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Alpharetta is a mid-size city of 66,855 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's about 23 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $649k and rent runs about $2k a month.
66,855people
$649kTypical home
$1,948/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,485 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $649k (≈$4,093/mo)
- Median rent $1,948/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,065 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PDK airport
- 31 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,449 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 1,006 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Fulton County: D+45 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk