IrondaleGA
A town of 9,185.
Is Irondale a good place to live?
Irondale earns a D−, ranked 247th of 258 in Georgia, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. Its schools rank behind 90% of the state's. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. Irondale’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both the Georgia town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 29 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
What makes Irondale stand out
Where Irondale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Irondale has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
7,446 counted in 2010 and 8,740 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Irondale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Irondale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Mercedes-Benz Stadium and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Irondale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw26 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
Big draw22 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
19 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
29 mi Stadium & arenaTruist ParkPhoto credits
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0
Moving to Irondale: who provides what
Irondale is unincorporated, so Clayton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Irondale.
Irondale has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Atlanta and beyond.
More of Irondale’s adults have obesity than in the typical Georgia or U.S. town
49% of Irondale adults have obesity. Irondale beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 18% of Irondale adults have diabetes.
| Irondale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 22% | 14% |
| What stands out | Irondale | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.8% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Irondale earns a D for schools
Its public schools are run by the Clayton County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mundys Mill Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 687 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Irondale stands out in Georgia and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Irondale has 242 jobs for its 3,443 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 310 in 2013 to 242.
0.4% of working residents work locally in Irondale. Since 2013, Irondale has lost 68 jobs, to 242 in 2023. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Irondale.
| Irondale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Irondale faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Irondale, expect mild winters and hot summers
Irondale has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Irondale’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Irondale sell for about $239K
At 2.3 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. 78.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.4% across Georgia.
The median rent in Irondale is $1,741 a month.
| Irondale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,741 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Irondale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Irondale
About 6 of every 100 Irondale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
100% of working residents leave Irondale for work
Where Irondale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Irondale
Place in Georgia, United States
Irondale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 8,740 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
Irondale’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Irondale.
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Questions about Irondale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Irondale, GA a good place to live?
Irondale grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #247 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Irondale, GA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $205,000, 38% below the Georgia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.