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City of Smyrna
The City of Smyrna continues to be an attractive place to live for a variety of people. Young, cosmopolitan adults, baby boomers and families continue to be attracted to Smyrna’s mix of walk ability, location and access to amenities. In fact, Smyrna has a younger and more educated population than the nation or the Atlanta MSA. The percentage of residents who are college graduates is almost 10 percentage points higher than the Atlanta MSA.
Smyrna’s attractiveness is reflective in the amount and type of growth that it has experienced since 2000. There has been a 67 percent increase in the value of the median sales prices for all homes since 2000. Median sales values for existing homes have increased at an even greater rate than new home values (76% versus 62%). This is just one indicator that as new homes have been built, the area has continued to become more attractive in a general sense, not just for people looking for new construction.
Other quick facts
- Area of City: approximately 15 sq. mi.
- Date of Incorporation: 1872
- Form of Government: Mayor and Council Members representing seven wards elected by the people for four-year terms. The governing body appoints a City Administrator to serve as the City’s chief administrative officer.
- Altitude: 800 to 1,080 feet above sea level
- Climate: Seasonal, with long, pleasant spring and fall
- Largest Employer: IBM Corporation
- Public Library: First established city operated public library in the State of Georgia, established in 1936.
- Parks and Recreation: Established in 1974 and now managing a growing inventory of park and green space.
- City Center: "The Village Green" features the Library, Community Center, town fountain, City Hall, Retail district, and mixed-use development "The Market Village."
- Education: Eight (8) public elementary schools, two (2) public secondary schools, one (1) public high school and one (1) charter school (Imagine International Academy)– Cobb County School System.
- Transportation/Conveyance -The City of Smyrna is strategically located near three interstate and intrastate highway systems: I-75, I-20, and I-285. Downtown Atlanta is a 15-minute drive via the interstate and Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport is only a 30-minute drive away. In addition, several principal arterial roadways, such as Cobb Parkway (U.S. Highway 41), Atlanta Road (State Highway 3) and South Cobb Drive (State Highway 280), pass through the municipality. Smyrna will also benefit from the East-West Connector road extension through Cobb County. The Cobb County Transit (CCT) bus system provides public transportation for our residents with links to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rapid-rail network. There are also two major railways that service Smyrna and four airports can be found within an eighteen-mile radius of the City.
- Airports:
- Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International - 18 miles
- Cobb-McCollum - 15 miles
- Peachtree-DeKalb - 15 miles
- Fulton-Brown - 9 miles
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