These Are The 10 Best Suburbs In Georgia For 2018

Are you sick of being a city slicker?

Do you long for life in suburban Georgia? Where you can drive your overly-large vehicle to the store for groceries, and schlep the kids around to practices and appointments without worrying about a parking space?

We do too.

Public transportation is…icky at times. When you have to call an Uber to get to urgent care on a Friday night, that gets old after a while.

So, the question is, if you wanted to move out to the suburbs of Atlanta, where would you go? And how would you decide on the ranking factors to help you pick which Georgia suburb was best?

No worries. We got it all figured out here.

These are the 10 best suburbs in the Peach State:

1. Milton (Photos)
2. Alpharetta (Photos)
3. Johns Creek (Photos)
4. Decatur (Photos)
5. Dunwoody (Photos)
6. Sandy Springs (Photos)
7. Roswell (Photos)
8. Woodstock (Photos)
9. Tyrone (Photos)
10. Suwanee (Photos)

Milton is the place to be when it comes to being a soccer mom in suburban Georgia.

So if you’re thinking of packing up your mini van and making a move to a quiet place to live in Georgia, we’ve got you covered.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology. Or, check out the best places to live in Georgia and the best places to raise a family in Georgia.

How do you determine which suburb is the best in Georgia anyways?

To give you the best suburbs in Georgia, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s a “best city” and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

How we crunched the suburb numbers for the Peach State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of Georgia, we looked at every town between 5,000 and 200,000 residents, and within 30 miles of a city that’s over 200,000 people (In other words, suburbs).

We paid particular attention to:

• Median Home Values
• Median Income
• Population Density (Higher is Better)
• Unemployment Rates
• Commute Time
• Education Levels
• Health Insurance Coverage
• Poverty Rates

We ranked each suburb in Georgia across a number of criteria from one to 47, with one being the best.

We then took the average rank across all criteria, with the town posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Suburb To Live In Georgia”.

The result is some of the safest, quiet, and awesome places to live in Georgia

Read on to see why Milton is the ‘burb with the most, while Forest Park is probably not the best place to live in Georgia.

1. Milton

Population: 36,755
Median Income: $109,784
Median Home Price: $475,300
Milton is located 27 miles north of Atlanta.

2. Alpharetta

Population: 63,013
Median Income: $93,613
Median Home Price: $344,100
Alpharetta is located 22 miles north of Atlanta.

3. Johns Creek

Population: 82,930
Median Income: $107,176
Median Home Price: $348,600
Johns Creek is located 22 miles north of Atlanta.

4. Decatur

Population: 21,210
Median Income: $81,598
Median Home Price: $384,300
Decatur is located 7 miles east of Atlanta.

5. Dunwoody

Population: 48,128
Median Income: $83,538
Median Home Price: $381,500
Dunwoody is located 13 miles north of Atlanta.

6. Sandy Springs

Population: 102,212
Median Income: $68,629
Median Home Price: $421,600
Sandy Springs is located 12 miles north of Atlanta.

7. Roswell

Population: 93,968
Median Income: $84,959
Median Home Price: $315,100
Roswell is located 19 miles north of Atlanta.

8. Woodstock

Population: 27,964
Median Income: $68,286
Median Home Price: $192,700
Woodstock is located 24 miles north of Atlanta.

9. Tyrone

Population: 7,121
Median Income: $87,665
Median Home Price: $238,700
Tyrone is located 22 miles south of Atlanta.

10. Suwanee

Population: 18,001
Median Income: $82,465
Median Home Price: $251,300
Suwanee is located 28 miles east of Atlanta.

There You Have It – The Best Suburbs In Georgia

Here’s a look at the worst suburbs in Georgia according to the data:

1. Forest Park
2. College Park
3. Palmetto

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Detailed List Of The Best Suburbs In Georgia

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Median Home Price
Milton	1	36,755	$109,784	$475,300
Alpharetta	2	63,013	$93,613	$344,100
Johns Creek	3	82,930	$107,176	$348,600
Decatur	4	21,210	$81,598	$384,300
Dunwoody	5	48,128	$83,538	$381,500
Sandy Springs	6	102,212	$68,629	$421,600
Roswell	7	93,968	$84,959	$315,100
Woodstock	8	27,964	$68,286	$192,700
Tyrone	9	7,121	$87,665	$238,700
Suwanee	10	18,001	$82,465	$251,300
Kennesaw	11	32,669	$63,756	$152,800
Brookhaven	12	51,567	$71,743	$385,600
Peachtree Corners	13	41,268	$66,553	$291,900
Holly Springs	14	10,351	$77,307	$204,400
Smyrna	15	54,788	$64,889	$225,200
Fayetteville	16	16,780	$66,793	$183,400
Duluth	17	28,681	$61,472	$183,800
St. Marys	18	17,853	$55,170	$173,200
Acworth	19	21,824	$55,226	$158,000
Powder Springs	20	14,596	$60,621	$139,800
Loganville	21	11,072	$55,286	$150,900
Snellville	22	19,395	$58,044	$150,000
Dallas	23	12,622	$50,795	$129,400
Marietta	24	59,714	$48,154	$223,700
Mcdonough	25	23,086	$45,517	$132,300
Chamblee	26	27,862	$50,707	$216,000
Stockbridge	27	27,692	$54,769	$129,700
Hapeville	28	6,658	$43,326	$100,800
Lilburn	29	12,481	$51,079	$163,400
Hampton	30	7,281	$50,197	$116,700
Norcross	31	16,293	$40,788	$169,700
Fairburn	32	13,860	$40,954	$119,600
Austell	33	7,056	$49,850	$108,900
Lawrenceville	34	30,127	$41,578	$141,900
Doraville	35	10,348	$47,122	$143,800
Morrow	36	7,069	$47,785	$89,400
Douglasville	37	32,317	$48,036	$149,200
Villa Rica	38	14,755	$48,519	$127,700
Lovejoy	39	6,252	$40,000	$90,500
Riverdale	40	15,812	$34,713	$80,300
Stone Mountain	41	6,102	$35,964	$84,000
Conyers	42	15,682	$38,403	$102,900
East Point	43	35,477	$36,863	$87,900
Clarkston	44	12,594	$33,486	$96,600
Palmetto	45	5,087	$48,590	$88,900
College Park	46	14,434	$28,191	$155,500
Forest Park	47	19,156	$30,835	$55,200