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City of Smyrna

The City of Smyrna highly values the important role education plays in building a thriving community and strongly supports the Cobb County schools in our community. Acknowledging the work of the finest teachers and staff in the profession, involved parents, and a supportive community are regular elements in the City’s quest and program of work to support and showcase the quality of the Smyrna area schools.

The City of Smyrna is an attractive and fulfilling place to live for a variety of people. Young, cosmopolitan adults, baby boomers and families continue to be attracted to Smyrna’s mix of walkability, 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%).

Beyond the numbers?

In addition to being deeply committed to education, the City of Smyrna has developed a reputation for smart growth and revitalization. Smyrna is a proud recipient of the Urban Land Institute’s Award for Excellence, ahead of the pack in the Metro Atlanta area and Smyrna did it all while upholding bedrock community principles. These traditions thrive in Smyrna.
The City of Smyrna is dedicated to deliberate and circulating revitalization as a core value. With community magic going strong for two decades, Smyrna sets the standard that others desire and emulate. Home values in Smyrna continue to be healthy and above average for the area. Citizen services are exemplary. Trees are plentiful. It takes planning and care to be so green…for so long and to uphold promises to citizens year, after year. The dedicated leadership of the City of Smyrna is committed to sustaining these qualities, assurances and remain dedicated to citizens and the health of the community. Rest assured as a parent, Smyrna has so much to offer to enrich your child's life experience in addition to be supportive of your child's quality public education.
Smyrna is pro-business and service-oriented; committed to business as well as the business of community and residents, and it’s well known. Smyrna has long been an integral part of the strength of Cobb County and is often recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the entire Metropolitan Atlanta area. Smyrna’s downtown Market Village is the centerpiece of the community and a model for mixing multiple use and social verve for sustainable success. The Market Village set the standard for others to follow.
The City of Smyrna regularly sponsors downtown festivals to bring residents together in the Market Village and all around downtown. From Santa lighting the Great Smyrna Christmas Tree on the Village Green to Radio Disney's "Noon Year’s Eve" and the Smyrna Artist Business Association with emerging arts events, the Tree Board, the Keep Smyrna Beautiful Program, various other community activities, there is something for everyone practically every month if not every weekend of the year. Organized events help showcase a strong sense of community and support a quality of life filled with small town charm. Social offerings go well beyond the average to include music and flavorful festivals as well as regular offerings from in-touch people showcasing new local, regional and national acts and talent.
The real experience in Smyrna will always go beyond numbers. We encourage you to call City Hall (770-434-6600) for no reason at all but to find out what our quality service is about and how it feels to be welcomed. Have lunch or dinner in a restaurant downtown. Visit a park or gaze upon the giant Koi and the baby ducks (or the turtles soaking up sunshine by the water) at the downtown arboretum and pond. Learn that from booking a wedding in the gazebo, to sending kids to a summer day camp, to attending open-air concerts, joining a wine tasting and art stroll or attending Council meetings, you are welcome and valued in Smyrna. Call a school and schedule a visit as a prospective parent.