Sugar Hill, GA vs Flowery Branch, GA

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

MetricSugar Hill, GAFlowery Branch, GA
Population26,12810,925
Median Household Income$107,389$103,942
Median Rent$1,862/mo$1,814/mo
Median Home Value$413,400$442,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)10097
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.8%45%
Poverty Rate7.3%6.1%
Unemployment Rate2.8%2.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k202*61
Property Crime Rate /100k932*1,099
Median AQI4746
Good AQI Days /yr211210
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows33°F35°F
Snowfall1 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute33.2 min28 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.415.5
College Degree Rate48.5%40.6%
Foreign-Born %23.7%11.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+16.8%+39.5%

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