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Johns Creek is a mid-size city of 81,988 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's about 22 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $629k and rent runs about $2k a month.
81,988people
$629kTypical home
$2,257/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 81,988
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,661 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $629k (≈$3,969/mo)
- Median rent $2,257/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PDK airport
- 30 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,520 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 1,026 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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