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A city of 51,792, settled in 1881.
Dunwoody's standout: it is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. Overall it grades C+, ranked 108th of 258 in Georgia. The median household earns $122K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $667K, 7.4 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Dunwoody, where Georgia’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 29%. On hazard risk, just 35 of Georgia’s 374 towns do better. Dunwoody has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery and Cheek-Spruill House.
Where Dunwoody beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Dunwoody | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 14.5% |
46,267 counted in 2010 and 51,683 in 2020; an estimated 51,792 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 11.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Dunwoody is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 17,768 in 1980, 51,683 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dunwoody. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw13 mi MountainStone Mountain
10 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
6 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center
Big draw18 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over GeorgiaMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dunwoody, 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 Dunwoody.
Dunwoody draws workers from Atlanta and beyond, fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally and has less tooth loss than most of Georgia.
At 7.4 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $667K) costs more against local pay than in 96% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,454, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Dunwoody is $1,859 a month. The typical Dunwoody home is worth about $667,000, up 2.4% in a year, about twice the Georgia typical home. 56% of households own their home in Dunwoody.
| Dunwoody | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,859 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 56% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the DeKalb County school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,214 | B+ |
| Dunwoody High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,012 | B− |
| Austin Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 803 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Georgia is tooth loss: 6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
24% of Dunwoody adults have obesity. Only 10 of the 261 Georgia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Dunwoody. 17% of Dunwoody adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Dunwoody | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 40% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dunwoody | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.3% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
51,736 jobs are based in Dunwoody, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 37,479 in 2013 to 51,736.
Among 263 Georgia towns, just 5 have a higher share of workers working from home than Dunwoody. Since 2013, Dunwoody has added 14,257 jobs, to 51,736 in 2023. Most working residents leave Dunwoody for work: only 9% work in town.
| Dunwoody | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 34% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 40.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 67% of Georgia’s graded towns. Property crime runs at 28.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Georgia rate, most of it theft.
Dunwoody’s property crime rate is 28.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Dunwoody | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 28.5 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 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 84% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dunwoody.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 88.8°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 87% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.6°.
Dunwoody has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Dunwoody | 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
0.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Brook Run Park, at 102 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brook Run Park | — | 102 |
| 2. Pernoshal Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Perimeter Center East Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
25 within 15 miles of the center of Dunwoody
About 4 of every 100 Dunwoody residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Dunwoody’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Dunwoody on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Dunwoody.
City in Georgia, United States
Dunwoody is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. As a northern suburb of Atlanta, Dunwoody is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. It was incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008, but its area establishment dates back to the early 1830s. As of 2020, the city had a population of 51,683.
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5 towns share a border with Dunwoody.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunwoody | #108 | C+ | D | C− | C− | A+ |
| Sandy Springs | #23 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A+ |
| Doraville | #187 | D | C− | D− | C− | B− |
| Peachtree Corners | #33 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Brookhaven | #119 | C | D− | C− | C− | A+ |
| Chamblee | #189 | D | D | D | C− | B |
Peachtree Corners reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Dunwoody with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dunwoody grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #108 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A+ for health, C− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
6 notable people were born here, including Alex Caskey and Corey White.
