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Mountain Park is a big small town of 12,850 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,850people
$350kTypical home
$1,818/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,850
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,219 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,209/mo)
- Median rent $1,818/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 1" of snow a year
- 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 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PDK airport
- 22 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,377 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 953 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 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