Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 66,921, settled in 1858.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Alpharetta grades A− overall, ranked 22nd of 258 in Georgia. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. The median household earns $148K and its schools outperform 80% of the state's. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $711K, 7.9 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. 71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Alpharetta, above both Georgia’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (29%). On the outdoors, just 23 of Georgia’s 374 towns do better. Alpharetta is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Alpharetta beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Alpharetta | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 17.7% |
57,551 counted in 2010 and 65,818 in 2020; an estimated 66,921 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Alpharetta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 261 in 1860, a low of 126 in 1870, 65,818 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alpharetta. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw20 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw22 mi LakeLake Lanier
8 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm ArenaMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alpharetta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alpharetta.
Alpharetta draws workers from Johns Creek and beyond, but it reports more crime than Roswell and its other graded neighbors and has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Georgia.
At 7.9 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $711K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,142, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Alpharetta’s median rent is $1,948 a month.
| Alpharetta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,948 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $711K.
Its public schools are run by the Fulton County school district. Three of its 24 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Bridge Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,228 | A+ |
| Alpharetta High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,024 | A |
| Creek View Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 765 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
26 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail density in Alpharetta is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Wills Park, 115 acres with 3.3 miles of trail.
| Alpharetta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wills Park | 3.3 mi | 115 |
| 2. Webb Bridge Park | 2.4 mi | 83 |
| 3. Big Creek Greenway | 1.2 mi | 105 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Georgia is food insecurity: 8.2% of its 50,172 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.7% statewide.
22% of adults have obesity in Alpharetta. Alpharetta beats the Georgia average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8.8% of adults have diabetes in Alpharetta.
| Alpharetta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Alpharetta | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 17.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
106,649 jobs are based in Alpharetta, 3.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 80,367 in 2013 to 106,649.
5.6% of Alpharetta residents live below the poverty line. Among 263 Georgia towns, just 2 have a higher median household income than Alpharetta. 37% of Alpharetta workers work from home.
| Alpharetta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 37% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $148,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Alpharetta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Cumming 2n weather station, 14 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 214 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 92% of Georgia places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 92% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32°.
Alpharetta has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Alpharetta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Roswell (B) to Johns Creek (A). Reported crimes fell from 1,095 to 846 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Georgia, it does better than 64% of towns.
| Alpharetta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
6 within 15 miles of the center of Alpharetta
About 5 of every 100 Alpharetta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Alpharetta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
22 notable people were born in Alpharetta.
City in Georgia, United States
Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Alpharetta had a population of 65,818.
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3 towns share a border with Alpharetta.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Roswell (A−) is closest.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpharetta | #22 | A− | D | C+ | A− | A+ |
| Milton | #6 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Johns Creek | #7 | A | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Roswell | #16 | A− | D | B | A− | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Alpharetta grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #22 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Georgia, it does better than 64% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
22 notable people were born here, including Croix Bethune and Jaycee Horn.
