Peachtree CityGA
Public schools that outperform most of Georgia. Today 40,880 people live in this town, first chartered in 1959.
Is Peachtree City a good place to live?
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Where it does best is schools: its schools outperform 93% of the state's. It also does well on health (A): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 91% of the country. What holds it back is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $564K, 6.3 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Overall, that makes an A, better than 85% of U.S. towns. That places it 14th of 258 in Georgia. On history, just 3 of Georgia’s 373 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Flat Creek Nature Area, at 414 acres.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Peachtree City stand out
Where Peachtree City beats most towns.
11 miles of trails in Peachtree City
15% of the town is conserved land, across 28 parks and preserves.
How Peachtree City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Peachtree City is from typical.
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Moving to Peachtree City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peachtree City, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Peachtree City.
Peachtree City has schools in the top 5% of Georgia and fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Georgia.
Peachtree City stands out in Georgia and nationally: the median rent there is higher
At 6.3 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $564K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,212, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Peachtree City home is worth about $564,000, about the same as a year ago, 71% above the Georgia typical home. In Peachtree City, 72% of households own their home, where Georgia’s towns sit at 58% and U.S. towns at 73%. On the market here: a median 55 days to sell.
| Peachtree City | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,086 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 58% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Peachtree City’s grade for schools is an A
That grade ranks #7 of the 260 Georgia towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $564K.
The public schools here belong to the Fayette County school district. Below: Three of its 14 schools, each with why it was picked. 6 public schools serve Peachtree City, with 3,501 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Booth Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,115 | A+ |
| McIntosh High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,762 | A |
| Braelinn Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 538 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Peachtree City than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Georgia is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 29,120 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.7% statewide.
In Peachtree City, just over a third of adults have high blood pressure, below Georgia’s towns (38%) and close to U.S. towns (35%). Among 261 Georgia towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Peachtree City. What’s more, 11% of Peachtree City adults report frequent physical distress. Against the Georgia average, Peachtree City comes out ahead on 23 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Peachtree City | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 40% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Peachtree City | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 15% of Peachtree City
Its A for the outdoors ranks #5 of 264 in Georgia.
11 miles of trail in 28 parks and preserves. Only 8 of the 228 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Peachtree City. The trail density for Peachtree City comes to 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Peachtree City | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 15% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Line Creek Nature Area | 2.6 mi | 93 |
| 2. Lake McIntosh Park | 0.9 mi | 17 |
| 3. Somerby Woods Nature Area | 0.4 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Peachtree City reports less crime per resident than three in four U.S. towns
At 9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 90% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 486 to 233 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Among 149 Georgia towns, just 7 have a lower violent crime rate than Peachtree City. The level of property crime in the town is 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Peachtree City | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.4 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The biggest natural risk in Peachtree City is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Peachtree City has had 50 paid flood insurance claims since 1994. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 71% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Peachtree City households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017. 61% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Peachtree City
For Peachtree City, the peak summer temperature is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Peachtree City draws in 18,682 commuters
Jobs based here grew from 15,584 in 2013 to 21,657. 25.4% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Georgia.
For most workers, Peachtree City is a place to come home to: only 19% work in town. Employers in Peachtree City added 6,073 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 21,657. 25% of workers do their job from home here. The top destinations are Atlanta (14%), College Park (7%) and Fayetteville (5%).
| Peachtree City | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Peachtree City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Peachtree City; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Peachtree City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Peachtree City has grown 19% since 2010
34,364 counted in 2010 and 38,244 in 2020; an estimated 40,880 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.9% since 2020, after 11.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Famous people from Peachtree City
4 notable people were born in Peachtree City.
Peachtree City’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Peachtree City.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree City | #14 | A | D | A− | A | A |
| Senoia | #5 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A− | A− |
| Tyrone | #1 | A+ | C+ | A | A | A |
Questions about Peachtree City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peachtree City, GA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Peachtree City grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #14 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Peachtree City, GA expensive?
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.
What is Peachtree City, GA known for?
Peachtree City was chartered in 1959. 4 notable people were born here, including Kevin King and Dwight Smith Jr..