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33. Suwanee, GA
Suwanee, GA
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Top 50 rank: 33
Population: 16,002

Town Center Park is the heart of Suwanee. The 23-acre plot is full of locally owned restaurants, specialty stores, and City Hall, in addition to a huge water fountain, an amphitheater, and scores of public artworks. (A slab from the Berlin Wall is on display now.)

Residents also enjoy occasional food-truck days, with about 10 mobile outposts, and concerts, such as a recent Eve 6 show. But this is an Atlanta suburb -- and a fast-growing one at that -- meaning that traffic is often brutal. --S.M.

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Suwanee, GA
Town stats
Median family income (per year)
$95,747
Job growth % (2010-2012)
12.27%
Median home price (2012)
$199,000
Reading test scores (% above/below average)
10.3%
Math test scores (% above/below average)
26.6%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)
1
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)
22
Financials
Town stats
Median family income (per year)
$95,747
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$98,576
Sales tax
6.00%
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
6.00%I
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
1.00%I
Auto insurance premiums (Average price quotes, for the state)
$1,830
Job growth % (2010-2012)
12.27%
Housing
Median home price (2012)
$199,000
Average property taxes
(2012)
$4,018
Education
Reading test scores (% above/below state average)
10.3%
Test scores math (% above/below average)
26.6%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits)
100.0/0.0
Quality of life
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good)
82.2%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)
1
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)
22
Median commute time (in minutes)
30.7
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer
29.7%
% population walk or bike to work
1.8%
Leisure and culture
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)
0.3
Weather
Annual rainfall (inches)
50.2
% clear days in the area
59%
High temp in July ° F
87.5°
Low temp in Jan ° F
29.1°
Meet the neighbors
Median age
35.8
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
77.9%
Married %
63.3%
Divorced %
5.3%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
198.7
From the September 2013 issue

Source: Onboard Informatics. Details


(I) Income tax notes:
The Georgia income brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the same tax rates apply to income brackets ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.
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