Riverdale, GA vs South Fulton, GA

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

MetricRiverdale, GASouth Fulton, GA
Population14,792110,471
Median Household Income$63,455$82,324
Median Rent$1,360/mo$1,702/mo
Median Home Value$178,800$309,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58%53.7%
Poverty Rate12.4%9.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*477
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,670
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr—198
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min32.5 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.115.4
College Degree Rate17.3%39%
Foreign-Born %16.4%7.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+4.4%

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 Riverdale (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.