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Sandy Springs is a mid-size city of 107,087 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $620k and rent runs about $2k a month.
107,087people
$620kTypical home
$1,870/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 107,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,840 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $620k (≈$3,908/mo)
- Median rent $1,870/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 128 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 (120 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,275 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 22% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PDK airport
- 21 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,667 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 1,017 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 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
- 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