Atlanta Area Guide Learn about the Atlanta community and all that it offers!
With a population of 498,044 people and 175 constituent neighborhoods, Atlanta is the largest community in Georgia. The city itself is located in Fulton County, with a small portion of it extending to DeKalb County in the east.
Atlanta Living
Atlanta is a vibrant city offering an urban feel with a southern charm. The city is packed with tons of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, corporate offices, universities, parks, retailers, music venues, and art spaces. It’s no wonder why many young professionals choose to call Atlanta home.
Many of the declining Atlanta neighborhoods across the area have been slowly revitalizing, like the Ponce City Market, an old warehouse-turned-mixed-use development in the Old Fourth Ward. Given its popularity, the price of Atlanta real estate is on the rise, but the average cost of living in Atlanta still remains below the U.S. average.
Though most housing in Atlanta assumes the form of apartments and condos, there are pockets of neighborhoods offering single family homes.
City Gems
Atlanta is quickly becoming a hot destination for people old and young as it provides endless options for enjoyment. The city’s cultural diversity creates a thriving food and art scene for everyone to enjoy on the go or for hours at a time.
Because it houses schools like Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia State University, Atlanta is home to more artists and designers than 90% of the communities in America. The presence of so many artists shapes Atlanta’s character as it continues to grow.
Atlanta doesn’t stop at food, music, and art; it also offers an amazing selection of parks and greenspaces as well as several professional sports teams to cheer on every season.
Here are a handful of favorites among residents and visitors.
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park is an urban park located between the Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods. The park provides several miles of paved paths suitable for walking, running, biking, and inline skating. Piedmont Park has picnic shelters next to its soccer fields, and there are more picnic tables and benches throughout the park. The park also has a lake for fishing which is stocked with largemouth bass, crappie, bream, and catfish. As if it couldn’t get any better, there are also two fenced-in Dog Parks spanning three acres for friendly dogs and their owners to play without leashes.
Ponce City Market
Ponce City Market is the epicenter for shopping, dining, and gathering among local residents and visitors. Formerly a Sears catalog facility, this mixed use development project occupies 2.1 million square feet with national and local retail anchors, restaurants, boutiques, offices, and residential units. Residents can enjoy locally grown produce and handmade products from the Ponce City Farmers Market. Though Ponce City Market has a dining answer for every taste, one of its most unique features is City Winery – which combines live music with food and delectable wine. Ponce City Market is nestled off the Atlanta BeltLine, and a direct access point from the trail recently opened to the public. This recent development makes Ponce City Market accessible by foot and bike!
Atlanta BeltLine
Offering 33 miles of multi-use track space and 1,300 acres of new greenspace for fitness and fun, the Atlanta BeltLine is one of the largest urban redevelopment programs in the United States. The BeltLine weaves along the city streets of Atlanta connecting thousands of housing units with small businesses, office spaces, restaurants, local markets, and public art installations. The BeltLine is positioning Atlanta as a global beacon for equitable, inclusive, and sustainable city life.
Atlanta United
On game days, Atlanta explodes with red, black, and gold as fans flood the streets, public transit, and local sports bars. Atlanta United is the city’s own Major League Soccer team that shares the new Mercedes Benz Stadium with the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta United is known to have one of the biggest fan bases in the league, and it shows on game days. At an average home game, the stadium will see over 52,000 fans supporting Atlanta United. Attending a live game is a breathtaking experience, and the tailgating isn’t so bad either!
Atlanta High Museum
Atlanta has a thriving art scene with those who appreciate both fine and contemporary art. With more than 15,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the Atlanta High Museum is a prized destination for people who enjoy art. The High has an extensive collection 19th and 20th century American and decorative art, European paintings, African-American art, modern and contemporary art, photography, and much more. Offering guided tours, new exhibitions, and community events, the high offers a great art experience for everyone.
Alliance Theatre
From philosophical operettas like Candide to childhood favorites like the Wizard of Oz, the Alliance Theatre offers performances for all ages. The Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. It delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care immensely. The Alliance Theatre is also committed to creating new work for all ages and taking it to classrooms and communities across Atlanta.
Education
Atlanta offers an extensive list of private schools for students of all ages including The Westminster Schools, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, The Paideia School, Pace Academy, The Lovett School, and several others. Given the family and faculty support, these schools produce some of the best and brightest who matriculate into prestigious and major universities.
Atlanta is home to an abundance of universities and colleges including Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Oglethorpe University, Spelman College, and many more.
This combination of amazing k-12 schools, universities, and employers creates a fertile environment for children to cultivate a strong career.
Business
Overall, Atlanta is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. Nearly 88 percent of the workforce is employed in white-collar jobs.
Atlanta is home to many offices for companies such as Ernst & Young, KPMG, Cox Enterprises, Georgia Pacific, NCR Corporation, etc. Atlanta is the headquarters for many international companies and home grown brands Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and Delta Airlines.
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is one the busiest airports in the world as it is the main hub for Delta Airlines. Its presence has created economic prosperity in Atlanta by drawing in newcomers from all over the world.
The airport combined with the vast amount of hotel space and large convention centers makes Atlanta one of the leading places for corporations to gather for meetings.
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