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33.97° N · 84.23° W · GEOID 1359735

Peachtree Corners

Gwinnett County, Georgia · part of the Atlanta, GA metro

GeorgiaPeachtree Corners, GAPeachtree CornersPeachtree Corners

The short answer

Peachtree Corners is home to 42,373 people. Median household income is $82,139 a year and median rent is $1,701 a month, 24.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $484,700, about 5.9x annual median household income.

The story in Peachtree Corners is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.9% to 24.9% of income. Also notable: Unemployment is 2.5%, against 4.4% in its closest peers.

43OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Peachtree Corners scores better than 43% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 62nd of 165 in Georgia.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%17
Economy 20%73
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%42
Education 10%81
Commute 10%44
Growth 5%20

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,701
25% above the median place
Median household income
$82,139
2% above the median place
Median home value
$484,700
52% above the median place
Unemployment
2.5%
49% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Peachtree Corners

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 24.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 77% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Peachtree Corners

Gwinnett County loses about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in53,193
Moved out58,237
Net−5,044

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

DeKalb County, GA9,8437,162+2,681
Fulton County, GA5,9605,477+483
Hall County, GA1,6513,416−1,765
Barrow County, GA1,1303,413−2,283
Cobb County, GA2,0252,126−101
Walton County, GA1,1572,935−1,778
Forsyth County, GA1,5141,781−267

Within Georgia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within GeorgiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$67K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Gwinnett County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Gwinnett County report $63,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $67,500, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$68,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,701 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,414 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $484,700.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 25.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Grapevine, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.0%
4% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.0%
2% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-6.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePeachtree CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.0%4% above
Moved from another state12.0%2% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-6.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$63,12911% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$67,4794% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 5.9 years of the median household's income, more than in 82% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Peachtree Corners24.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$68,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.9%
22% above the median place
Home price to income
5.9x
55% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$63,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Peachtree Corners, $1,701 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Peachtree Corners, but easier on the budget

Places that match Peachtree Corners on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Grapevine, TX9320.1% vs 24.9%$25,900Compare
Maryland Heights, MO9118.2% vs 24.9%$8,700Compare
Carrollton, TX8920.5% vs 24.9%$17,400Compare
The Colony, TX8920.5% vs 24.9%$27,900Compare

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Homeownership1
53.0%
20% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
58.3%
15% above the median place
Median home value1
$484,700
52% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePeachtree CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,70125% above
Rent to income124.9%22% above
Property tax rate10.9%1% above
Home price to income15.9x55% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.11% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7629% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,80010% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,43636% above
Median home value1$484,70052% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%47% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure66.9%30% above
Homeownership153.0%20% below
Renters paying 30%+158.3%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,41429% above
Vacant homes15.6%20% below
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 0 bus and rail stops per square mile, fewer than in 88% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 166 Georgia places we track.

Unemployment1
2.5%
49% below the median place
Works from home1
25.3%
103% above the median place
Income per person1
$53,804
34% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate7.9% −27%
Mean commute26 min +4%
Median household income$82,139 +2%
Commutes by transit0.8% +0%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePeachtree CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,1392% above
Income per person1$53,80434% above
Unemployment12.5%49% below
Average annual pay6County figure$68,2994% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.6%30% below
Jobs6County figure390,169159% above
Poverty rate17.9%27% below
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home125.3%103% above
Commutes by transit10.8%0% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 13.7%, 114% above the median place.

No health insurance1
13.7%
114% above the median place
Born abroad1
21.7%
146% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
51.6%
61% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband94.0% +2%
Household size2.4 −5%
High school or higher93.5% +1%
Median age38.1 −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePeachtree CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population142,3731051st largest
Population change since 202070.6%46% below
Median age138.12% below
Bachelor's or higher151.6%61% above
High school or higher193.5%1% above
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad121.7%146% above
No health insurance113.7%114% above
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
05

Life in Peachtree Corners

OpenStreetMap shows 5.4 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 78% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 2012. 17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.4 −47%
Playgrounds per 10k9.0 −5%
Grocery stores per 10k2.6 +23%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.5 +57%
Libraries per 10k0.5 −46%
Named paths and bike trails10 km 4.8×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 6 miles
  • Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park 17 miles
  • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 20 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.2 +12%
Shops31.3 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site11
5.5
82% below the median place
Students per teacher13
13.1
15% below the median place
Public schools13
5
44% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasurePeachtree CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13544% below
Public school students133,18835% below
Students per teacher1313.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure23.212% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.33% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k105.447% below
Playgrounds per 10k109.05% below
Grocery stores per 10k102.623% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1017.557% above
Libraries per 10k100.546% below
Named paths and bike trails109.6380% above
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site115.582% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles114100% above
National Register listings12County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 53.1 in, 21% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Peachtree Corners. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation14
53.1 in
21% above the median place
Tornado risk15
97.5
20% above the median place
Average temperature14
61°F
11% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePeachtree CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure89°F2% above
January average low14County figure33°F29% above
Average temperature14County figure61°F11% above
Annual precipitation14County figure53.1 in21% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure95.43% above
Hurricane risk15County figure71.41% above
Tornado risk15County figure97.520% above
Wildfire risk15County figure46.125% below
Heat wave risk15County figure93.03% above
Median air quality index16County figure479% above
Good air days16County figure58.3%15% below
08

Peachtree Corners in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Peachtree Corners does better than 16% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 35%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,701/mo (2024)$2,210/mo$1,810 to $2,690/mo+4.5%
Median household income$82,139 (2024)$103,500$87,500 to $122,500+4.0%
Median home value$484,700 (2024)$688,000$500,000 to $948,000+6.0%
Population42,519 (2025)43,09041,330 to 44,920+0.3%

The median home would be worth 6.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Peachtree Corners

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Newmarket, NH$1,701$87,196Compare
Boerne, TX$1,589$84,541Compare
Kittery, ME$1,697$84,730Compare
Englewood, CO$1,668$86,800Compare
Englewood, COKittery, MEBoerne, TXNewmarket, NHPeachtree Corners, GAPeachtree CornersNewmarketBoerneKitteryEnglewoodPeachtree CornersNewmarketBoerneKitteryEnglewood

Places built like Peachtree Corners

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Peachtree Corners performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Peachtree Corners, GA24.9%2.9%/yr0.6%
Marietta, GA26.2%4.8%/yr4.1%Compare
Smyrna, GA20.9%5.5%/yr2.4%Compare
Duluth, GA23.0%6.0%/yr4.9%Compare
Temple Terrace, FL27.6%1.9%/yr1.4%Compare
Tucker, GA24.6%2.6%/yr0.5%Compare
Owings Mills, MD23.0%3.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Peachtree Corners a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 43 out of 100, better than 43% of the places we rate and 62nd of 165 in Georgia. The median rent takes 24.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 77% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 28 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Peachtree Corners expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $484,700.

What salary do you need to live in Peachtree Corners?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Peachtree Corners?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Newmarket, NH, Boerne, TX, Kittery, ME and Englewood, CO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Peachtree Corners with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Peachtree Corners itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/peachtree-corners-georgia

Citytistics. “Peachtree Corners, Georgia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/peachtree-corners-georgia/

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