Is Emory a party school?

icfireball
Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:23:01 +0000

Bernie,

I have to disagree with your assessment of the Druid Hills areas. There’s no doubt that Druid Hills is an affluent area, but it is hardly an example of “old money,” nor is it notably or ostentatiously wealthy.

Druid Hills has the 13th highest per capital income at $34,829, but this well behind Georgia’s #1 location for per capital income, Sandy Springs with $70,504. Buckhead, which neighbors Sandy Springs to the south, is listed by Forbes as the nation’s 9th wealthiest zip code.

And for further comparison, there are 62 locations in Illinois, 152 locations in New York, and and 137 locations in California that all have higher per capita incomes than Druid Hills.

I think Druid Hill’s wealth is really more indicative of the people who live and work in the Druid Hills area: Emory professors. Many of the professors at any elite, highly-ranked college are going to fit into the upper/upper-middle class income range.

If you’re trying to find “old wealth” in Atlanta, I think dgebll has it right – Tuxedo Hill, Sandy Springs, Buckhead, etc.

I think we’re straying a bit off topic though. The take-away point, I think, is that Atlanta is a very cosmopolitan place, with a lot of diversity, just like any other major U.S. city. Sure there are some cultural differences, but these differences are by no means pervasive. Furthermore, Emory, like any other elite college, is even more cosmopolitan with students and faculty coming from all around the U.S. and the world.