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Sugar Hill, GA vs Powder Springs, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Powder Springs, is 12% less than it is in Sugar Hill and is 13% above the National Average.
- Sugar Hill unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Powder Springs unemployment rate is 3.4%.

Economy
 Sugar Hill, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%46.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,990$33,464$37,638
 Household Income$89,583$78,912$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,790$82,208$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sugar Hill, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.0%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%4.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%12.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%18.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.2%20.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%10.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.8%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sugar Hill, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%14.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%0.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.9%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.1%18.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Sugar Hill    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Great place to live. The only downside is traffic can be bad.  More

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I'm proud to call Sugar Hill home. And everyone I've met feels the same. We have a wonderful City management and very intelligent and dedicated Mayor and Council.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Traffic is  More

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Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 18 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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