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Acworth Neighborhoods Mapped by Wealth

A website shows the median rent and income levels of every city in America.

Curious how your rent and income levels compare to others in Acworth? The website Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks makes it easy to find out.

Using data from the American Community Survey, the site displays median rent and income figures by census tract.

The Acworth area is contained by seven different tracts.

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The highest median monthly rent in the area—$1,249—can be found in tract 301.07, which is bound by the Cobb-Cherokee County line to the north, Hickory Grove Road Northwest to the south, Baker Road to the west and Hamby Road to the east.

The lowest—$636—is in tract 301.04, which covers Interstate 75 to the north, Old Georgia 293 to the south and west, and Cowan Road to the east.

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The statewide middle rental-range for Georgia—defined as the middle 20 percent of census tracts—runs from $547 to $699. Most median rents in the Acworth area fall above that range.

As far as income, census tract 301.01 is the wealthiest with a median income of $76,029. Census tract 301.01 is bound by the Cobb-Bartow County line to the north, the Cobb-Paulding County line to the west, Old Stilesboro Road Northwest and County Line Road to the south, and Acworth Due West Road and Lake Acworth Drive to the east. Census tract 301.06 has the lowest median income at $42,469. That area includes Baker Road to the north and east, Cowan Road to the west, and Hickory Grove Road Northwest to the south. 

The statewide middle-class income range for Georgia runs from $40,263 to $50,952. All of Acworth falls above that range.

For more information, visit Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks.

Census Tract Median Rent Median Income 301.01 $847 $76,029 301.03 $862 $73,098 301.04 $636 $46,701 301.06 $686 $42,469 301.07 $1,249 $64,434 302.14 $845 $73,758 302.24 $918 $67,379


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