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SheetGA-SOUTH-FULTON-GA · South Fulton, GA 109,157 pop · income 63rd pct · 70 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around South Fulton
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest South Fulton on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Ponce zona ur… · lowest
18,650
Ponce zona ur… · lowest
18,650 median HH income
11.6% of the leader · rank #1
Utica · near
81,797
Utica · near
81,797 median HH income
51.1% of the leader · rank #2
Acomita Lake · near
81,797
Acomita Lake · near
81,797 median HH income
51.1% of the leader · rank #3
Harleigh · near
81,797
Harleigh · near
81,797 median HH income
51.1% of the leader · rank #4
Loving · near
81,797
Loving · near
81,797 median HH income
51.1% of the leader · rank #5
South Fulton · this city
81,798
South Fulton · this city
81,798 median HH income
51.1% of the leader · rank #6
Johns Creek · highest
160,185
Johns Creek · highest
160,185 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for South Fulton on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 109,157.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
South Fulton - the verdict
Nationally, South Fulton sits in the 63rd percentile for household income and the 25th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
63rd
percentile, household income
60th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
25th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: South Fulton, GA
109,157 people live in South Fulton, Georgia - a mid-sized U.S. city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in South Fulton brings in $81,798 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.7%. Home values in South Fulton run a median of $270,600, and the median resident age is 35.7 years. About 38.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 64.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 783 residential building permits were authorized in South Fulton (Building Boom), up 191% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 2378.1 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, near the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: the state registers 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,203 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Georgia, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in South Fulton report an average commute of 27.2 minutes, with 70.8% driving alone and 16.4% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 39.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of South Fulton's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to within-city variation to population change to work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For South Fulton, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for South Fulton?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Sandy Springs (107,198 residents, $101,593 income); Roswell (92,577 residents, $124,422 income); Athens-Clarke County (126,987 residents, $51,655 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sparks, NV (109,106 residents); Greeley, CO (109,421 residents); Sugar Land, TX (109,735 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can 70 Census tracts reveal inside South Fulton?
PlainCities matches 70 Census tracts to this city.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
Is South Fulton growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4,555 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 783 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the journey to work look like in South Fulton?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 27.2 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in South Fulton?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.3×
Home value
$270,600
Household income
$81,798
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in South Fulton?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2378.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 4% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
2378.1
Violent rate
470.5
Property rate
1907.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 6.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
C-
City profile score · South Fulton, GA
52/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B
38.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C+
$81,798
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate C-
6.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
471 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
South Fulton profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 73/100 (B) · 38.9%
Household income: 61/100 (C+) · $81,798
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Poverty rate: 54/100 (C-) · 6.7%
Violent crime: 18/100 (F) · 471 /100k
Where South Fulton sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
South Fulton's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - South Fulton highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
South Fulton, GA (this city): home $270,600, crime 2,378/100k
Sparks, NV : home $455,900, crime 2,978/100k
Greeley, CO : home $369,600, crime 3,690/100k
Sugar Land, TX : home $406,600, crime 1,462/100k
Santa Maria, CA : home $478,200, crime 2,543/100k
Sandy Springs, GA : home $583,900, crime 1,600/100k
Roswell, GA : home $520,500, crime 1,181/100k
Athens-Clarke County, GA : home $271,800, crime 2,683/100k
Johns Creek, GA : home $583,700, crime 572/100k
Warner Robins, GA : home $171,600, crime 3,646/100k
Savannah, GA : home $225,200, crime 20/100k
How does South Fulton compare to other US cities?
Here's how South Fulton stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income63% higher than other cities
Home value60% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety25% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Georgia, South Fulton ranks #98 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares South Fulton against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places South Fulton near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, South Fulton ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares South Fulton only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#107 of 610
82nd percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#119 of 577
79th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#441 of 637
30th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#85 of 638
87th percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
63rd percentile nationally for median household income · 25th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
South Fulton's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
South Fulton's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How South Fulton's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$270,60040th percentilemore affordable than 40% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
South Fulton's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,165 of 15,516
More affordable than 47% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#166 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 3.3×, South Fulton sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,165 of 15,516 and #166 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$81,798South Fulton, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context South Fulton, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for South Fulton, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)38.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
109,157
Median Income
$81,798
Median Home Value
$270,600
Median Age
35.7
Poverty Rate
6.7%
Labor force participation
64.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2378.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
470.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1907.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
South Fulton's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
108,265 residents
2021
109,462 residents
2022
111,398 residents
2023
111,468 residents
2024
112,143 residents
2025
112,820 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
783
housing units authorized
Single-Family
783
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
7.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
269
269
0
$28.6M
2020
897
897
0
$208.7M
2021
802
802
0
$189.4M
2022
832
832
0
$206.2M
2023
640
640
0
$174.1M
2024
783
783
0
$224.7M
Permit volume increased 191% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
27.2 minutes
Drive Alone
70.8%
Carpool
7.2%
Public Transit
4.1%
Walk
0.2%
Work from Home
16.4%
Other
1.3%
Based on 53,446 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for South Fulton. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around South Fulton is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county South Fulton sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How South Fulton compares to similar-size Georgia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.