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Buckhead Village vs Morningside
Buckhead Village and Morningside are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Morningside is the calmer Part I map (89 vs 74). Buckhead Village wins the errand count. Morningside has the lower ACS median ($1,983).
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · APD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Aug 2026. ACS and APD retrieved 2026-10-28; OSM retrieved 2026-10-28. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Scores
Fit axes among official Atlanta neighborhoods.
| Axis | Buckhead Village | Morningside |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 89 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 11 | 5 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 12 | 3 |
| Median rent | $2,125 | $1,983 |
| Median home | $406,400 | $878,437 |
| Population | 2,622 | 10,129 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 18 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 6 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Buckhead Village | Morningside |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 83% | 40% |
| Median age | 32.5 | 37.5 |
| Median income | $105K | $136K |
| Part I per 1k | 7.7 | 5.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 3 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 3 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 10 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Atlanta city. Up 77% since 2014. Buckhead V. is 24% above the 2024 city median. Morningside is 16% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Buckhead Village if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 12 vs 3. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Morningside if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Safety is 89 vs 74. Morningside is tagged family on this map; Buckhead Village is not. ACS median rent is $1,983 vs $2,125. Read both pages before you decide.
Buckhead Village
The official name is Buckhead Village. The rest of that upper side is other polygons, not this one. Renters are 83% and the home median is $406,400, so the owner figure is a thin set. Rent is $2,125. OSM counts 14 bars. Violent Part I is 0.8 per 1,000. Property is 6.9.
$2,125 median rent · safety 74 · walk 11
Morningside
The official polygon is Morningside. The home median is $878,437, the highest in this Atlanta set. Rent is $1,983. Violent Part I is 0.3 per 1,000. Property is 5.4. Median age is 37.5.
$1,983 median rent · safety 89 · walk 5
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Buckhead Village or Morningside?
Morningside is the lower ACS median: $2,125 vs $1,983. About 40% rent in Morningside vs 83% in Buckhead Village. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Buckhead Village more walkable than Morningside?
Buckhead Village wins the errand count (walk 11 vs 5). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 3. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Buckhead Village or Morningside?
Morningside is the calmer Part I read (89 vs 74). Combined rate 5.7 vs 7.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Buckhead Village or Morningside?
Buckhead Village leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 32.5 vs 37.5. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Buckhead Village to Downtown, 20 from Morningside. Morningside is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Buckhead Village or Morningside: North Buckhead. The official polygon is North Buckhead, the north end of this set. It is not the commercial strip below it. Median income is $144,640 and rent is $2,286. Violent Part I is 1.0 per 1,000. Property is 9.5. Houses and a few offices, not a night strip.
Buckhead Village vs North BuckheadMorningside vs North Buckhead
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.