Sugar Hill, GA vs Lawrenceville, GA

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

MetricSugar Hill, GALawrenceville, GA
Population26,12830,954
Median Household Income$107,389$61,561
Median Rent$1,862/mo$1,613/mo
Median Home Value$413,400$350,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.8%58.4%
Poverty Rate7.3%15.4%
Unemployment Rate2.8%3.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k202*199
Property Crime Rate /100k932*1,660
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr211211
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows33°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute33.2 min32.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.413.3
College Degree Rate48.5%26%
Foreign-Born %23.7%29.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+16.8%+7.1%

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.