Atlanta/Compare
East Atlanta vs Kirkwood
East Atlanta and Kirkwood are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Kirkwood is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 37). Walk is a wash (0 vs 4). Kirkwood has the lower ACS median ($1,898).
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 | East Atlanta | Kirkwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 84 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 0 | 4 |
| Cost fit | 96 | 100 |
| Vibe | 3 | 0 |
| Median rent | $2,613 | $1,898 |
| Median home | $537,707 | $588,838 |
| Population | 5,739 | 5,794 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 18 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 28 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | East Atlanta | Kirkwood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 25% | 40% |
| Median age | 35.3 | 34.7 |
| Median income | $105K | $123K |
| Part I per 1k | 16.2 | 6.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 1 | 3 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 1 |
| Parks / 800m | 4 | 11 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Atlanta city. Up 77% since 2014. E. Atlanta is 53% above the 2024 city median. Kirkwood is 11% 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 East Atlanta if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 3 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Kirkwood if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 84 vs 37. ACS median rent is $1,898 vs $2,613. Kirkwood is tagged family on this map; East Atlanta is not. Read both pages before you decide.
East Atlanta
The official polygon is East Atlanta. East Atlanta Village is the commercial search inside it, not a second polygon. Rent is $2,613, the highest in this set, and renters are only 25%, so that rent is a small renter pool. OSM counts 10 bars and 1 grocery. Violent Part I is 1.7 per 1,000. Property is 14.5. The transit count is 0 under the 800-meter rule.
$2,613 median rent · safety 37 · walk 0
Kirkwood
The official polygon is Kirkwood, the outer edge of this set. Renters are 40%. Rent is $1,898. Violent Part I is 0.5 per 1,000. Property is 6.2. OSM counts 0 bars and 11 green pieces. Median age is 34.7.
$1,898 median rent · safety 84 · walk 4
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, East Atlanta or Kirkwood?
Kirkwood is the lower ACS median: $2,613 vs $1,898. About 40% rent in Kirkwood vs 25% in East Atlanta. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Atlanta more walkable than Kirkwood?
Walk is basically a tie (0 vs 4). Count groceries if you care: 1 in East Atlanta vs 3 in Kirkwood, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, East Atlanta or Kirkwood?
Kirkwood is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 37). Combined rate 6.7 vs 16.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, East Atlanta or Kirkwood?
East Atlanta leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 35.3 vs 34.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from East Atlanta to Downtown, 18 from Kirkwood. East Atlanta is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not East Atlanta or Kirkwood: Reynoldstown. The official polygon is Reynoldstown. One tract, population 2,751. Median income is $145,058. Rent is $1,996. Violent Part I is 2.2 per 1,000. Property is 22.2, from 61 reports in a small polygon. OSM counts 3 bars.
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.