Chamblee ( SHAM-blee) is a city in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. The population was 30,164 as of the 2020 census.

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#1Fastest growing in GA #29Most walkable in GA #34Most educated in GA All GA rankings →

Town numbers

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Area code770

Living in Chamblee

Housing in Chamblee

$476K▲ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Chamblee home is worth about $476,000, up 1.4% in a year, 44% above the Georgia typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market25

Sale-to-list99.2%

Sold in May27

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Safety in Chamblee

Safety Grade D

Chamblee reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Chamblee 4.3

Georgia 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Chamblee 31.8

Georgia 14

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Chamblee

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School Grade C-

The public schools Chamblee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 81% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#83Best public schoolsof 231 in GA

DistrictDeKalb CountySchools7

Dresden Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 606 students Huntley Hills Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 507 students Chamblee Methodist KindergartenElementary · Grades PK–K · 62 students Atlanta Prep LLCElementary · Grades 1–8 · 21 students Chamblee Middle School AMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,018 students Chamblee High School BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,867 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within GA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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