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Sugar Hill is a small city of 26,128 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Gainesville, GA and 32 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,128people
$413kTypical home
$1,862/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,128
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,315 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Gainesville, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,607/mo)
- Median rent $1,862/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 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 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PDK airport
- 38 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 719 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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