Gainesville, GA vs Sugar Hill, GA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGainesville, GASugar Hill, GA
Population45,03226,128
Median Household Income$66,974$107,389
Median Rent$1,299/mo$1,862/mo
Median Home Value$382,200$413,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)97100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.6%55.8%
Poverty Rate20.1%7.3%
Unemployment Rate3.1%2.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k404202*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,677932*
Median AQI4647
Good AQI Days /yr210211
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows35°F33°F
Snowfall2 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute24 min33.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.514.4
College Degree Rate27.1%48.5%
Foreign-Born %21.8%23.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+17.4%+16.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Sugar Hill (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.