Sugar Hill, GA vs Duluth, GA

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

MetricSugar Hill, GADuluth, GA
Population26,12832,426
Median Household Income$107,389$95,331
Median Rent$1,862/mo$1,828/mo
Median Home Value$413,400$400,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.8%49.4%
Poverty Rate7.3%8.9%
Unemployment Rate2.8%2.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k202*170
Property Crime Rate /100k932*849
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr211211
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows33°F35°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute33.2 min29.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.414.4
College Degree Rate48.5%53.7%
Foreign-Born %23.7%30.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+16.8%+4.9%

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.