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A town of 18,496, settled in 1884.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Braselton grades B+ overall, 37th of 258 graded towns in Georgia. The median household earns $121K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $441K for a typical one and 4.9 times the Jefferson area’s $90K median household income. Braselton’s median rent is $2,082 a month, against $1,152 a month in Georgia’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Braselton Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Braselton beats most towns.
7,511 counted in 2010 and 13,403 in 2020; an estimated 18,496 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 37.9% since 2020, after 78.4% in the decade before.
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 Braselton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 148 in 1920, 13,403 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Braselton, 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 Braselton.
Braselton draws workers from Augusta and beyond, fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
22 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Braselton is 1.7 miles per square mile.
| Braselton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Braselton Town Green | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
14,766 jobs are based in Braselton, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 3,532 in 2013 to 14,766.
Most working residents leave Braselton for work: only 6% work in town. 20% of Braselton workers work from home. Jobs based in Braselton grew to 14,766 in 2023, 11,234 more than in 2013.
| Braselton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 20% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Georgia is tooth loss: 9.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 5,619 U.S. towns with household incomes like Braselton’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Braselton. Braselton beats the Georgia average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Braselton.
| Braselton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Braselton | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $4,190, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Braselton home is worth about $441,000, down 1.9% in a year, 34% above the Georgia typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 10.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 89% of Georgia’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 13 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Braselton’s property crime rate is 5.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Braselton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Winder 4s weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 38 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 92% of Georgia places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.9°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 85% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.6°.
Braselton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Braselton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $120,984, against $77,353 across Georgia, one input to its A for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 20% of residents (15% statewide). Braselton has grown 38% since 2020, to 18,496 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 45% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Braselton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 25% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 14% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.5 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Braselton | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Braselton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw28 mi MountainStone Mountain
27 mi Stadium & arenaSanford Stadium
33 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center
38 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
18 mi Stadium & arenaGas South ArenaLake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Sanford Stadium: The original uploader was Clio64 at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Gas South Arena: fr:File:ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png : fr:User:Betp (26 janvier 2008 à 20:19), Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Braselton
About 6 of every 100 Braselton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Braselton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Georgia, United States
Braselton ( BRAZ-əl-tən) is a town in Jackson, Barrow, Gwinnett, and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately 49 miles (79 km) northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 13,403, and in 2024 the estimated population was 17,390, making it the town in Georgia with the largest population growth. The Jackson County portion of Braselton is part of the Jefferson, GA, micropolitan statistical area, while the Gwinnett and Barrow County portions are part of Metro Atlanta, and the Hall County portion is part of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Braselton.
Mulberry and Hoschton report no FBI crime data of their own. Mulberry isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Braselton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Braselton grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #37 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
2 notable people were born here, including Thomas Hoyt Davis and Charles L. Waddell.
