Living in College Park Georgia: Historic District, Woodward Academy, Airport Access, and What Homes Cost in 2026

College Park is ITP, nine miles from Downtown Atlanta, five minutes from the world's busiest airport, and home to both Woodward Academy — the largest private college prep school in the continental US — and the fourth largest urban historic district in Georgia. Nearly 10 years helping Atlanta buyers means I know this South Fulton corridor deeply. I grew up in East Point. College Park was next door. MARTA Gold and Red Lines run through here. Chick-fil-A is headquartered here. Historic craftsman bungalows and Victorian homes line tree-lined streets named for Ivy League universities. Median prices $280K–$450K in the historic district — value that is hard to find anywhere else this close to Atlanta. Here's what you need to know.