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Old Fourth Ward vs Poncey-Highland
Old Fourth Ward and Poncey-Highland are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Poncey-Highland is the calmer Part I map (63 vs 42). Walk is a wash (15 vs 16). 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 | Old Fourth Ward | Poncey-Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 42 | 63 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 15 | 16 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 20 | 14 |
| Median rent | $1,966 | $1,920 |
| Median home | $603,994 | $641,829 |
| Population | 12,916 | 4,653 |
| Commute to Downtown | 10 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 8 min | 10 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 20 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Old Fourth Ward | Poncey-Highland |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 66% | 67% |
| Median age | 34.5 | 38.9 |
| Median income | $101K | $120K |
| Part I per 1k | 14.1 | 8.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 4 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 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. O4W is 15% 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 Old Fourth Ward if you already want this pocket more than the table. Poncey-Highland leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Poncey-Highland if the quieter map matters more than the scene. Safety is 63 vs 42. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, Old Fourth Ward or Poncey-Highland?
Poncey-Highland is the lower ACS median: $1,966 vs $1,920. About 67% rent in Poncey-Highland vs 66% in Old Fourth Ward. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Old Fourth Ward more walkable than Poncey-Highland?
Walk is basically a tie (15 vs 16). Count groceries if you care: 5 in Old Fourth Ward vs 4 in Poncey-Highland, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Old Fourth Ward or Poncey-Highland?
Poncey-Highland is the calmer Part I read (63 vs 42). Combined rate 8.9 vs 14.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Old Fourth Ward or Poncey-Highland?
Old Fourth Ward leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.5 vs 38.9. Poncey-Highland has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
10 minutes from Old Fourth Ward to Downtown, 14 from Poncey-Highland. Old Fourth Ward is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Old Fourth Ward 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.
Old Fourth Ward vs CabbagetownPoncey-Highland vs Cabbagetown
Scores are relative among official Atlanta neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.