If you want affordable living in Cobb County, you might want to check out homes in Austell. If you're up for something a bit more ritzy, shop around in Vinings.
Austell lies at Cobb's southern border and boasts a "friendly, small town atmosphere," according to the city's website. That small-town atmopshere comes at a small price, according to data from Trulia, a website offering real estate and housing data.
Trulia calculated that the average home in Austell costs about $70 per square foot. Homes built in the southern U.S. in 2010 reached an average of about 2,400 square feet, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
That means an average house in Austell likely costs about $168,000.
Compare that to an average size house in Vinings, which would cost about $460,000. Trulia calculated that the average home in Cobb's most expensive area would cost about $192, 000.
» Click here to browse houses for sale in Vinings.
Technically, Vinings is an unincorporated city located along the Chattahoochee River, about 10 miles from Downtown Atlanta. It claims to be known as "one of the best shopping destinations in the Southeast," according to Vinings.com.
There's plenty in between Vinings and Austell to choose from in Cobb County. Check out how house prices in these other Cobb County cities stack up:
• Smyrna — Houses cost about $119 per square foot. Check out houses in Smyrna here.
• Marrietta — Houses cost about $112 per square foot. Check out houses in Marietta here.
• Kennesaw — Houses cost about $96 per square foot. Check out houses in Kennesaw here.
• Acworth — Houses cost about $96 per square foot. Check out houses in Acworth here.
• Mableton — Houses cost about $89 per square foot. Check out houses in Mableton here.
• Powder Springs — Houses cost about $80 per square foot. Check out houses in Powder Springs here.
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