Based on a ranking consisting of 11 measurements, including income levels, crime rates and commute times, Milton is the most desirable Georgia suburb in which to live, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis published in January.
Milton, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, has a homeownership rate of 73.3% and an average commute time of 28.7 minutes. Its median household income came in at $125,096.
The analysis indicated that interest in suburban living has risen during the coronavirus pandemic, since suburban properties tend to provide residents who are spending more time at home with more living space.
Many of the suburban communities in the ranking also rank among the best overall places in the United States in which to live, according to 24/7 Wall St.
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Best Suburbs to Live in, State by State
State City / Community Population Median Household Income Homeownership Rate Average Commute Time (in Minutes) Metropolitan Area Alabama Hoover 84,480 $84,042 69.1% 23.9 Birmingham Alaska Palmer 6,978 $60,350 62.0% 29.7 Anchorage Arizona Paradise Valley 14,215 $204,145 93.5% 22.4 Phoenix Arkansas Cave Springs 3,881 $114,286 93.6% 18.8 Fayetteville California Atherton 7,185 Over $250,000 93.6% 23.0 San Francisco Colorado Cherry Hills Village 6,600 Over $250,000 95.2% 19.7 Denver Connecticut Darien 21,759 $210,511 85.3% 36.4 Bridgeport Delaware Middletown 21,250 $89,354 79.4% 36.9 Philadelphia Florida Parkland 30,471 $146,094 84.2% 29.9 Miami Georgia Milton 38,171 $125,096 73.3% 28.7 Atlanta Hawaii Maunawili 2,023 $135,000 90.9% 28.6 Urban Honolulu Idaho Meridian 97,008 $68,131 76.7% 22.1 Boise City Illinois Winnetka 12,481 $220,577 89.0% 36.6 Chicago Indiana St. John 16,839 $105,198 97.5% 36.9 Chicago Iowa Clive 17,195 $101,616 79.8% 17.9 Des Moines Kansas Leawood 34,570 $149,736 90.5% 21.3 Kansas City Kentucky Edgewood 8,723 $99,183 87.4% 22.0 Cincinnati Louisiana Youngsville 12,753 $86,637 85.0% 30.3 Lafayette Maine Hampden 3,889 $87,750 84.4% 17.2 Bangor Maryland Mount Airy 9,395 $117,341 91.6% 40.5 Baltimore Massachusetts Dover 2,533 $212,574 93.6% 31.2 Boston Michigan Huntington Woods 6,340 $130,417 97.6% 23.1 Detroit Minnesota Medina 6,191 $144,107 93.8% 28.0 Minneapolis Mississippi Madison 25,522 $106,849 93.2% 22.4 Jackson Missouri Ladue 8,586 $192,500 97.5% 17.6 St. Louis Montana Laurel 6,849 $50,541 68.7% 20.9 Billings Nebraska Papillion 20,466 $80,853 67.4% 19.9 Omaha Nevada Boulder City 15,680 $60,870 69.2% 24.3 Las Vegas New Hampshire Goffstown 3,000 $83,480 76.4% 33.0 Manchester New Jersey Rumson 6,805 $177,857 91.9% 45.2 New York New Mexico Corrales 8,544 $79,303 89.7% 25.3 Albuquerque New York Scarsdale 17,805 Over $250,000 90.6% 42.8 New York North Carolina Davidson 12,666 $128,255 79.7% 26.7 Charlotte North Dakota West Fargo 34,419 $81,051 67.8% 16.6 Fargo Ohio Pepper Pike 6,242 $193,889 98.8% 22.1 Cleveland Oklahoma PIedmont 7,424 $97,733 94.9% 29.2 Oklahoma City Oregon West Linn 26,511 $104,061 78.9% 28.3 Portland Pennsylvania Swarthmore 6,304 $109,648 77.8% 24.0 Philadelphia Rhode Island Tiverton 7,757 $68,850 71.9% 25.7 Providence South Carolina Tega Cay 9,954 $123,564 93.1% 32.1 Charlotte South Dakota Brandon 9,867 $84,075 73.3% 19.9 Sioux Falls Tennessee Brentwood 41,987 $160,597 90.8% 25.5 Nashville-Davidson Texas West University Place 15,619 Over $250,000 89.4% 20.7 Houston Utah Mapleton 9,509 $109,356 94.3% 23.9 Provo Vermont South Burlington 18,975 $71,017 59.8% 16.4 Burlington Virginia Vienna 16,488 $155,490 84.1% 28.6 Washington, D.C. Washington Sammamish 64,049 $165,318 85.8% 33.2 Seattle West Virginia Charles Town 5,885 $72,329 63.0% 38.9 Washington, D.C. Wisconsin Elm Grove 6,172 $115,972 93.4% 23.2 Milwaukee Wyoming Ranchettes 6,097 $95,250 91.3% 18.1 Cheyenne
