Moving to Smyrna: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Smyrna means moving into a Cobb County suburb positioned closer to Atlanta than Marietta, with a genuinely walkable downtown pocket mid-redevelopment -- and, just across its border, one of metro Atlanta's biggest recent economic transformations at Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta, even though that development sits just outside Smyrna's official city limits.
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Learn moreA Cobb County suburb between Atlanta and Marietta
Smyrna sits in Cobb County, roughly 20-30 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport depending on traffic (base record), positioned geographically closer to Atlanta than Marietta -- a real distinction for anyone weighing the two Cobb County suburbs against each other.
A decades-running downtown redevelopment, still actively expanding
Smyrna's Village Green/Town Center redevelopment dates back to 1988 and won a 1997 Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence (base record) -- and it is still growing: the city's 2025 acquisition of the former Smyrna First Baptist Church property (roughly nine acres) is set to roughly double downtown's footprint with 350 planned mixed-income homes, a boutique hotel, and a new pedestrian trail (the 'Jonquil Mile').
Adjacent to, but technically outside, Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta
A genuine geographic clarification worth making up front: Truist Park (home of the Atlanta Braves, opened 2017) and the surrounding Battery Atlanta mixed-use district sit in the unincorporated Cumberland community of Cobb County, just outside Smyrna's official city limits -- not literally inside Smyrna (Cobb County government communications, Wikipedia, via WebSearch synthesis, retrieved 2026-08-22). That said, the development sits directly adjacent to Smyrna and shapes the surrounding area's economy, traffic, and property values in ways Smyrna residents feel directly -- see the pros-and-cons topic for the economic detail.
Car-dependent citywide despite the walkable downtown pocket
Smyrna's citywide Walk Score is just 34 out of 100 (Redfin-cited, per base record) -- the Village Green area is a real, walkable exception, not a citywide characteristic. Movers should plan for car-dependent daily life outside that specific downtown pocket.
Key takeaways
- Smyrna sits in Cobb County, roughly 20-30 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson, and is positioned closer to Atlanta than Marietta.
- The Village Green downtown redevelopment is a genuine, decades-running project (since 1988, a 1997 ULI award) still actively expanding via a 2025 nine-acre, 350-home addition.
- Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta sit just outside Smyrna's official city limits, in unincorporated Cumberland -- adjacent to, not literally inside, Smyrna, though the development shapes the surrounding area economically.
- Citywide Walk Score is just 34/100 -- walkability is real but concentrated downtown, not citywide; plan for car-dependent daily life elsewhere.
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