Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Population

Growing. Up 0.7% since 2020.

42,519

people, the 23rd-largest of Georgia's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Georgia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

96.0%

of 41,737 jobs located in Peachtree Corners are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Unemployment, 2026

The low came in April: 2.4%.

2.7%

in August 2026, the latest month released. A year earlier it was 2.9%.

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, monthly, through August 2026. Not seasonally adjusted, so compare with the same month a year earlier. Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Rent

Median rent is up 84% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$1,701

a month. Georgia's median is $1,393.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,918 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Gwinnett County.

• $1,225 Tract 507.43
• $3,143 Tract 505.88

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$1,253–$1,879

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,701 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 591 homes permitted, 2017–2025
• 2% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 82% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2017–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–2.2% to the 18,858 homes here.

83–417

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 60% more than Georgia's.

$484,700

median home value in Peachtree Corners.

• $484,700 Peachtree Corners
• $303,300 Georgia
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year