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Buckhead Village vs North Buckhead
Buckhead Village and North Buckhead are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Buckhead Village is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 58). Buckhead Village wins the errand count. Buckhead Village has the lower ACS median ($2,125).
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 | North Buckhead |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 58 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 11 | 4 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 12 | 6 |
| Median rent | $2,125 | $2,286 |
| Median home | $406,400 | $543,394 |
| Population | 2,622 | 10,507 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 18 min | 22 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 6 min | 8 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Buckhead Village | North Buckhead |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 83% | 45% |
| Median age | 32.5 | 36.6 |
| Median income | $105K | $145K |
| Part I per 1k | 7.7 | 10.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 1 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 7 |
| 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. N. Buckhead is 34% 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 the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 74 vs 58. Vibe is 12 vs 6. ACS median rent is $2,125 vs $2,286. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick North Buckhead if you want the quieter, family-leaning read. North Buckhead is tagged family on this map; Buckhead Village is not. 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
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.
$2,286 median rent · safety 58 · walk 4
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Buckhead Village or North Buckhead?
Buckhead Village is the lower ACS median: $2,125 vs $2,286. About 83% rent in Buckhead Village vs 45% in North Buckhead. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Buckhead Village more walkable than North Buckhead?
Buckhead Village wins the errand count (walk 11 vs 4). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Buckhead Village or North Buckhead?
Buckhead Village is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 58). Combined rate 7.7 vs 10.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Buckhead Village or North Buckhead?
Buckhead Village leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 32.5 vs 36.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Buckhead Village to Downtown, 28 from North Buckhead. Buckhead Village is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Buckhead Village or North Buckhead: Ansley Park. The official polygon is Ansley Park. One tract, population 1,922. Median income is $150,481. The window has 0 violent Part I reports inside the polygon. Property is 10 reports, 5.2 per 1,000. Renters are 32%. OSM counts 0 cafes and 0 transit stops under the 800-meter rule.
Buckhead Village vs Ansley ParkNorth Buckhead vs Ansley Park
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.