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Grant Park vs Old Fourth Ward
Grant Park and Old Fourth Ward are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Grant Park is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 42). Grant Park wins the errand count. Old Fourth Ward has the lower ACS median ($1,966).
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 | Grant Park | Old Fourth Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 42 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 23 | 15 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 20 |
| Median rent | $2,093 | $1,966 |
| Median home | $607,410 | $603,994 |
| Population | 11,215 | 12,916 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 10 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 16 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 26 min | 20 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Grant Park | Old Fourth Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 48% | 66% |
| Median age | 33.3 | 34.5 |
| Median income | $122K | $101K |
| Part I per 1k | 11.1 | 14.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 9 | 0 |
| Parks / 800m | 14 | 14 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Atlanta city. Up 77% since 2014. Grant Park is 22% above the 2024 city median. O4W is 15% 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 Grant Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Safety is 53 vs 42. Grant Park is tagged family on this map; Old Fourth Ward is not. Walk is 23 vs 15. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Old Fourth Ward if you want the cafes and the night and the rent gap is the point. Vibe is 20 vs 8. ACS median rent is $1,966 vs $2,093. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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.
$1,966 median rent · safety 42 · walk 15
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Grant Park or Old Fourth Ward?
Old Fourth Ward is the lower ACS median: $2,093 vs $1,966. About 66% rent in Old Fourth Ward vs 48% in Grant Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Grant Park more walkable than Old Fourth Ward?
Grant Park wins the errand count (walk 23 vs 15). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 5. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Grant Park or Old Fourth Ward?
Grant Park is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 42). Combined rate 11.1 vs 14.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Grant Park or Old Fourth Ward?
Grant Park leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 33.3 vs 34.5. Old Fourth Ward has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
12 minutes from Grant Park to Downtown, 10 from Old Fourth Ward. Old Fourth Ward is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Grant Park or Old Fourth Ward: 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.
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.