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A town of 23,034, settled in 1837.
Suwanee grades C+ overall, 97th among Georgia's 258 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $589K, 6.6 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. 63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Suwanee, above both Georgia’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (29%). On the outdoors, just 31 of Georgia’s 374 towns do better. Suwanee Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Suwanee beats most towns.
15,355 counted in 2010 and 20,786 in 2020; an estimated 23,034 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.8% since 2020, after 35.4% 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 Suwanee is from typical.
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Census counts: 215 in 1880, 20,786 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Suwanee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw15 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
26 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw34 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 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Suwanee, 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 Suwanee.
Suwanee draws workers from Sugar Hill and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Georgia, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Georgia.
At 6.6 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $589K) costs more against local pay than in 95% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,900, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Suwanee’s median rent is $1,885 a month. The typical Suwanee home is worth about $589,000, down 2.6% in a year, 79% above the Georgia typical home.
| Suwanee | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,885 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Gwinnett County school district. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is North Gwinnett High School, with 3,033 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,051 | A+ |
| North Gwinnett High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,033 | B |
| Suwanee Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 637 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
19,384 jobs are based in Suwanee, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 14,830 in 2013 to 19,384.
Most working residents leave Suwanee for work: only 7% work in town. 26% of workers work from home in Suwanee. Jobs based in Suwanee grew to 19,384 in 2023, 4,554 more than in 2013.
| Suwanee | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Georgia is tooth loss: 6.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
16% of Suwanee adults have been diagnosed with depression. Suwanee beats the Georgia average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Suwanee adults have high blood pressure.
| Suwanee | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Suwanee | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Sims Lake Park, at 60 acres.
| Suwanee | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.6% | 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. Sims Lake Park | 0.2 mi | 60 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 777 to 585 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Suwanee is 23.5 per 1,000 residents. Within Georgia, it does better than 43% of towns.
| Suwanee | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 23.5 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Cumming 2n weather station, 13 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 88.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 91% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.1°.
Suwanee has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Suwanee | 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Suwanee
About 7 of every 100 Suwanee residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Suwanee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
11 notable people were born in Suwanee.
2 towns share a border with Suwanee.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwanee | #97 | C+ | D | C− | B+ | A |
| Sugar Hill | #62 | B | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Duluth | #45 | B | D | B− | B+ | A |
Sugar Hill reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Suwanee with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Suwanee grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #97 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Georgia, it does better than 43% 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.
11 notable people were born here, including C. J. Uzomah and Will Harris.
