Sugar Hill, GA vs Suwanee, GA

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

MetricSugar Hill, GASuwanee, GA
Population26,12822,349
Median Household Income$107,389$103,260
Median Rent$1,862/mo$1,885/mo
Median Home Value$413,400$480,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.8%45.1%
Poverty Rate7.3%10.1%
Unemployment Rate2.8%3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k202*131
Property Crime Rate /100k932*2,347
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr211211
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute33.2 min30.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.416.6
College Degree Rate48.5%62.5%
Foreign-Born %23.7%27%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+16.8%+10.8%

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.