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A city of 57,513, settled in 1832.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Smyrna grades B+ overall, 39th of 258 graded towns in Georgia. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 91% of the country. Its schools rank ahead of 79% of Georgia towns and the median household earns $100K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $442K, 4.9 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Smyrna, above both the Georgia town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Smyrna has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Taylor-Brawner House and Brawner Sanitarium. Smyrna is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Smyrna beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| King Springs Elementary School | PK–5 | 1,101 |
| Smyrna Elementary School | PK–5 | 870 |
| Argyle Elementary School | PK–5 | 333 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Smyrna is from typical.
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Census counts: 259 in 1880, a low of 238 in 1900, 55,663 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smyrna. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
3 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw7 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
Big draw22 mi MountainStone Mountain
10 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Smyrna, 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 Smyrna.
Smyrna trades workers with Atlanta and other neighbors, is healthier than Atlanta and its other neighbors and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
Its A for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Atlanta (A−) comes closest. Its widest gap with Georgia is COPD: 3.9% of its 43,737 adults have COPD, against 6.5% statewide.
10% of Smyrna adults report frequent physical distress. Smyrna beats the Georgia average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.1% of Smyrna adults have diabetes.
| Smyrna | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 14% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Smyrna | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.9% | 6.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.1% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Cobb County school district. Three of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,368 | C+ |
| Campbell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,085 | C |
| King Springs Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,101 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
6.1 miles of trail in 22 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is North Cooper Lake Park, 54 acres with 2.5 miles of trail.
| Smyrna | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Cooper Lake Park | 2.5 mi | 54 |
| 2. Tolleson Park | 0.7 mi | 23 |
| 3. Chuck Camp Park | 0.7 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $3,600, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Smyrna’s median rent is $1,739 a month. The typical Smyrna home is worth about $442,000, down 2.1% in a year, 34% above the Georgia typical home.
| Smyrna | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,739 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Smyrna.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 89°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 82% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.8°.
Smyrna has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Smyrna is 33°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Smyrna | 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
Smyrna has about as many jobs (30,993) as working residents, but only 1,430 people both live and work here. 29.6% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Smyrna for work: only 5% work in town. 30% of workers work from home in Smyrna. Since 2013, Smyrna has added 6,982 jobs, to 30,993 in 2023.
| Smyrna | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 30% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 1,072 to 708 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Georgia, it does better than 59% of towns.
| Smyrna | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
25 within 15 miles of the center of Smyrna
About 6 of every 100 Smyrna residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
6 notable people were born in Smyrna.
City in Georgia, United States
Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It is located northwest of Atlanta, and is in the inner ring of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. It is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta MSA, which is included in the Atlanta–Athens-Clarke–Sandy Springs CSA. From 2000 to 2012, Smyrna grew by 28%. Historically it is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state, and one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolitan area. In the 2020 Census, Smyrna's population was 55,663.
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4 towns share a border with Smyrna.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Smyrna grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #39 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Georgia, it does better than 59% of towns.
6 notable people were born here, including Zack Wheeler and C. Martin Croker.
