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Berkeley Lake is a small town of 2,597 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 20 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $718k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,597people
$718kTypical home
$2,267/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,597
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,493 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 20 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $718k (≈$4,530/mo)
- Median rent $2,267/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PDK airport
- 28 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,543 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 1,025 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gwinnett County: D+16 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk