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SheetGA-SMYRNA-GA · Smyrna, GA 56,285 pop · income 76th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Smyrna
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Smyrna on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Valdosta · lowest
45,849
Valdosta · lowest
45,849 median HH income
31.3% of the leader · rank #1
Piru · near
96,765
Piru · near
96,765 median HH income
66.0% of the leader · rank #2
Princeton · near
96,766
Princeton · near
96,766 median HH income
66.0% of the leader · rank #3
Smyrna · this city
96,780
Smyrna · this city
96,780 median HH income
66.0% of the leader · rank #4
Peters · near
96,786
Peters · near
96,786 median HH income
66.0% of the leader · rank #5
Cuyamungue Gr… · near
96,786
Cuyamungue Gr… · near
96,786 median HH income
66.0% of the leader · rank #6
Alpharetta · highest
146,581
Alpharetta · highest
146,581 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Smyrna on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 56,285.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Smyrna - the verdict
Nationally, Smyrna sits in the 76th percentile for household income and the 45th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
76th
percentile, household income
78th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
45th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Smyrna, GA
56,285 people live in Smyrna, Georgia - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Smyrna households earn a median of $96,780 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 6.7%. Typical homes in Smyrna are valued around $409,000, and the median resident age is 35.6 years. About 59.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 74.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 99 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 51% from five years earlier. Smyrna reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1539.7 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,203 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Smyrna's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to schools and households to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Smyrna, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Smyrna?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1539.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 32% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
What does the journey to work look like in Smyrna?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 61.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Smyrna?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Brookhaven (57,224 residents, $117,448 income); Valdosta (55,222 residents, $45,849 income); Stonecrest (59,917 residents, $62,939 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bradenton, FL (56,289 residents); Bentonville, AR (56,326 residents); Sarasota, FL (56,218 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 13 public schools within the city match. 59.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Smyrna growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,366 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 99 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
56,147
2025 estimate
57,513
Period change
+2.4%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Smyrna?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
4.2×
Home value
$409,000
Household income
$96,780
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
C+
City profile score · Smyrna, GA
63/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A+
59.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B+
$96,780
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate C-
6.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime D
228 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Smyrna profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 91/100 (A+) · 59.0%
Household income: 75/100 (B+) · $96,780
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Poverty rate: 54/100 (C-) · 6.7%
Violent crime: 44/100 (D) · 228 /100k
Where Smyrna sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Smyrna's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Smyrna highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Smyrna, GA (this city): home $409,000, crime 1,540/100k
Bradenton, FL : home $282,500, crime 2,315/100k
Bentonville, AR : home $370,700, crime 1,083/100k
Sarasota, FL : home $409,700, crime 2,165/100k
Fountain Valley, CA : home $1,018,600, crime 1,963/100k
Apopka, FL : home $364,300, crime 2,748/100k
Brookhaven, GA : home $660,300, crime 2,544/100k
Valdosta, GA : home $165,300, crime 4,634/100k
Dunwoody, GA : home $579,400, crime 3,497/100k
Marietta, GA : home $401,100, crime 2,109/100k
Alpharetta, GA : home $605,700, crime 1,401/100k
How does Smyrna compare to other US cities?
Smyrna measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income76% higher than other cities
Home value78% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety45% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Georgia alone, Smyrna ranks #75 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Smyrna against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Smyrna near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Smyrna ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Smyrna only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#58 of 610
90th percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#38 of 577
93rd percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#441 of 637
30th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#28 of 638
96th percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
76th percentile nationally for median household income · 45th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Smyrna's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Smyrna's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Smyrna's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$409,00022nd percentilemore affordable than 22% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Smyrna's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,308 of 15,516
More affordable than 27% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#344 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 4.2×, Smyrna sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,308 of 15,516 and #344 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$96,780Smyrna, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Smyrna, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Smyrna, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)59.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)74.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
56,285
Median Income
$96,780
Median Home Value
$409,000
Median Age
35.6
Poverty Rate
6.7%
Labor force participation
74.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
59.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1539.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
227.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1312.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
13
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Smyrna's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
56,147 residents
2021
56,320 residents
2022
56,647 residents
2023
56,930 residents
2024
57,287 residents
2025
57,513 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
99
housing units authorized
Single-Family
99
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
204
204
0
$48.4M
2020
220
220
0
$51.6M
2021
235
235
0
$55.5M
2022
152
152
0
$37.6M
2023
180
180
0
$50.6M
2024
99
99
0
$28.7M
Permit volume decreased 51% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
61.4%
Carpool
6.5%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
1.2%
Work from Home
28.5%
Other
2.0%
Based on 32,935 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Smyrna. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Smyrna is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Smyrna sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Smyrna compares to similar-size Georgia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.