graded towns in Georgia, mostly because of safety and health. Its police reported 82 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. What it does well: it has 27 miles of trail. Conyers’ trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, above both the Georgia town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Conyers has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Rockdale County Jail and Conyers Commercial Historic District.
Where Conyers beats most towns.
19% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Conyers is from typical.
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Census counts: 637 in 1870, 17,305 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1956 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conyers, 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 Conyers.
Conyers draws workers from Stonecrest and beyond, fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally and is one of Georgia’s best towns for the outdoors.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #2 of 264 in Georgia.
In Conyers, 19% of the land is conserved, above both Georgia’s towns (2.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Georgia International Horse Park, at 917 acres with 18.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Georgia International Horse Park | 18.6 mi | 917 |
| 2. Bonner Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Eastview Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Rockdale County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rockdale County High School, with 2,336 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 878 | C− |
| Rockdale County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,336 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
19,743 jobs are based in Conyers, 2.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Conyers for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Conyers grew to 19,743 in 2023, 1,905 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Conyers is 28 minutes.
| Conyers | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 45.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 72% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 706 to 600 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Conyers’ property crime rate is 24.8 per 1,000 residents. Conyers reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less. Conyers’ violent crime rate is 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Conyers | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.8 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Conyers since 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Georgia it is less healthy than 56% of the 261 graded towns: much of Georgia scores lower on these measures.
45% of Conyers adults sleep under 7 hours. Conyers beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 40% of Conyers adults feel lonely.
| Conyers | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 40% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 14% |
| What stands out | Conyers | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.1% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conyers has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Conyers home is worth about $295,000, down 1.3% in a year, 10% below the Georgia typical home. 40% of households own their home in Conyers.
| Conyers | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 40% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,318 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 40.2% of households own their home, against 65.7% across Georgia.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Georgia average. Conyers has grown 18% since 2020, to 20,377 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Conyers | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.3 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Conyers | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.2% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.1% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.5% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conyers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
25 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
Big draw33 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
32 mi Stadium & arenaTruist ParkStone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Conyers
About 8 of every 100 Conyers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
15,195 counted in 2010 and 17,305 in 2020; an estimated 20,377 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 18.2% since 2020, after 13.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 places in Conyers on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Conyers.
City in Georgia, United States
Conyers is a city and the county seat of Rockdale County, Georgia, United States. The city is 24 miles (38.6 km) east of downtown Atlanta and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of 2020, its population was 17,305. The formerly separate town of Milstead is now part of Conyers.
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One town shares a border with Conyers.
Milstead isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Conyers with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Conyers grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #215 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C− for health, D for safety and C for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.3 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+.
13 notable people were born here, including Dakota Fanning and Holly Hunter.
