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Grant Park vs Poncey-Highland
Grant Park and Poncey-Highland are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Poncey-Highland is the calmer Part I map (63 vs 53). Grant Park wins the errand count. Poncey-Highland has the lower ACS median ($1,920).
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 | Poncey-Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 63 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 23 | 16 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 14 |
| Median rent | $2,093 | $1,920 |
| Median home | $607,410 | $641,829 |
| Population | 11,215 | 4,653 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 16 min | 10 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 26 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Grant Park | Poncey-Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 48% | 67% |
| Median age | 33.3 | 38.9 |
| Median income | $122K | $120K |
| Part I per 1k | 11.1 | 8.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 4 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 9 | 5 |
| Parks / 800m | 14 | 12 |
| 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. Poncey-H. is 12% 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 you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Grant Park is tagged family on this map; Poncey-Highland is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Poncey-Highland if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 63 vs 53. Vibe is 14 vs 8. ACS median rent is $1,920 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
Poncey-Highland
The official name is Poncey-Highland. It is its own polygon. Renters are 67%. Rent is $1,920. OSM counts 11 bars and 7 cafes. Violent Part I is 0.9 per 1,000. Property is 8.0. Median age is 38.9.
$1,920 median rent · safety 63 · walk 16
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Grant Park or Poncey-Highland?
Poncey-Highland is the lower ACS median: $2,093 vs $1,920. About 67% rent in Poncey-Highland vs 48% in Grant Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Grant Park more walkable than Poncey-Highland?
Grant Park wins the errand count (walk 23 vs 16). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 4. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Grant Park or Poncey-Highland?
Poncey-Highland is the calmer Part I read (63 vs 53). Combined rate 8.9 vs 11.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Grant Park or Poncey-Highland?
Grant Park leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 33.3 vs 38.9. Poncey-Highland 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, 14 from Poncey-Highland. Grant Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Grant Park or Poncey-Highland: 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.