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Rockdale County sits 24 miles east of Atlanta on I-20, with Conyers as its only city. The median list price was $319,950 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Rockdale was created on October 18, 1870. It is named for Rockdale Baptist Church, which took its name from the granite under the soil. The county covers about 130 square miles, the second smallest of Georgia's 159 counties. Conyers is the only incorporated town and the county seat. The county sits 24 miles east of Atlanta on I-20. The population was 98,416, up 4,929 people since April 2020 (Census, July 2025). The mean travel time to work is 33.7 minutes (Census, 2020-2024).
The median list price was $319,950 in September 2026, down 2.2% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). There were 510 active listings that month (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). Listings spent a median of 67 days on the market, up 12.1% year over year (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). About 20% of listings had a price reduction (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median value of owner-occupied homes is $292,900 (Census, 2020-2024). About 69.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024). Median household income is $77,247 (Census, 2020-2024).
The largest employer is Rockdale County Public Schools, with 3,195 workers (Dec 31, 2025). Piedmont Rockdale Hospital follows with 1,200, then Pratt Industries with 1,084. Rockdale County Government has 1,007 and Hillphoenix 840. Piedmont Rockdale is the county's only acute-care hospital, with 161 beds and a Level III NICU. Projects listed by the county include a $250 million DC BLOX data center, phase 1. There is also a $140 million judicial and administrative complex, due in late 2027. Pratt is adding a $79 million expansion. The school district counted 14,064 students on Sept 28, 2026. The Georgia International Horse Park was the official equestrian venue of the 1996 Olympics.
The median list price was $319,950, down 2.2% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
The Georgia International Horse Park was the official equestrian venue of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
Rockdale is about 130 square miles, the second smallest of Georgia's 159 counties. The county is 24 miles east of Atlanta on I-20.
Population reached 98,416, up 5.3% since April 2020 (Census, July 2025). Mean commute is 33.7 minutes (Census, 2020-2024).
Explore the Area
The county seat and Rockdale's only incorporated town. It is also the county's urban center.
The older town center of Conyers. The historic mill village of Milstead lies two miles to its north.
A historic mill village two miles north of Olde Town Conyers on the Yellow River. It grew around Milstead Manufacturing, later Callaway Mills.
The median list price was $319,950, down 2.2% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median value of owner-occupied homes was $292,900 (Census, 2020-2024). They measure different things. List price covers homes for sale now, while Census value covers all owner-occupied homes.
Listings spent a median of 67 days on the market, up 12.1% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). There were 510 active listings, and 20% had a price reduction (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
It served as the official equestrian venue for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
Rockdale County Public Schools counted 14,064 students on day 40 of the 2026-27 school year (Sept 28, 2026). That includes 5,805 elementary, 3,126 middle and 5,133 high school students. Rockdale County High School had 1,349 students, Heritage 1,185 and Salem 995. The Rockdale County High count includes 350 magnet students.
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