Housing in Old Fourth Ward at a glance
- Population
- 14,861
- Housing units
- about 9,057
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $540,000Atlanta: $439,600 (+23%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,920 a monthAtlanta: $1,711 (+12%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 33.7%Atlanta: 46.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 22.3%
- Median year built
- 2003
Old Fourth Ward lands in the middle of the Atlanta pack, in 5th place for both value and rent. The owner figure is $540,000, 23% beyond Atlanta's, and renters pay $1,920, 12% beyond it. Downtown, close by and a bit further from the owner market, reports $352,000 and $1,700, while Virginia Highland reaches $769,000 and $1,730. Renting is the norm here: 33.7% of households own, 8th on the list and well beneath Atlanta's 46.4%. The stock is fairly recent, as pre-1980 homes are just 22.3% of the total and the middle home dates from 2003, identical to Midtown's. South of the city's middle, the sector couples higher values with a tenure mix that leans toward renters, which separates it sharply from Virginia Highland's 60% owner share and its far higher $769,000 value.
Questions about Old Fourth Ward
What is the median home value in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta?
$540,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $439,600 for Atlanta as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Old Fourth Ward?
$1,920 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,711 in Atlanta (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Old Fourth Ward own or rent?
Most rent: 33.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 46.4% in Atlanta (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Atlanta GIS, Official Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Old Fourth Ward is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 248 official neighborhoods) of Atlanta: population 14,861 (Official Neighborhoods with 2025 Demographic Data (TotalPop), City of Atlanta Department of City Planning GIS).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Atlanta as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Old Fourth Ward. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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