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A town of 14,390, settled in 1904.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vinings grades A overall, ranked 11th of 258 in Georgia. It is healthier than 98% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $95K and its public schools beat 79% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $485K, 5.4 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. 70% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Vinings, above both Georgia’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (29%). On walkability, just 26 of Georgia’s 371 towns do better. Vinings has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Vinings beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Vinings | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 14.5% |
9,734 counted in 2010 and 12,581 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Vinings is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,417 in 1990, 12,581 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vinings. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
2 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw8 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
Big draw19 mi MountainStone Mountain
8 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
Vinings is unincorporated, so Cobb 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 Vinings.
Vinings draws workers from Atlanta and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Georgia, but it has little public open land.
Its widest gap with Georgia is tooth loss: 5.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
8.5% of adults report frequent physical distress in Vinings. Among 261 Georgia towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Vinings. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Vinings.
| Vinings | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Vinings | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.1% | 6.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.9% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
27,914 jobs are based in Vinings, 4.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 15,900 in 2013 to 27,914.
Most working residents leave Vinings for work: only 4% work in town. 6.2% of Vinings residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Vinings grew to 27,914 in 2023, 12,014 more than in 2013.
| Vinings | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $3,802, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among 263 Georgia towns, just 7 have a lower share of households owning their home than Vinings. Vinings’ median rent is $1,839 a month. The typical Vinings home is worth about $485,000, down 1.7% in a year, 47% above the Georgia typical home.
| Vinings | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 33% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,839 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Vinings has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Vinings is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 285 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vinings.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 8 of its 2,052 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Vinings itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
26 within 15 miles of the center of Vinings
About 10 of every 100 Vinings residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Vinings’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Place in Georgia, United States
Vinings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cobb County, Georgia, United States that runs along the Chattahoochee River bank across from Buckhead. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 12,581. Located next to the affluent Paces section of Buckhead in northwest Atlanta, Vinings is known for its historic sites, shopping districts, proximity to local freeways and The Battery, and nearby nature areas. The United States Postal Service assigns "Atlanta" to the ZIP Code (30339) that includes Vinings (area of Cobb County between Interstate 285 and the Chattahoochee River).
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One town shares a border with Vinings.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vinings grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #11 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
