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Snellville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 85th among Georgia's 258 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 65% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $350K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Snellville’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is T. W. Briscoe Park, at 96 acres.
Where Snellville beats most towns.
18,242 counted in 2010 and 20,573 in 2020; an estimated 22,478 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.3% since 2020, after 12.8% 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 Snellville is from typical.
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Census counts: 105 in 1930, 20,573 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1956 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Snellville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw26 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
23 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
Big draw32 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over GeorgiaStone 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 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Snellville, 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 Snellville.
Snellville has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also has commutes longer than most of Georgia.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Snellville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Gwinnett County school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is South Gwinnett High School, with 2,639 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snellville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 820 | C+ |
| South Gwinnett High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,639 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 557 to 413 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Snellville’s property crime rate is 16.4 per 1,000 residents. Within Georgia, it does better than 53% of towns.
| Snellville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.4 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
July afternoons average 89.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 81% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.8°.
Snellville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Snellville is 33°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Snellville | 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
The average commute for its 8,817 working residents takes 37.7 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Snellville for work: only 5% work in town. 18% of workers work from home in Snellville. Jobs based in Snellville grew to 11,905 in 2023, 1,868 more than in 2013.
| Snellville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snellville beats the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Snellville adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Snellville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Snellville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 16.1% | 19% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Snellville home is worth about $350,000, down 2.3% in a year, 6% above the Georgia typical home.
| Snellville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,818 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 58% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Georgia average. Snellville has grown 9.3% since 2020, to 22,478 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Snellville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Snellville | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.6% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.4% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Snellville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. T. W. Briscoe Park | 0.6 mi | 96 |
| 2. South Gwinnett Park | — | 23 |
| 3. Oak Road Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of Snellville
About 7 of every 100 Snellville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
16 notable people were born in Snellville.
City in Georgia, United States
Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, east of Atlanta. Its population was 20,573 at the 2020 census. It is a developed suburb of Atlanta and a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and is located roughly 33 miles east of downtown Atlanta via US 78 and Interstate 285.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Snellville grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #85 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B for health, C for safety and B+ for schools.
Within Georgia, it does better than 53% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
16 notable people were born here, including Eric Shanteau and Owen Wolff.
