A town of 19,504. A typical home worth about $164K.
The 3 things Forest Park does most differently from other towns.
Where Forest Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
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Ordered by what stands out in Forest Park. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Forest Park home is worth about $164,000, down 5.9% in a year, 50% below the Georgia typical home.
Forest Park beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Forest Park | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 34.6% | 17.7% |
Most working residents leave Forest Park for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Atlanta (17%), College Park (4%) and Sandy Springs (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Forest Park reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
The public schools Forest Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huie Elementary School | PK–5 | 594 | D− |
| Fountain Elementary School | PK–5 | 437 | D− |
| Edmonds Elementary School | PK–5 | 426 | D |
| Unidos Dual Language School | PK–5 | 394 | C |
| Sankofa Montessori | K–3 | 144 | Not graded |
| Babb Middle School | 6–8 | 881 | B− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.
Forest Park has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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City in Georgia, United States
Forest Park is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is located approximately nine miles (14 km) south of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,932. In the 1800s, Forest Park was named Stump Town, due to the large number of stumps left behind from trees being cut for fuel for the trains passing to and from Atlanta. After being charted and incorporated in 1908, it became known as several names, such as Quick Station, Aster, and Forrest Station. Until the 1950s, Forest Park was spelled with two "R's" instead of just one.
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3 towns share a border with Forest Park.