Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hapeville grades B overall, 48th of 258 graded towns in Georgia. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its schools outperform 80% of the state's. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $264K for a typical one and 2.9 times the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Hapeville’s property crime rate is 61.1 per 1,000 residents, where Georgia’s towns sit at 14.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. On walkability, just 12 of Georgia’s 371 towns do better. Hapeville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns.
Where Hapeville beats most towns.
Where Hapeville’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 Hapeville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 79 in 1880, a peak of 10,082 in 1960, 6,553 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hapeville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
Big draw18 mi MountainStone Mountain
7 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
Big draw11 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
5 mi Stadium & arenaCenter Parc StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Center Parc Stadium: Southernkeith, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hapeville, 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 Hapeville.
Hapeville draws workers from Atlanta and beyond, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
6,489 jobs are based in Hapeville, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 8,581 in 2013 to 6,489.
Most working residents leave Hapeville for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Hapeville fell to 6,489 in 2023, 2,092 fewer than in 2013. Hapeville’s average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Hapeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Fulton County school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hapeville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 539 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hapeville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (39% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (15% statewide). 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hapeville. Hapeville has grown 13% since 2020, to 7,410 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hapeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.9% | 15% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 37 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Hapeville | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.3% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.3% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.9% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.5% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
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.
Hapeville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Hapeville is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 2.9 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $265K) costs less against local pay than in 75% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The typical value, about $265K, is 14% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Hapeville home is worth about $265,000, down 3.5% in a year, 20% below the Georgia typical home. 56% of Hapeville households own their home.
| Hapeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,640 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
Against the 9,204 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hapeville’s, it is less healthy than 84%, so it trails even them.
Hapeville beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Hapeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hapeville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.1% | 24.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hapeville's reported crime rate is well above Georgia's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 21 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Hapeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cofield Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 3. Serenity Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
21 within 15 miles of the center of Hapeville
About 7 of every 100 Hapeville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Hapeville, established 1891, is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,553 at the 2020 census, an increase of 180 residents from the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Hapeville.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapeville | #48 | B | C− | — | A− | C+ |
| Atlanta | #151 | C− | D | D | C+ | A− |
| East Point | #52 | B | C+ | — | A− | C |
Hapeville and East Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hapeville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hapeville grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #48 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
