Crabapple, Milton: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the City of Milton’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan (PDF), its character area narratives (PDF), character areas map layer, address points, neighborhoods layer and parks page, Fulton County Schools’ 2025-26 zone map, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research, MARTA and OpenStreetMap.

Crabapple is where Milton keeps its civic center. The city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan describes it as “a unique rural-based village center that has become the Milton Downtown and the City Center where the City Hall is located,” with shops, restaurants, townhomes and subdivisions within walking distance. Milton High, Northwestern Middle and Crabapple Crossing Elementary all stand on Birmingham Highway inside it.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Milton High for every residential address in the area. Check yours with the district’s Find Your School lookup.
• Home value: $757,088 in ZIP 30004 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest Georgia 400 exit: exit 10, Old Milton Parkway, about 4.7 miles by road.

Part of our Milton neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

Crabapple is one of eight character areas on the city’s map, about 963 acres in the south of Milton, centered on the crossroads where Crabapple Road, Birmingham Highway, Mayfield Road and Broadwell Road meet. The Arnold Mill corridor runs along its west side, Central Milton lies north and east, and Roswell and Alpharetta are to the south. OpenStreetMap marks Crabapple as a named place at the crossroads.

Development here follows the city’s Crabapple form-based code, with zones the plan lists as T2 to T5, from rural edges to the village center. The plan names Lakeside at Crabapple, Broadwell Pavilion and the Central Green as recent projects, and the Green’s stage, pavilion and trails as the main draws.

Of the area’s 1,006 residential address points in the city’s map data, 92% are in ZIP code 30004 and 8% in 30009. Almost all are single structures; 12 carry an apartment or unit number. The city’s neighborhoods layer lists 12 developments here, among them Waterside, the largest at 279 homes, Crabapple Crossroads, Braeburn, Kensington Farms, Lakeside at Crabapple and Crabapple Station.

Schools

Share of the area’s residential addresses in each zone, from the district’s 2025-26 zone map, with 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores from the state’s School Grades report. State averages were 78.6 for elementary, 78.4 for middle and 76.9 for high schools.

All three are inside the area: Milton High at 13025 Birmingham Highway, Northwestern Middle at 12805 Birmingham Highway and Crabapple Crossing Elementary at 12775 Birmingham Highway. Milton High had 1,973 students in the federal 2023-24 count. Zone maps for every school are on the district’s attendance zones page.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 30004 was $757,088 in August 2026, up 0.71% from $751,784 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. In ZIP 30009 it was $759,646, up 2.27%. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and both ZIP codes stretch into Alpharetta. Zillow’s citywide Milton figure was $946,504, up 2.83% on the year. Recent sales are in our weekly real estate transfers.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks and facilities page:

• Friendship Community Park, 12785 Birmingham Highway: walking trails and a rentable facility
• Broadwell Pavilion, 12615 Broadwell Road: picnic pavilion, playground and rentable facility
• Mayfield Park, 1000 Mayfield Road: picnic pavilion and walking trails
• Community Place, 2006 Heritage Walk: a rentable room at City Hall

Things to do around the Green, including the city’s festivals, are in our weekend guide.

Getting around

• Georgia 400: exit 10, Old Milton Parkway, is about 4.7 miles by road from the Crabapple crossroads; exit 11, Windward Parkway, about 5.9 miles. Exit numbers are from OpenStreetMap.
• City Hall: about 0.3 miles by road, at 2006 Heritage Walk.
• Airport: about 37 miles by road to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine; they are distances, not drive times.
• MARTA: no MARTA bus stops are in the area, according to MARTA’s schedule data. The nearest is on Alpharetta Highway at Upper Hembree Road in Roswell, about 2 miles away in a straight line, served by route 185.
• Main roads: Crabapple Road, Birmingham Highway, Mayfield Road and Broadwell Road.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket or pharmacy inside the area. The nearest are Kroger, 12460 Crabapple Road, about a mile south, and Publix, 270 Rucker Road, about 1.3 miles southeast, both just outside the city line.

HOAs

The city’s neighborhoods layer records a homeowners association for eight of the 12 developments in Crabapple. Fees and rules are set by each association, not the city.

How we drew this area

The boundary is the city’s own Crabapple character area from its map layer, checked Oct. 6, 2026. School and ZIP shares come from every active residential address point the city publishes inside that outline, placed in the district’s 2025-26 zones. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors; store distances are in a straight line.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Crabapple in Milton?

In the south of the city, around the Crabapple crossroads where Crabapple Road, Birmingham Highway, Mayfield Road and Broadwell Road meet. The city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan calls it Milton’s downtown, and City Hall is at 2006 Heritage Walk.

What schools is Crabapple in Milton zoned for?

Every residential address in the Crabapple character area is zoned for Crabapple Crossing Elementary, Northwestern Middle and Milton High, according to the Fulton County Schools 2025-26 zone map. All three schools are on Birmingham Highway inside the area.

Is Crabapple a good place to live?

As a matter of record: Crabapple is Milton’s downtown, with City Hall, three city parks and three public schools, all zoned for Milton High, which scored 92.8 on the state’s 2025 report card. The typical home value in ZIP 30004 was $757,088 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What is the nearest Georgia 400 exit to Crabapple?

Exit 10, Old Milton Parkway, about 4.7 miles by road from the Crabapple crossroads. Exit 11, Windward Parkway, is about 5.9 miles.