What it's like to live in Mableton
Mableton is a smaller city in Georgia with unemployment below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Mableton deals with commute times longer than most cities, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and above-average rainfall.
The good
- Low unemployment
- Highly educated workforce
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Above-average commute times
- High rent burden for renters
- Above-average rainfall
How Mableton compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Mableton
Based on Mableton's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,944
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,880 a year
- 55% of Mableton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$62,620
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $31,310
- Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,472/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,472 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $313,100. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $313,100 · 55% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▼ 16% below US
3.6% unemployment
Unemployment here is 3.6%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.
City-level (BLS)
Safety
182 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Mableton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Cobb County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 958/100k · Policed by Cobb County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 18% above US
31 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.7 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 20% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 34°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforceNear US average
39% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 39% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
13 public schools inside the boundary
There are 13 public schools inside the boundary and 7 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (10 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Mableton's strongest points are unemployment below the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,472/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (20% of workers here already work from home).
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