Vinings is an unincorporated community in Cobb County, GA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Vinings

Vinings is an unincorporated community in Georgia with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Vinings deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and above-average rainfall.

The good

  • Low unemployment in the county
  • Higher-than-average incomes
  • Highly educated workforce

The not so good

  • Rent well above the national average
  • High home prices
  • Above-average rainfall

How Vinings compares

Median household income

Vinings$94,982
Georgia avg$77,353
US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Vinings$1,839
Georgia avg$1,393
US$1,413

Median home value

Vinings$604,600
Georgia avg$303,300
US$332,700

What it takes to move to Vinings

Based on Vinings's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,678

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

  • Income to keep rent under 30%: $73,560 a year
  • 39% of Vinings renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$120,920

a 20% down payment on the median home

  • With 10% down: $60,460
  • Homes cost 6.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 30% above US

$1,839/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,839 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $604,600. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $604,600 · 39% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Cobb County is 3.2%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Cobb County (county-wide)

Safety

182 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Vinings 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 aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.7 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 32% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone
58%
Work from home
32%
Carpool
6.6%
Walk
3.1%
Other
0.6%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)
20°40°60°80°100°7.5"Jan: 4.94" precipitationFeb: 4.94" precipitationMar: 4.94" precipitationApr: 4.03" precipitationMay: 4.18" precipitationJun: 4.14" precipitationJul: 7.03" precipitationAug: 4.81" precipitationSep: 3.70" precipitationOct: 4.15" precipitationNov: 4.46" precipitationDec: 4.86" precipitation32°JJan: high 53°F, low 32°FFFeb: high 57°F, low 35°FMMar: high 65°F, low 40°FAApr: high 72°F, low 48°FMMay: high 77°F, low 57°FJJun: high 82°F, low 65°F84°JJul: high 84°F, low 68°FAAug: high 84°F, low 68°FSSep: high 80°F, low 62°FOOct: high 71°F, low 51°FNNov: high 63°F, low 40°FDDec: high 55°F, low 35°F

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 94% above US

70% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

0 public schools inside the boundary

No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (9 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Vinings's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,839/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), remote workers (32% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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