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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