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Peachtree City, GA
Peachtree City

Top 50 rank: 48

Population: 34,889

In this verdant Atlanta suburb, you'll find teens and seniors alike zipping through neighborhoods in golf carts. The town has 35,000 residents, 10,000 golf carts, and more than 90 miles of trails that weave through lakes, baseball fields, a BMX park, and an amphitheater.

Despite lacking a true town center, Peachtree City is a fixture on the Best Places list, thanks to low unemployment, high test scores, and employers such as TDK and Panasonic. --S.M.

Peachtree City, GA

Town stats

Peachtree City, GA

Town stats

Median family income (per year) $103,951
Job growth % (2010-2012) 9.25%
Median home price (2012) $225,900
Reading test scores (% above/below average) 9.2%
Math test scores (% above/below average) 25.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 0
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 13

Financials

Median family income (per year) $103,951
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted) $107,023
Sales tax 6.00%
State income tax rate (highest bracket) 6.00%I
State income tax rate (lowest bracket) 1.00%I
Auto insurance premiums (Average price quotes, for the state) $1,830
Job growth % (2010-2012) 9.25%

Financials

Housing

Median home price (2012) $225,900
Average property taxes (2011) $3,177

Housing

Education

Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) 23
Reading test scores (% above/below state average) 9.2%
Test scores math (% above/below average) 25.3%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) 95.3/4.7

Education

Quality of life

Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good) N.A.
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 0
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 13
Median commute time (in minutes) 26.1
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer 24.6%
% population walk or bike to work 3.8%

Quality of life

Leisure and culture

Movie theaters (within 15 miles) 8
Restaurants (within 15 miles) 643
Bars (within 15 miles) 29
Public golf courses (within 30 miles) 67
Libraries (within 15 miles) 13
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) 3
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) N.A.
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 0.3

Leisure and culture

Weather

Annual rainfall (inches) 50.2
% clear days in the area 59%
High temp in July ° F 88.9°
Low temp in Jan ° F 30.6°

Weather

Meet the neighbors

Median age 41.7
Completed at least some college (% of residents) 78.4%
Married % 62.8%
Divorced % 7.3%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) 78.2

Meet the neighbors