Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Dacula grades B overall, 61st among Georgia's 258 graded towns. The median household earns $101K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $440K, 4.9 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Dacula’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Alcovy Road Grist Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dacula's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Dacula beats most towns.
4,442 counted in 2010 and 6,882 in 2020; an estimated 9,373 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 35.8% since 2020, after 54.9% 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 Dacula is from typical.
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Census counts: 120 in 1900, 6,882 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dacula. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw18 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
33 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
32 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumStone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dacula, 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 Dacula.
Dacula owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also has commutes longer than most of Georgia.
2.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Dacula Park, at 49 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Dacula | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dacula Park | 1.9 mi | 49 |
| 2. Maple Creek Park | — | 21 |
| 3. Dacula HS Baseball / Softball Complex | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Gwinnett County school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dacula High School, with 2,481 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dacula Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,866 | B+ |
| Dacula High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,481 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $3,752, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Dacula is $1,836 a month. The typical Dacula home is worth about $440,000, down 3.1% in a year, 34% above the Georgia typical home. 83% of Dacula households own their home.
| Dacula | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,836 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 2,928 working residents takes 37.7 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia. Jobs based here grew from 1,374 in 2013 to 2,181.
Most working residents leave Dacula for work: only 2% work in town. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Dacula. Since 2013, Dacula has added 807 jobs, to 2,181 in 2023.
| Dacula | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Dacula since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Winder 4s weather station, 11 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 219 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 85% of Georgia places with climate records. The Winder 4s weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 38 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 85% of Georgia places with climate records.
Dacula has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Dacula’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,476 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dacula’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Dacula beats the Georgia average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Dacula | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dacula | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.2% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Dacula
About 5 of every 100 Dacula residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Dacula’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 notable people were born in Dacula.
City in Georgia, United States
Dacula ( də-KEW-lə) is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, located approximately 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, Dacula had a population of 6,882. In 2023 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population was 8,151. The Dacula area is home to some of the oldest buildings in northeast Georgia, such as the Elisha Winn House, which originally acted as the courthouse for Gwinnett County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Dacula grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #61 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
6 notable people were born here, including Andrew Booth Jr. and Roba Stanley.
