Lovejoy, GA vs McDonough, GA

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

MetricLovejoy, GAMcDonough, GA
Population11,50830,947
Median Household Income$71,612$75,343
Median Rent$1,481/mo$1,792/mo
Median Home Value$265,100$314,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51%65.7%
Poverty Rate9.2%10.6%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*338
Property Crime Rate /100k—*2,665
Median AQI4839
Good AQI Days /yr—273
Summer Highs88°F91°F
Winter Lows34°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute34.4 min32.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.518.8
College Degree Rate28.6%28.5%
Foreign-Born %8%11.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.1%+14.5%

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.