The 10 Worst Atlanta Suburbs For 2022

The 10 Worst Atlanta Suburbs To Live For 2022

We'll get the ball rolling with Lithonia, the absolute worst place to live around Atlanta according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Lithonia beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 2nd worst in the Atlanta area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 4th worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's Lithonia.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Forest Park. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 10.5 miles to Atlanta. Income levels here are the 3rd lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $35,585 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Atlanta suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Conyers on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Atlanta suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Clarkston, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 6th lowest Atlanta suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 4th worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Atlanta. Remember, we looked at 53 cities for this study.

Clarkston is about 10.9 miles to downtown.

Jonesboro has the distinction of being a Atlanta suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Jonesboro has the 2nd lowest home values in the metro Atlanta area, where the median price is $80,700. To put that into perspective, in Avondale Estates, the median income is $135,579, which is the best in the area.

Jonesboro has an unemployment rate of 3.19% which ranks 46th worst.

Morrow has 7,061 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 5.859701992298678%.

Ah, Fairburn. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Atlanta.

It's the place with the 14th most out of work residents in the Atlanta metro area (6.29%).

College Park is a city about 8.9 miles from Atlanta, but Atlanta probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. College Park has the 22nd most uninsured people, 4th worst incomes, and has the 2nd highest unemployment rate (11.88%) in the entire Atlanta metro area.

Homes only cost $199,200 for a reason. That's cheap for Atlanta standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Atlanta, then Palmetto might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Atlanta suburb.

About 6.51% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Atlanta suburbs to call home is Austell.

Located 13.3 miles outside the city, Austells is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 8th highest unemployment rate (7.98%), and poverty is far above the area average.