The city of Dunwoody has been named a top metro Atlanta suburb to live in by Niche.com, a website that regularly ranks cities and states in such areas as “Best Place to Raise a Family” and “Best Places to Live.”
Out of 25 metro Atlanta suburbs, Dunwoody ranks No. 15, beating out Sandy Springs, which was ranked No. 18.
The No. 1 suburb is Decatur.
Dunwoody was graded in such areas as cost of living (a C grade), public schools (B-) and diversity (A).
How it fared in other areas:
Education – A+
Real estatate – B
Health and fitness – A
Nightlife – A+
Shortest commute – B+
Crime and safety – B-
Jobs – B
Outdoor activities – B+
Weather – B+
The top 25, according to Niche.com, are:
- Decatur, DeKalb County
- Big Cree Town, Forsyth County
- Alpharetta, Fulton County
- Johns Creek, Fulton County
- Northeast Cobb, Cobb County
- Smyrna, Cobb County
- Roswell, Fulton County
- Milton, Fulton County
- Vinings, Cobb County
- Mableton, Cobb County
- Duluth, Gwinnett County
- Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County
- North Decatur, DeKalb County
- Suwanee, Gwinnett County
- Dunwoody, DeKalb County
- Druid Hills, DeKalb County
- Buford, Gwinnett County
- Sandy Springs, Fulton County
- Woodstock, Cherokee County
- North Druid Hills, DeKalb County
- Kennesaw, Cobb County
- Peachtree City, Fayette County
- Madison, Morgan County
- Marietta, Cobb County
- Tucker, DeKalb County
Niche.com states on its website it gets its data for its rankings from student, parent and resident surveys as well as by compiling information from the U.S. Census and FBI crime reports.