Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mableton is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 30th of 258 graded towns in Georgia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 79% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 66% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $350K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Mableton has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Johnston's Line and Ruff's Mill and Concord Covered Bridge. Mableton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Mableton’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Georgia’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Where Mableton beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School | PK–5 | 1,013 |
| Mableton Elementary School | PK–5 | 945 |
| City View Elementary School | PK–5 | 870 |
Johnston's Line
Census counts: 7,127 in 1960, 40,834 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Mableton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mableton. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw25 mi MountainStone Mountain
11 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumSix Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mableton, 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 Mableton.
Its public schools are run by the Cobb County school district. Two of its 19 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,013 | C+ |
| Pebblebrook High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,574 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
10 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Heritage Park, at 87 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Mableton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 2.3% | 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. Discovery Park at the River Line | 1.7 mi | 50 |
| 2. Heritage Park | 1.5 mi | 87 |
| 3. Tramore Park | 0.4 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mableton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18% of Mableton adults have been diagnosed with depression. Mableton beats the Georgia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of Mableton adults report frequent physical distress.
| Mableton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mableton | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.1% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 89°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 82% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 33°.
Mableton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Mableton’s January low is 33°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Mableton | 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
Most working residents leave Mableton for work: only 6% work in town. 20% of workers work from home in Mableton. Since 2013, Mableton has added 4,655 jobs, to 25,898 in 2023.
| Mableton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median rent in Mableton is $1,472 a month. The typical Mableton home is worth about $350,000, down 2.1% in a year, 6% above the Georgia typical home.
| Mableton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,472 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 52% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Georgia average. Mableton has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 78,820 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Mableton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Median age | 37 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.6, men 35.1.
| Mableton | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.4% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
19 within 15 miles of the center of Mableton
About 6 of every 100 Mableton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
37,115 counted in 2010 and 40,834 in 2020; an estimated 78,820 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
8 places in Mableton on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Mableton.
City in Georgia, United States
Mableton ( MAY-bəl-tən) is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Voters of the unincorporated area of Mableton approved a referendum to incorporate on November 8, 2022, and six council members were elected on March 21, 2023, with Michael Owens elected as mayor of Mableton in the 2023 Mableton mayoral election. According to the 2020 census, the census-designated area Mableton had a population of 40,834.
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7 towns share a border with Mableton.
It grades higher overall than all 7 graded towns on its borders; Smyrna (B+) comes closest.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mableton | #30 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Smyrna | #39 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
| Austell | #70 | B− | B− | — | A− | C |
| South Fulton | #94 | C+ | C | D | A− | B− |
| Lithia Springs | #124 | C | B− | — | B− | C |
| Atlanta | #151 | C− | D | D | C+ | A− |
| Powder Springs | #43 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Douglasville | #182 | D | C− | D | B− | B− |
Mableton, Austell, Lithia Springs and Powder Springs report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mableton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Mableton grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #30 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
9 notable people were born here, including Lil Yachty and Roy Barnes.
