Atlanta vs Sandy Springs
Atlanta, GA compared with Sandy Springs, GA · 12 miles apart
Atlanta has 529,110 residents to Sandy Springs’s 105,013. Atlanta comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Sandy Springs does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Atlanta, GA | Sandy Springs, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 529,110 | 105,013 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,911 | 2,785 |
| Median household income | $85,652 | $104,340 |
| Median home value | $439,600 | $619,800 |
| Median rent | $1,711 | $1,870 |
| Homeownership | 46.4% | 50.2% |
| Average commute | 26.5 min | 25.8 min |
| Median age | 34.2 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 59.2% | 69.2% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.9% | 4% |
| Price to income | 5.1× | 5.9× |
| Clear days a year | 38 | 37 |
| Days above 90°F | 27 | 25 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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