Lovejoy, GA vs Fayetteville, GA

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

MetricLovejoy, GAFayetteville, GA
Population11,50819,719
Median Household Income$71,612$82,188
Median Rent$1,481/mo$1,720/mo
Median Home Value$265,100$368,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51%64.5%
Poverty Rate9.2%8.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*168
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,886
Median AQI48—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F90°F
Winter Lows34°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute34.4 min32.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.513.2
College Degree Rate28.6%41.2%
Foreign-Born %8%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.1%+8.0%

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 Lovejoy (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.