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Old Fourth Ward vs Summerhill
Old Fourth Ward and Summerhill are two official neighborhoods in Atlanta. Summerhill is the calmer Part I map (68 vs 42). Old Fourth Ward wins the errand count. Summerhill has the lower ACS median ($1,769).
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 | Summerhill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 42 | 68 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 15 | 5 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 20 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,966 | $1,769 |
| Median home | $603,994 | $611,600 |
| Population | 12,916 | 3,356 |
| Commute to Downtown | 10 min | 10 min |
| Commute to Midtown | 8 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Buckhead | 20 min | 26 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Old Fourth Ward | Summerhill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 66% | 37% |
| Median age | 34.5 | 31.7 |
| Median income | $101K | $100K |
| Part I per 1k | 14.1 | 8.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 7 |
| Parks / 800m | 14 | 8 |
| 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. Summerhill is 3% 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 want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 20 vs 0. Walk is 15 vs 5. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Summerhill if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 68 vs 42. ACS median rent is $1,769 vs $1,966. 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
Summerhill
The official polygon is Summerhill. No census tract centroid sits inside it, so people and housing come from the tract that contains the neighborhood centroid. Crime points are still inside the polygon: 2 violent and 25 property. Violent Part I is 0.6 per 1,000. Property is 7.4. Rent is $1,769. Median age is 31.7.
$1,769 median rent · safety 68 · walk 5
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Old Fourth Ward or Summerhill?
Summerhill is the lower ACS median: $1,966 vs $1,769. About 37% rent in Summerhill vs 66% in Old Fourth Ward. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Old Fourth Ward more walkable than Summerhill?
Old Fourth Ward wins the errand count (walk 15 vs 5). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Old Fourth Ward or Summerhill?
Summerhill is the calmer Part I read (68 vs 42). Combined rate 8.0 vs 14.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Old Fourth Ward or Summerhill?
Old Fourth Ward leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.5 vs 31.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
10 minutes from Old Fourth Ward to Downtown, 10 from Summerhill. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Old Fourth Ward or Summerhill: 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.