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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Lawrenceville, GA vs McDonough, GA

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Lawrenceville needs about $91,000 in McDonough to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from McDonough, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $79,000 in Lawrenceville.

A few differences

Lawrenceville vs McDonough · facet by facet
FacetLawrenceville, GAMcDonough, GA
Median home price$350,600$314,600
2-bedroom rent$1,564/mo$1,675/mo
Property tax rate0.9%0.9%
State & local income tax3.94%3.94%
Sales tax7.4%7.4%
Cost of living index9898
Groceries index9898
Utilities$175/mo$175/mo
Median household income$61,561$75,343
Unemployment rate3.4%3.4%
Crime index50/10050/100
School rating5.5/105.5/10
Sunny days / year218 days218 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Lawrenceville cheaper than McDonough?
Lawrenceville and McDonough display the same day-to-day cost index; the differences show up facet by facet in the table above.
What household income in McDonough equals $85,000 in Lawrenceville?
A household earning $85,000 in Lawrenceville needs about $91,000 in McDonough to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of McDonough lifestyle costs about $79,000 in Lawrenceville.