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Sugar Hill, GA
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Living in Sugar Hill



Sugar Hill is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 25,407 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Sugar Hill is the 45th largest community in Georgia. Sugar Hill has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Sugar Hill, where the median household income is $94,520.00.

Sugar Hill real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Sugar Hill house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Sugar Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Sugar Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.03% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Sugar Hill is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sugar Hill a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Sugar Hill has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Sugar Hill’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Sugar Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.15 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Sugar Hill ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Sugar Hill, 44.26% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Sugar Hill in 2022 was $38,774, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,096 for a family of four. However, Sugar Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sugar Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sugar Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sugar Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sugar Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sugar Hill include English, German, European, Irish, and Italian.

Sugar Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.36%.

The most common language spoken in Sugar Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.