Do you think your rent is high in Midtown? See how it compares to other parts of Midtown and other neighborhoods in Atlanta.
Everybody knows that rental rates vary across the city of Atlanta, and even within the Midtown community. But how much does it differ? Is your rent higher than just a few blocks away? Thanks to the efforts of the website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks, it's easier to see the patterns in rental rates and income down to the Census tract level. The site uses data compiled from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey to show median household income and rental rates by census tract. The data shows that Midtown's Census Tract 11, just west of Piedmont Park and bounded by 10th and 14th Streets, has a median monthly rental of $717 per month. (The median means that half of the rents in the area higher than $717 and half are lower.) Farther West, the …
The Atlanta City Council is considering redistricting two large Midtown communities under its latest proposed map.
Georgia Tech and Atlantic Station would be moved into District 3, currently represented by Ivory Lee Young, under the latest map being considered by the Atlanta City Council as part of its redistricting process. Currently, the Midtown landmarks and communities reside within Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall’s District 2. “We have to adhere to the guidelines of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prevents historically black voting districts from being diluted in terms of their voting strength,” said Hall. “My colleagues and I had to develop some agreements and strategies to see if we could develop some solutions to our concerns.” After holding two public hearings and several committee meetings on new district boundaries, the Atlanta …
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12:57 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
@urbanist, first you start the comments by saying "There's just not enough going on in the city to attract people willing to pay big city prices, particularly when there are many decent single family housing options at mortgage rates lower than these rents." Then you reply to me by saying, "I've argued that there is demand for these units, which there clearly is." Which is it? Is there not enough… more ›