Downtown Atlanta: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the City of Atlanta’s official neighborhood boundaries, the Atlanta Public Schools zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research, the city’s parks inventory, MARTA’s schedule data and OpenStreetMap.

Downtown is the City of Atlanta’s central business district: state and city government buildings, Georgia State University, hotels, offices and a growing number of apartment and condo towers. The city’s official neighborhood map draws it as about 2 square miles in Neighborhood Planning Unit M, all of it in Fulton County.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Midtown High for most of the area (76% of its land). Check one address on the district’s school zone maps.
• Home value: $200,404 in ZIP 30303 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exits: the Downtown Connector (Interstate 75/85) runs along its east side with exits 248A to 249D, including exit 249A, Courtland Street.

Part of our Atlanta neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s map, Downtown runs from North Avenue in the north to just short of Interstate 20 in the south, and from about the Downtown Connector in the east to Northside Drive in the west. Peachtree Street is its spine, and Five Points, where Peachtree, Marietta Street, Decatur Street and Edgewood Avenue meet, is its center. City Hall is at 55 Trinity Ave. SW, inside the area.

By land area, Downtown is 45% ZIP code 30303, 34% 30313 and 16% 30308, with slivers of 30318, 30334 and 30312.

Schools

Downtown is in Atlanta Public Schools. Its zone lines split it four ways at the elementary level. Shares are of the area’s land in the district’s zone map data on Oct. 6; scores are 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) figures from the state’s School Grades report.

The Centennial Place and Hollis zones cover kindergarten through eighth grade, so those students do not split off to a separate middle school until high school. The district lists every cluster on its feeder patterns page.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 30303 was $200,404 in August 2026, down 8.75% from $219,617 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. In 30313 it was $328,366 (down 1.52%) and in 30308 $323,139 (down 2.95%). The citywide Atlanta figure was $381,948, down 2.02% on the year.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks inventory:

• Robert W. Woodruff Park, 91 Peachtree St. NE: 3.3 acres at Five Points, with restrooms.
• Hurt Park, 25 Courtland St. NE at Edgewood Avenue: 1.9 acres beside Georgia State.
• Hardy Ivy Park, 310 Peachtree St. NE, and John Calhoun Park, 170 Auburn Ave. NE at Piedmont Avenue: small plazas.

The PATH Foundation’s Stone Mountain Trail starts downtown and heads east, and a Westside BeltLine connector runs through the area, according to OpenStreetMap. Centennial Olympic Park is on Downtown’s west side, inside the city’s boundary; see our Centennial Olympic Park guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• MARTA rail: Five Points, where the north-south and east-west lines cross, plus Peachtree Center, Georgia State, Garnett, Civic Center and SEC District, with North Avenue on the edge, according to MARTA’s schedule data.
• MARTA bus: routes 2, 3, 10, 20, 21, 22, 42, 49, 51 and 55, the A Line rapid bus and the Atlanta Streetcar stop inside the area.
• Interstates: the Downtown Connector’s exits 248A to 249D, numbered as in OpenStreetMap, and Interstate 20 exits 56B to 58A on the south side.
• Airport: about 9.9 miles from the middle of Downtown to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. City Hall is 0.9 mile away. Both are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network measured with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, inside the area or within a few blocks of it:

• Azalea Fresh Market, 25 Peachtree St. NW
• CVS Pharmacy, 235 Peachtree St. NE
• Express Food and Pharmacy, 50 Alabama St. SW
• Publix, 595 Piedmont Ave. NE, just outside on the northeast edge
• Walgreens, 215 North Ave. NE, just outside on the north edge

HOAs

The city’s map and plans do not list homeowners associations for Downtown, so we do not either. Condo buildings have their own associations; the building’s disclosure documents name them.

Who serves Downtown

Downtown is inside city limits, so the Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta Fire Rescue and the city’s Department of Public Works serve it. Property tax goes to the city, Fulton County and Atlanta Public Schools. For more on how Downtown compares with the city’s other areas, see the neighborhoods guide and our Atlanta, Fulton County and neighbors page.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is downtown Atlanta zoned for?

Most of Downtown, about 76% of its land, is zoned for Midtown High in the Atlanta Public Schools zone map. The rest is split between Booker T. Washington High (17%) and Maynard Jackson High (7%).

What ZIP code is downtown Atlanta?

Mostly 30303, with the northern and eastern parts in 30313 and 30308. Zillow put the typical home value in 30303 at $200,404 in August 2026.

How many MARTA stations are in downtown Atlanta?

Six MARTA rail stations sit inside the city’s Downtown neighborhood boundary: Five Points, Peachtree Center, Georgia State, Garnett, Civic Center and SEC District. North Avenue is on its edge, and Vine City and King Memorial are within about a third of a mile.

Is downtown Atlanta a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Downtown is the city’s central business district, with Woodruff Park, six MARTA rail stations and the Atlanta Streetcar. Most of it is zoned for Midtown High, which scored 91.1 on the state’s 2025 CCRPI, and Zillow put the typical home value in 30303 at $200,404 in August 2026.