Atlanta, GA
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 13th | |
| | Prior Rank: 2nd
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 2nd | |
| | Prior Rank: 6th
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Atlanta area had fewer homes with moderate or severe physical problems, broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, sewage disposal breakdowns, lack of complete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, and lacking complete kitchen facilities. Central city properties were less likely to have moderate or severe physical problems, water leaks from the outside, signs of mice, lacking kitchen facilities, or foundation problems, compared to homes nationally. Units outside central city had fewer units with signs of mice, sewage disposal breakdowns, and room heaters without a flue. Rental units compared better than the national average for moderate physical problems, signs of mice, sewage disposal breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, or a lack of complete kitchen facilities. Owner-occupied units were less likely to have severe physical problems, open cracks or holes in walls, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, sewage disposal breakdown, lack of complete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, and rooms without working electrical outlets.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Atlanta-area homes had more problems with rats, water leaks from the inside, heating equipment breakdowns, and window problems. Central city properties were more likely to have holes in floors. Homes outside the central city were more likely to see signs of rats or have water leaks from inside, heating equipment breakdowns, and siding or window problems, compared to the national average. Owner-occupied homes had more signs of rats, heating equipment breakdowns, and siding problems, compared to the national average.
Community Information: The Atlanta MSA includes Barrow, Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton counties, Georgia. In 2011, the MSA included 1,890,559 occupied dwelling units, 12.6% of which were located in the central city of Atlanta. The housing stock of the entire MSA ranked among the youngest and was average in terms of percentage of homes designated as rental within the cities surveyed. Rental housing rates in the central city were among the highest of cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 4th-youngest (2.3%) for the MSA and 15th-youngest (10.0%) for the central city. The median house age in the Atlanta MSA was 1987. The percentage of rental units ranked 22nd-most heavily rental (36.7%) for the MSA and 9th-most heavily rental (58.5%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Atlanta had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 30th (14.9%) for the entire MSA and 36th (25.1%) for homes in the central city.