Living in Peachtree Corners, GA
Peachtree Corners is a small city of 42,373 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,373people
$485kTypical home
$1,701/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,373
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,630 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,701/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PDK airport
- 25 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,582 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 1,038 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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