Downtown Augusta

Augusta, GA

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Downtown Augusta - Augusta, GA Area Guide

Find your place in Georgia's second-oldest city.

Historic Riverfront Artsy Picturesque Southern Outdoorsy Culture Golf

In 1735, two years after James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, the first city in the new colony of Georgia, he sent a team led by Noble Jones to find a good location for the second colonial settlement. Jones and his team found a location along the Savannah River used by Native Americans to cross. Oglethorpe named the new city after Princess Augusta, the wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales. Today, Downtown Augusta is listed on the National Register of Historic Places at the Augusta Downtown Historic District. The neighborhood is also home to the Augusta Museum of History, which was founded in 1937 and features several permanent collections and exhibitions. Other notable museums include the Morris Museum of Art, which focuses on works by Southern artists. If you choose to rent an apartment in Downtown Augusta, you'll enjoy spending time at the Augusta Riverwalk, a beautiful park featuring several gardens, an amphitheater, restaurants, and a playground. Augusta, which hosts the Masters golf tournament every spring, is a truly beautiful city. From its historic architecture complete with lacy wrought-iron balconies, wide sidewalks, and period lighting to its riverfront location and gorgeous parks, Augusta will charm you. It may also inspire your inner artist -- Downtown Augusta is filled with art studios, galleries, and workshops, especially along Artists Row. Other notable locations include Woodrow Wilson's boyhood home, the Joseph Rucker Lamar House, and the James Brown Arena. Augusta University, founded in 1828, is adjacent to downtown.

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Augusta Canal National Heritage Area
  • Lake Olmstead Park
  • Minnick Park
  • Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
  • Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

Airports

  • Augusta Regional at Bush Field

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† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

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Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.