Sugar Hill, GA is a small city located in the northern part of Georgia. The population of Sugar Hill is around 6,700 people and it has been growing steadily over the past few years. Despite its relative size, Sugar Hill has several medical facilities in the area that provide quality healthcare services to its residents. These facilities include local hospitals and a variety of medical clinics that specialize in treating many different types of health conditions. The healthcare professionals who work at these facilities are highly trained and dedicated to delivering quality care for their patients. Additionally, there are numerous pharmacies located near the medical clinics to ensure that patients have access to necessary medications. With these resources, Sugar Hill is able to provide its citizens with quality healthcare services and keep them healthy and active.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 96 physicians per 100,000 population in Sugar Hill. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Sugar Hill area is 90.6 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Sugar Hill area is 40 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Sugar Hill area is 98 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Sugar Hill commutes 33.4 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Sugar Hill area is 56 (100=best). The US average is 58.
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This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.