Laney Walker, Augusta: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Augusta’s GIS neighborhoods layer and National Register districts layer, the city’s 2023 comprehensive plan, the Richmond County School System’s School Zone and Bus Stop Locator, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research, Augusta Transit’s route data and OpenStreetMap.

Laney Walker is the neighborhood directly south of downtown Augusta, named for Laney-Walker Boulevard, which runs east and west through it. The city’s 2023 comprehensive plan names Laney Walker as one of the traditional neighborhoods of the Old Augusta character area and says it “has been the subject of several revitalization projects.” The plan also describes the restored third level of the Augusta Canal in the “downtown/Laney Walker area” and a concept for a heritage park, housing and adaptive reuse of old industrial buildings there. The city’s neighborhood map draws Laney Walker at about 0.8 square miles.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Lucy C. Laney High, for the whole neighborhood. Check one address in the district’s zone locator.
• Home value: $72,068 in ZIP 30901 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest Georgia interstate exit: Interstate 520 exit 16 (Sand Bar Ferry Road and Laney-Walker Boulevard), about 5.3 miles by road.

Part of our Augusta neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s map Laney Walker borders downtown to the north and Bethlehem and Turpin Hill to the south. All of it is in ZIP code 30901. About a quarter of it is inside the Laney-Walker North Historic District, which the National Register describes as bounded by D’Antignac, 7th, Twiggs, Phillips and Harrison streets, Walton Way and Laney-Walker Boulevard. Laney Walker is not one of the city’s three local historic districts, so the Historic Preservation Commission’s design review does not apply here.

Schools

Laney Walker is in the Richmond County School System. Shares are of sample points across the neighborhood checked in the district’s zone locator on Oct. 6; scores are 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) figures.

Two magnet schools are inside the neighborhood: A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet, 1324 Laney Walker Blvd. (2025 score 87.1), and C.T. Walker Traditional Magnet, 1301 Wrightsboro Road (91.2). Magnet seats are not assigned by address; see our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 30901 was $72,068 in August 2026, up 8.70% from $66,300 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and 30901 also covers downtown, Olde Town, Bethlehem and East Augusta. The citywide Augusta figure was $188,114, up 2.38% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks, trails and landmarks

• Dyess Park, with the Dyess Park Center at 902 James Brown Blvd., listed among the city’s park facilities.
• Augusta Canal Third Level Trail, a path along the canal’s restored third level, mapped in OpenStreetMap.
• Wallace Branch Library, 1237 Laney-Walker Blvd.
• Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, 1116 Phillips St., in the former home of educator Lucy Craft Laney, according to the city’s comprehensive plan.

More in our parks and trails guide and our history and landmarks guide.

Getting around

• Augusta Transit: the Blue (1, Walton Way), Gold (3, East Augusta), Purple (4, Turpin Hill) and Brown (6, Gordon Highway) lines run through Laney Walker, according to the agency’s route data. Route cards are on the routes page.
• Interstates: I-520 exit 16 is about 5.3 miles by road and I-20 exit 200 (River Watch Parkway) about 6.9 miles, exits numbered as in OpenStreetMap.
• City hall and the airports: about 1.4 miles to the Augusta Municipal Building at 535 Telfair St., 10.3 miles to Augusta Regional Airport and 152 miles to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. All are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network measured with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy on Walton Way inside the neighborhood and no supermarket. The nearest supermarket it lists is Thriftee’s Supermarket on Sand Bar Ferry Road, about 2.6 miles by road.

HOAs

The city’s neighborhood map and comprehensive plan do not list homeowners associations, so this page does not either.

Who serves Laney Walker

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office patrols all of Augusta, the Augusta Fire Department answers fire calls, and Environmental Services runs trash pickup; see our trash and recycling guide. The city’s Housing and Community Development office is in the neighborhood at 925 Laney Walker Blvd. Tax rates are in our property tax guide.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Laney Walker zoned for?

W.S. Hornsby Middle and Lucy C. Laney High for the whole neighborhood. At the elementary level, most of it is zoned for Lamar-Milledge Elementary and a small part for W.S. Hornsby Elementary, according to the Richmond County School System’s zone locator.

What ZIP code is Laney Walker in?

30901. Zillow put the typical home value in 30901 at $72,068 in August 2026, up 8.7% from August 2025.

Is Laney Walker a historic district?

Part of it is. About a quarter of the neighborhood on the city’s map is inside the Laney-Walker North Historic District on the National Register. It is not one of the city’s three local historic districts.

Is Laney Walker a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Laney Walker is a neighborhood of older streets just south of downtown, with Dyess Park, the Wallace Branch Library and four Augusta Transit lines. It is zoned for Lucy C. Laney High, which scored 59.9 on the state’s 2025 CCRPI, and the typical home value in ZIP 30901 was $72,068 in August 2026, according to Zillow.