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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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sugar Hill, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sugar Hill, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sugar Hill’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sugar Hill does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sugar Hill really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sugar Hill perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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.

Sugar Hill is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.26% of adults in Sugar Hill have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Sugar Hill in 2018 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sugar Hill's cultural character, accounting for 22.36% of the city’s population.

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