Riverdale, GA vs Lovejoy, GA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricRiverdale, GALovejoy, GA
Population14,79211,508
Median Household Income$63,455$71,612
Median Rent$1,360/mo$1,481/mo
Median Home Value$178,800$265,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58%51%
Poverty Rate12.4%9.2%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*—*
Property Crime Rate /100k—*—*
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min34.4 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.114.5
College Degree Rate17.3%28.6%
Foreign-Born %16.4%8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+30.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.