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Dacula is a big small town of 7,444 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 22 miles from Gainesville, GA and 34 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,444people
$359kTypical home
$1,836/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,444
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,427 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,264/mo)
- Median rent $1,836/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 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 (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 52% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PDK airport
- 39 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,898 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 575 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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