Atlanta vs Brookhaven
Atlanta, GA compared with Brookhaven, GA · 8 miles apart
Atlanta has 529,110 residents to Brookhaven’s 59,643. Atlanta comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Brookhaven does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Atlanta, GA | Brookhaven, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 529,110 | 59,643 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,911 | 4,871 |
| Median household income | $85,652 | $117,663 |
| Median home value | $439,600 | $692,700 |
| Median rent | $1,711 | $1,882 |
| Homeownership | 46.4% | 52.6% |
| Average commute | 26.5 min | 25.1 min |
| Median age | 34.2 | 34.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 59.2% | 70.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 10.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Price to income | 5.1× | 5.9× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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