Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA

Density Tier Breakdown

Density Tier	Pop	Area (mi²)
Extreme Urban (≥30k)	18,484	0.5
Dense Urban (15k-30k)	33,887	1.9
Urban (7.5k-15k)	231,574	24.2
Dense Suburban (4k-7.5k)	835,323	167.6
Suburban (2k-4k)	2,143,864	794.9
Rural (<2k)	3,667,291	12064.5

High-Density Cores (21)

Atlanta Core Urban Core

222,422 people 27.93 mi² 75 tracts

Norcross Core Urban Core

26,993 people 3.96 mi² 8 tracts

Clarkston Core Urban Core

22,427 people 2.49 mi² 6 tracts

Lithonia Core Urban Core

12,980 people 2.49 mi² 3 tracts

Athens Core Urban Core

10,567 people 1.19 mi² 2 tracts

North Atlanta Core Urban Core

10,302 people 1.42 mi² 3 tracts

Northeast Norcross Core Urban Core

8,299 people 0.92 mi² 2 tracts

South Atlanta Core Urban Core

7,646 people 0.91 mi² 2 tracts

Peachtree Corners Core Urban Core

7,208 people 0.83 mi² 2 tracts

Roswell Core Urban Core

6,308 people 0.64 mi² 2 tracts

Marietta Core Urban Core

6,069 people 0.56 mi² 1 tracts

Far South Atlanta Core Urban Core

5,945 people 1.46 mi² 3 tracts

Lawrenceville Core Urban Core

4,867 people 0.49 mi² 1 tracts

Decatur Core Urban Core

3,960 people 0.49 mi² 1 tracts

Alpharetta Core Urban Core

3,686 people 0.41 mi² 1 tracts

Duluth Core Urban Core

3,554 people 0.44 mi² 1 tracts

Stone Mountain Core Urban Core

3,011 people 0.4 mi² 1 tracts

Sandy Springs Core Urban Core

2,681 people 0.28 mi² 1 tracts

North Sandy Springs Core Urban Core

2,397 people 0.25 mi² 1 tracts

Northwest Atlanta Core Urban Core

2,028 people 0.22 mi² 1 tracts

Far North Atlanta Core Urban Core

1,501 people 0.09 mi² 1 tracts

Layer Opacity

Census Tracts Fill 100%

Highways & Roads 70%

Transit Systems 70%

Roadway Networks

🛣️ Highways & Freeways

Interstates, US Highways, Expressways, and Highway Shields

?? Airports (Commercial & Private)

Major commercial and private/general aviation airports

Transit Systems

🚌 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 0 lines

Tulsa Aero BRT, Omaha ORBT, MCTS Connect, KC MAX, OKC Rapid

🚇 Metro & Light Rail 6 lines

St. Louis MetroLink (Red/Blue), Chicago 'L', Dallas DART Light Rail

🚋 Streetcars & Trolleys 1 lines

Delmar Loop Trolley, KC Streetcar, The Hop, Dallas Streetcar, OKC

🚆 Commuter & Regional Rail 0 lines

Metra Commuter Rail, Trinity Railway Express (TRE), Regional Rail

Transit Symbology & Colors:

Bus Rapid Transit (Cyan / Orange)

Metro & Light Rail (Red / Blue / Gold)

Streetcars & Trolleys (Purple / Amber)

Commuter & Passenger Rail (Dark Navy / Black)

Base Map Style

Muted Light Canvas (Recommended)

Clean grayscale background for high-contrast density visualization

OpenStreetMap Standard

Full street names, parks, water bodies, and neighborhood labels

Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA

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