Grant Park, 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.

Grant Park is a neighborhood of mostly older houses southeast of Downtown, built around the city park of the same name, which holds Zoo Atlanta. Interstate 20 crosses its northern part. The city’s official neighborhood map draws it as about 1.7 square miles in Neighborhood Planning Unit W, all in Fulton County.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Maynard Jackson High, for the whole neighborhood. Check one address on the district’s school zone maps.
• Home value: $445,097 in ZIP 30312 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exits: Interstate 20 exits 58B (Hill Street) and 59A (Boulevard and Zoo Atlanta).

Part of our Atlanta neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s map, Grant Park reaches from Oakland Cemetery and Memorial Drive in the north to the neighborhoods of Ormewood Park, Boulevard Heights and Chosewood Park in the south. It borders Cabbagetown and Reynoldstown to the northeast, the Old Fourth Ward and Sweet Auburn to the north, and Summerhill, Peoplestown and Capitol Gateway to the west. Boulevard runs north and south through it.

By land area it is 63% ZIP code 30312, 32% 30315 and 5% 30316.

Schools

Grant Park is in Atlanta Public Schools, in the Jackson cluster. 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 district lists every cluster on its feeder patterns page.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 30312 was $445,097 in August 2026, down 1.47% from $451,736 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. ZIP 30312 also covers the Old Fourth Ward and other neighborhoods to the north. In 30315, which covers the southern part of Grant Park and neighborhoods south of it, the figure was $247,620, down 6.01%. The citywide Atlanta figure was $381,948, down 2.02% on the year.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks inventory:

• Grant Park, 840 Cherokee Ave. SE: 131.5 acres with a pool, a gym, four tennis courts, two basketball courts, baseball and softball fields, a dog park and three restroom buildings. Zoo Atlanta is inside the park.
• Oakland Cemetery, 248 Oakland Ave. SE: 47.7 acres, which the city counts among its parks.
• Ormond-Grant Park, at Ormond Street and Grant Street SE: 1.3 acres with a playground.
• Memorial Drive Greenway, 234 Memorial Drive SE.

The BeltLine’s Southside Trail runs through the southern part of the neighborhood, according to OpenStreetMap. More in our walking and biking trails guide and kids activities guide.

Getting around

• MARTA rail: King Memorial station, just outside the neighborhood’s northern tip, according to MARTA’s schedule data. Georgia State station is about 0.4 mile from its edge.
• MARTA bus: routes 7 (Boulevard), 21 (Memorial Drive), 22 (Glenwood) and 49 stop inside the neighborhood.
• Interstates: Interstate 20 exits 58A (Capitol Avenue), 58B (Hill Street) and 59A (Boulevard), numbered as in OpenStreetMap.
• Downtown and the airport: about 2.3 miles from the middle of the neighborhood to City Hall and 10 miles to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 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 neighborhood or on its edge:

• Kroger, 800 Glenwood Ave. SE
• CVS Pharmacy, 520 Boulevard SE
• Publix, 905 Memorial Drive SE, just east of the neighborhood

HOAs

The city’s neighborhood map does not list homeowners associations, so this page does not either.

Who serves Grant Park

It is inside city limits: the Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta Fire Rescue and the city’s Department of Public Works serve it, and property tax goes to the city, Fulton County and Atlanta Public Schools. Compare it with other areas in our neighborhoods guide.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Grant Park zoned for?

Parkside Elementary, Martin L. King Jr. Middle and Maynard Jackson High, for almost the whole neighborhood, according to the Atlanta Public Schools zone map. A sliver on the east edge is zoned for Burgess-Peterson Elementary.

What ZIP code is Grant Park in?

Mostly 30312, with the southern part in 30315 and a sliver in 30316. Zillow put the typical home value in 30312 at $445,097 in August 2026 and in 30315 at $247,620.

How big is Grant Park?

The park itself is 131.5 acres at 840 Cherokee Ave. SE, according to the city’s parks inventory. The neighborhood around it is about 1.7 square miles on the city’s official map.

Is Grant Park a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Grant Park is a 1.7-square-mile neighborhood southeast of Downtown around a 131.5-acre city park that holds Zoo Atlanta, with Oakland Cemetery at its north end. It is zoned for Maynard Jackson High, which scored 79.7 on the state’s 2025 CCRPI, and Zillow put the typical home value in 30312 at $445,097 in August 2026.