What it's like to live in Tucker
Tucker is a small city in Georgia with unemployment below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Tucker deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.
The good
- Low unemployment
- Highly educated workforce
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- High rent burden for renters
- Above-average rainfall
How Tucker compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Tucker
Based on Tucker's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,294
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $65,880 a year
- 69% of Tucker renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$76,900
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $38,450
- Homes cost 4.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 17% above US
$1,647/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,647 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $384,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $384,500 · 69% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▼ 28% below US
3.1% unemployment
Unemployment here is 3.1%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.
City-level (BLS)
Safety
716 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Tucker doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the DeKalb County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 3351/100k · Policed by DeKalb County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 35°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 24% above US
45% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 45% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
10 public schools inside the boundary
There are 10 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (11 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Tucker's strongest points are unemployment below the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,647/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers, remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.
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