Forsyth County, Ga.
This large ranch in Cumming, Ga., has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and is selling for $319,900.
Population: 174,520
Growth rate since April 2000: 77.4%
An influx of highly paid professionals from Atlanta sent the median household income of Forsyth County soaring to more than $84,000. That makes it one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. The communities here are safe, affluent and have good schools; those factors are a major draw for professionals working in Atlanta.
Home values are down in the county. Prices have fallen more than 25% from their peak, according to Zillow.com, the online real estate Website.
The foreclosure problems have been moderate here: There was one filing for every 376 households in Forsyth County in May, 46th among Georgia's 159 counties. Fifty homes were repossessed by lenders.
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Last updated June 21 2010: 1:03 PM ET
Source: Census Bureau
Population and growth data is from July 1, 2009, the most recent available from the Census Bureau.
Population and growth data is from July 1, 2009, the most recent available from the Census Bureau.
