Lawrenceville, GA vs Sugar Hill, GA

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

MetricLawrenceville, GASugar Hill, GA
Population30,95426,128
Median Household Income$61,561$107,389
Median Rent$1,613/mo$1,862/mo
Median Home Value$350,600$413,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.4%55.8%
Poverty Rate15.4%7.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4%2.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k199202*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,660932*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr211211
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows34°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute32.1 min33.2 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.314.4
College Degree Rate26%48.5%
Foreign-Born %29.5%23.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.1%+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.