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Gwinnett is Georgia's second-largest county, with 1,018,099 residents (Census, July 2025). The median list price was $449,945, down 0.2% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Gwinnett County sits northeast of Atlanta. It was established in 1818, and Lawrenceville is the county seat. I-85 runs through the county from Norcross in the southwest toward Buford in the northeast. I-985 serves the Buford area. GA-316 heads east toward Athens, and Sugarloaf Parkway is a key internal route. The average commute is 34.6 minutes, about 20% longer than the Georgia average (ACS, 2024). MARTA rail stops at Doraville and does not enter Gwinnett. A September 2023 county transit plan did not include rail or MARTA expansion. A transit sales tax failed 47% to 53% in November 2024. If you will commute by car, test-drive your route at rush hour before you make an offer.
The median list price was $449,945, down 0.2% from September 2025 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). There were 3,833 active listings (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). Listings spent a median of 57 days on market, up 0.9% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). About 27% of listings had a price reduction (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). For buyers, that means room to negotiate on many listings. For sellers, pricing right at the start matters more than in a hot market. About 66.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024). The median value of owner-occupied homes was $380,900 (Census, 2020-2024). List prices and Census home values measure different things, so they do not match.
Gwinnett County Public Schools is Georgia's largest school district. It served 178,986 students in October 2025. Its 143 schools include 81 elementary, 30 middle, and 24 high schools, plus 7 specialty schools and 1 charter school. GCPS is also the largest employer in Gwinnett County. Its students come from 183 countries and speak 114 languages. The City of Buford runs its own district, Buford City Schools, so check which system serves a given address. County-wide, 31.3% of residents were born outside the U.S., more than double Georgia's 11.9% (ACS, 2024). About 40.6% speak a language other than English at home. Duluth's Pleasant Hill Road and Satellite Boulevard have many restaurants serving a wide range of cuisines.
Gwinnett passed 1 million residents and reached 1,018,099 in July 2025 (Census). That is 60,714 more people than in April 2020, a gain of 6.3%. Only Fulton County is larger in Georgia, and Gwinnett is well ahead of Cobb at 793,345. The median household income was $87,890 (Census, 2020-2024). The median list price was down 0.2% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). Buyers and investors should compare each home to recent sales on its own street, not county averages.
31.3% of residents were born abroad, and 40.6% speak a language other than English at home (ACS, 2024).
Gwinnett County Public Schools is Georgia's largest district, with 178,986 students in 143 schools (GCPS, October 2025).
Population grew 6.3% from 957,385 in April 2020 to 1,018,099 in July 2025 (Census).
The average commute is 34.6 minutes, longer than Georgia's 29.4-minute average (ACS, 2024).
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A north Gwinnett city along I-85, home to Suwanee Town Center.
A city between I-85 and the Chattahoochee, known locally for the restaurants along Pleasant Hill Road and Satellite Boulevard.
Gwinnett's northeastern city near I-985, with its own school system, Buford City Schools, separate from the county district.
A southwest Gwinnett city near the Chattahoochee, close to the Fulton County line and Norcross.
The county seat, incorporated in 1821 and the oldest city in Gwinnett, centered on its historic courthouse square.
The median list price was $449,945 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). The median value of owner-occupied homes was $380,900 (Census, 2020-2024). They measure different things: asking prices on homes for sale now versus owners' estimates of all owned homes.
Listings spent a median of 57 days on market, up 0.9% from a year earlier (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). There were 3,833 active listings (Realtor.com, Sept 2026). About 27% of listings had a price reduction (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Most of the county is served by Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia's largest district. It had 178,986 students in October 2025 across 143 schools. The City of Buford runs its own separate district, Buford City Schools. Always confirm a home's assigned schools with the district before you buy.
No. MARTA rail ends at Doraville station in DeKalb County. Voters rejected a MARTA contract in March 2019 and a transit sales tax in November 2024. Local bus service is run by the county as Ride Gwinnett.
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