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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. 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 37
Days above 90°F 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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