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Buckhead Village vs Virginia-Highland
Buckhead Village and Virginia-Highland are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Virginia-Highland is the calmer Part I map (79 vs 74). Walk is a wash (11 vs 10). Virginia-Highland has the lower ACS median ($1,830).
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 | Virginia-Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 79 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 11 | 10 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 12 | 11 |
| Median rent | $2,125 | $1,830 |
| Median home | $406,400 | $801,621 |
| Population | 2,622 | 8,701 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 18 min | 10 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 6 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Buckhead Village | Virginia-Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 83% | 40% |
| Median age | 32.5 | 37.9 |
| Median income | $105K | $135K |
| Part I per 1k | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 4 |
| 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. Va-Hi is 7% 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 already want this pocket more than the table. Virginia-Highland leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Virginia-Highland if the rent gap is the point and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. ACS median rent is $1,830 vs $2,125. 16 vs 24 minutes to Downtown. 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
Virginia-Highland
The official name is Virginia Highland. Renters are 40% and the home median is $801,621. Rent is $1,830. OSM counts 13 bars and 5 cafes. Violent Part I is 0.7 per 1,000. Property is 6.8. Median age is 37.9.
$1,830 median rent · safety 79 · walk 10
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Buckhead Village or Virginia-Highland?
Virginia-Highland is the lower ACS median: $2,125 vs $1,830. About 40% rent in Virginia-Highland vs 83% in Buckhead Village. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Buckhead Village more walkable than Virginia-Highland?
Walk is basically a tie (11 vs 10). Count groceries if you care: 5 in Buckhead Village vs 2 in Virginia-Highland, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Buckhead Village or Virginia-Highland?
Virginia-Highland is the calmer Part I read (79 vs 74). Combined rate 7.5 vs 7.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Buckhead Village or Virginia-Highland?
Buckhead Village leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 32.5 vs 37.9. Virginia-Highland has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Buckhead Village to Downtown, 16 from Virginia-Highland. Virginia-Highland is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Buckhead Village or Virginia-Highland: 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 ParkVirginia-Highland vs Ansley Park
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.