Humidity & wind
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Population
105,013
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$619,800
Owner-occupied units
Sandy Springs, GA
Georgia · 33.932° N, 84.369° W · 38 sq mi
Sandy Springs is a city in Georgia, with a population of 105,013 and about 2,785 residents per square mile. The median household earns $104,340 a year, and the median home is worth $619,800.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
38 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,785
People per square mile
Rank by population
#331
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#350
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$104,340
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,870
Per month
Homeownership
50.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.8 min
One way
People
Median age
36.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
69.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
17.2%
Households
51,647
2.06 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 26.2%
Education & health care 18.4%
Finance, insurance & real estate 13.2%
Retail trade 9.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Georgia
State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State
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Cities near Sandy Springs
- Dunwoody, GA3 mi · 51,792
- Brookhaven, GA5 mi · 59,643
- Roswell, GA8 mi · 91,505
- Marietta, GA10 mi · 63,574
- Smyrna, GA10 mi · 57,513
- Alpharetta, GA11 mi · 66,921
- Atlanta, GA12 mi · 529,110
- Johns Creek, GA12 mi · 80,401
Cities about the same size
- Renton, WA104,975
- El Monte, CA105,075
- Chico, CA105,081
- Fishers, IN104,812
- Yuma, AZ105,227
- West Covina, CA105,301
- Suffolk, VA104,699
- Dearborn, MI105,611
More in Georgia
- Columbus202,171
- Augusta-Richmond County201,999
- Macon-Bibb County157,556
- Savannah149,440
- Athens-Clarke County128,612
- South Fulton112,820
- Warner Robins87,761
- Mableton78,820
Wealthiest person in Georgia
Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Georgia · private sector
Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Georgia
Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.