The 10 Richest Cities In Georgia For 2024


The richest cities in Georgia are Milton and Johns Creek for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

If you’re the home to The Masters golf tournament, you better believe you house some crazy rich cities. And, yes, we’re talking about you Georgia.

Not every city in our top ten wealthiest cities in Georgia for 2024 can compare to Augusta. There are a ton of wealthy Georgia peaches on this list who know how to roll out the bourgeois Southern charm.

To create this list, we researched the home prices and incomes of the 189 cities in the Peach State with over 3,000.

Cities on our list, like Alpharetta and Milton, are the playgrounds of Georgia’s rich and famous, with great parks, fantastic golf courses, and posh shopping. And if you live in Suwanee, you can hop in your rover and head over to the Atlanta Falcons training camp.

It’s not lost on us that there are multiple cities on our ten best cities to live in Georgia for 2024 that are also on our richest list. Wealthy cities tend to have it all.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Richest Cities In Georgia Map

How does one get their hand on one of these Georgia cities where living your best life is very expensive? You need to find a job that pays an average of $100,000/year.

What city in Georgia is the richest? The richest city in Georgia is Milton according to the most recent Zillow and Census data.

Read on as the ‘Empire State of the South’ is calling.

Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Georgia:

The 10 Richest Cities In Georgia For 2024

1. Milton

Milton, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 41,029
Median Income: $142,845
Median Home Values: $866,981
More on Milton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Johns Creek

Johns Creek, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 82,230
Median Income: $153,882
Median Home Values: $658,732
More on Johns Creek: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Alpharetta

Alpharetta, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 65,884
Median Income: $141,402
Median Home Values: $671,145
More on Alpharetta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Brookhaven

Brookhaven, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Mmann1988 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 56,848
Median Income: $114,570
Median Home Values: $677,272
More on Brookhaven: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Roswell

Roswell, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Carrie Qualters | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 92,770
Median Income: $122,924
Median Home Values: $610,721
More on Roswell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Avondale Estates

Avondale Estates, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Aprabhu | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 3,507
Median Income: $136,250
Median Home Values: $536,016
More on Avondale Estates: Data | Real Estate

7. Tybee Island

Tybee Island, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Timjarrett at English Wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Jbarta at English Wikipedia. | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 3,126
Median Income: $101,289
Median Home Values: $680,178
More on Tybee Island: Data | Crime | Real Estate

8. Dunwoody

Dunwoody, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Mmann1988 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 51,458
Median Income: $106,710
Median Home Values: $623,116
More on Dunwoody: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Tyrone

Tyrone, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 7,710
Median Income: $112,898
Median Home Values: $479,618
More on Tyrone: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Peachtree City

Peachtree City, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Mikefairbanks | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 38,414
Median Income: $111,850
Median Home Values: $519,848
More on Peachtree City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Georgia For 2024

Map Of The Richest Places To Live In Georgia
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2018-2022 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:

  • Median Home Values
  • Median Household Income

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After we collected the data for all 189 places with more than 3,000 people in Georgia, we ranked each place from 1 to 189 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Milton, crowned the “Richest City In Georgia For 2024.”

The data has been updated for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in Georgia.

You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 189 places.

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Georgia For 2024

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Georgia, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Georgia.

The richest cities in Georgia are Milton, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Roswell, Avondale Estates, Tybee Island, Dunwoody, Tyrone, and Peachtree City.

When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Georgia, according to data:

Poorest: Cuthbert
2nd Poorest: Dawson
3rd Poorest: Ocilla

For more Georgia reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Georgia

Rank City RichScore Median Income Average Home Price
1 Milton 1.5 $142,845 $866,981
2 Johns Creek 3.5 $153,882 $658,732
3 Alpharetta 4.0 $141,402 $671,145
4 Brookhaven 6.0 $114,570 $677,272
5 Roswell 7.5 $122,924 $610,721
6 Avondale Estates 8.0 $136,250 $536,016
7 Tybee Island 8.5 $101,289 $680,178
8 Dunwoody 11.0 $106,710 $623,116
9 Tyrone 13.0 $112,898 $479,618
10 Peachtree City 13.0 $111,850 $519,848
11 Suwanee 13.5 $100,780 $578,726
12 Sandy Springs 14.0 $93,303 $636,700
13 Senoia 14.0 $114,423 $470,119
14 Grayson 17.5 $121,421 $423,969
15 Braselton 19.0 $111,080 $436,475
16 Woodstock 21.5 $100,913 $434,309
17 Sugar Hill 22.0 $94,520 $443,468
18 Chattahoochee Hills 22.0 $84,605 $530,420
19 Holly Springs 22.0 $108,332 $411,079
20 Smyrna 23.0 $92,258 $448,692
21 Hoschton 24.0 $87,021 $475,216
22 Flowery Branch 25.0 $93,684 $413,457
23 Duluth 27.5 $88,915 $418,705
24 Dacula 30.5 $81,322 $445,387
25 Jefferson 30.5 $95,850 $376,132
26 Canton 31.5 $75,414 $478,892
27 Peachtree Corners 31.5 $74,716 $521,450
28 Chamblee 33.0 $76,682 $457,676
29 Richmond Hill 34.5 $83,519 $394,939
30 Cumming 34.5 $71,855 $574,758
31 Decatur 35.0 $129,992 $309,943
32 Kennesaw 35.0 $81,467 $401,282
33 Fayetteville 35.5 $79,865 $410,964
34 Dawsonville 36.5 $79,479 $404,640
35 Powder Springs 37.0 $88,311 $358,104
36 Snellville 37.5 $88,586 $350,856
37 Pooler 40.0 $89,812 $340,383
38 Buford 41.0 $68,165 $468,970
39 Loganville 42.0 $77,750 $382,369
40 Acworth 42.5 $74,643 $400,640
41 Marietta 43.0 $67,589 $452,424
42 Atlanta 43.0 $77,655 $379,030
43 Madison 45.0 $73,965 $390,917
44 Euharlee 46.0 $92,766 $301,542
45 Mcdonough 46.0 $77,804 $347,529
46 Auburn 48.5 $77,896 $334,190
47 Newnan 48.5 $74,606 $356,203
48 Villa Rica 49.0 $82,373 $312,462
49 Hiram 49.5 $81,055 $316,693
50 Adairsville 54.0 $90,062 $280,480
51 Norcross 55.5 $74,921 $314,441
52 Social Circle 57.0 $68,333 $341,806
53 Cartersville 57.5 $75,407 $304,822
54 Lilburn 58.0 $61,347 $385,612
55 Gainesville 59.5 $64,163 $349,432
56 Hampton 60.5 $67,808 $330,762
57 Bremen 60.5 $88,545 $263,114
58 Fairburn 61.0 $67,245 $331,795
59 Douglasville 61.0 $72,753 $307,358
60 Locust Grove 63.25 $67,143 $329,824
61 Stockbridge 64.5 $72,175 $298,450
62 Grantville 65.0 $81,815 $261,677
63 Doraville 65.0 $59,636 $352,077
64 Byron 66.0 $83,996 $247,988
65 Dallas 66.5 $60,032 $346,508
66 Lawrenceville 68.5 $55,608 $374,957
67 Eatonton 69.0 $53,870 $384,922
68 Kingsland 70.5 $73,839 $277,021
69 St. Marys 70.5 $68,199 $288,009
70 Dahlonega 70.5 $57,941 $344,023
71 Temple 71.5 $71,917 $278,708
72 Greensboro 73.0 $42,534 $680,035
73 Austell 73.5 $64,071 $295,883
74 Grovetown 74.0 $67,222 $287,518
75 Winder 75.0 $57,365 $326,583
76 Oakwood 75.5 $60,696 $300,859
77 Forsyth 81.0 $63,396 $275,296
78 Commerce 81.0 $58,763 $296,250
79 Perry 81.5 $68,507 $242,812
80 Hapeville 82.0 $62,117 $273,382
81 Lovejoy 83.0 $59,184 $287,995
82 Ringgold 84.5 $56,684 $294,386
83 Conyers 84.5 $53,500 $303,333
84 Port Wentworth 84.5 $61,409 $269,354
85 Savannah 85.0 $54,748 $296,777
86 Centerville 85.5 $74,250 $209,922
87 Gray 88.0 $61,136 $254,114
88 East Point 89.0 $59,602 $262,257
89 Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (Balance) 89.0 $47,798 $314,493
90 Jasper 89.5 $43,192 $383,410
91 Morrow 90.5 $64,890 $227,622
92 Hephzibah 90.5 $63,836 $238,146
93 Monroe 92.5 $45,307 $342,225
94 Cleveland 93.5 $46,994 $307,396
95 Riverdale 93.5 $61,622 $236,180
96 Hahira 94.75 $67,143 $202,926
97 Calhoun 96.5 $54,927 $252,141
98 Hartwell 97.0 $46,875 $300,369
99 Covington 98.0 $47,278 $292,367
100 Clarkston 98.0 $51,122 $273,169
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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