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Cabbagetown vs Grant Park
Cabbagetown and Grant Park are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Cabbagetown is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 53). Grant Park wins the errand count. Cabbagetown has the lower ACS median ($2,059).
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 | Cabbagetown | Grant Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 100 | 53 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 10 | 23 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 18 | 8 |
| Median rent | $2,059 | $2,093 |
| Median home | $560,900 | $607,410 |
| Population | 2,995 | 11,215 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 12 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 14 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 24 min | 26 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Cabbagetown | Grant Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 47% | 48% |
| Median age | 35.4 | 33.3 |
| Median income | $125K | $122K |
| Part I per 1k | 3.0 | 11.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 4 | 9 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 9 |
| Parks / 800m | 7 | 14 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Atlanta city. Up 77% since 2014. Cabbagetown is 20% above the 2024 city median. Grant Park is 22% 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 Cabbagetown if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 100 vs 53. Vibe is 18 vs 8. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Grant Park if you want the errands on foot and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Walk is 23 vs 10. Grant Park is tagged family on this map; Cabbagetown is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Cabbagetown
The official polygon is Cabbagetown. One tract, population 2,995. Property Part I is 2.7 per 1,000, the smallest rate in this set, from 8 reports. Violent is one report. Rent is $2,059. OSM counts 14 bars, so the night is the street, not the crime rate.
$2,059 median rent · safety 100 · walk 10
Grant Park
The official polygon is Grant Park. The park is the lawn. The houses are the rest. Renters are 48%. Rent is $2,093. Violent Part I is 1.5 per 1,000. Property is 9.6. Median age is 33.3. Bachelor's share is 81%.
$2,093 median rent · safety 53 · walk 23
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Cabbagetown or Grant Park?
Cabbagetown is the lower ACS median: $2,059 vs $2,093. About 47% rent in Cabbagetown vs 48% in Grant Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Cabbagetown more walkable than Grant Park?
Grant Park wins the errand count (walk 10 vs 23). Groceries inside 800 meters: 4 vs 9. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Cabbagetown or Grant Park?
Cabbagetown is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 53). Combined rate 3.0 vs 11.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Cabbagetown or Grant Park?
Cabbagetown leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 35.4 vs 33.3. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
12 minutes from Cabbagetown to Downtown, 12 from Grant Park. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Cabbagetown or Grant Park: Old Fourth Ward. The official name is Old Fourth Ward. O4W is the search. Rent is $1,966 and bachelor's share is 73%. Violent Part I is 1.8 per 1,000. Property is 12.3. OSM counts 10 bars and 49 restaurants. The transit count is 0 under the 800-meter rule around the centroid, so that number is the method, not a claim that no bus runs nearby.
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.