Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Panthersville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 162nd of 258 graded towns in Georgia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $223K, 2.5 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 83% of the state's. Panthersville’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 21 of Georgia’s 371 towns score higher on walkability.
Where Panthersville beats most towns.
9,749 counted in 2010 and 11,237 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Panthersville is from typical.
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Census counts: 11,366 in 1980, 11,237 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Panthersville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw10 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
8 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
Big draw16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
7 mi Stadium & arenaCenter Parc StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · 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
Panthersville is unincorporated, so DeKalb 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Panthersville.
Panthersville is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
Its public schools are run by the DeKalb County school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 844 | C− |
| Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 100 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,540 U.S. towns with household incomes like Panthersville’s, it is less healthy than 53%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Panthersville beats the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 43% of Panthersville adults feel lonely.
| Panthersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Panthersville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.6% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 4,537 working residents takes 37 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Panthersville for work: only 2% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Panthersville. Since 2013, Panthersville has lost 136 jobs, to 1,396 in 2023.
| Panthersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.2% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Panthersville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap weather station, 11 miles away, 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.
Panthersville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Panthersville is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Panthersville’s median age is 42.1 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Panthersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 14% | 18% |
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.3 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Panthersville | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.1% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 2.5 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 87% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
25 within 15 miles of the center of Panthersville
About 7 of every 100 Panthersville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Panthersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Place in Georgia, United States
Panthersville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,237 in 2020, up from 9,749 in 2010.
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2 towns share a border with Panthersville.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthersville | #162 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Gresham Park | #166 | C− | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Candler-McAfee | #155 | C− | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
Panthersville, Gresham Park and Candler-McAfee report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Panthersville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Panthersville grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #162 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $223,000, 32% 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 B−.
