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Pooler vs Norcross

213 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (62× in Pooler) and growth since 2010 (+54.5 pts in Norcross).

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Pooler, GAHomes around $342KGeorgia · 28,466 people
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Norcross, GAA regional job hubGeorgia · 18,007 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

PoolerHomes around $342K
Housing$342K typical home3% above the GA typical home HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work18,479 jobsbased in Pooler, a regional job hub All about Pooler →
NorcrossA regional job hub
Work21,998 jobsbased in Norcross, a regional job hub Outdoors#30 most walkable in GA0.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Norcross →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails62×
Pooler has more miles of trail
Pooler 18.6 miNorcross 0.3 mi
Growth since 2010+54.5 pts
Norcross has grown faster since 2010
Norcross +88.8%Pooler +34.3%
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Norcross
Norcross $3,967Pooler $2,866
Street grid+88%
Norcross has the more walkable street grid
Norcross 85.8Pooler 45.6
Home values+25%
Homes cost more in Norcross
Norcross $403,400Pooler $322,400
Jobs per worker2×
Norcross is more of a job hub
Norcross 3.27Pooler 1.65
★ What stands out · Report cards

Pooler places higher on 14 of 21 GA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–PoolerNot graded C−NorcrossSafer than 22% of U.S. towns
Schools
CPoolerBetter than 34% of districts in the state BNorcrossBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
A−PoolerHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns C+NorcrossHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns
14Pooler
7Norcross

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 263 towns #37#254 Most activeHealth · 263 towns #25#160 Most walkableOutdoors · 265 towns #160#30 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 94 towns #54#94 Highest graduation rateSchools · 256 towns #96#199 Lowest obesityHealth · 263 towns #29#126 Most new homesHousing · 188 towns #9#77 HealthiestHealth · 262 towns #32#113

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pooler’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Pooler$2,050/mo
Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,671/mo · Housing →
Norcross$1,970/mo
Typical home $326K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,715/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Pooler and Norcross.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
PoolerNorcross
Snow a year0″1″
January low40°F31°F
July high92°F89°F
Growing season (days)270d214d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th20th
Outdoors & history
PoolerNorcross
Trails19 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.1%2.5%
Settled—1870
National Register places—1
Archive photos1818
Famous people born here325
Community
PoolerNorcross
Library hours a week42 hrs89 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

213 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PoolerGANorcrossGA
Pooler ↔ Norcross213 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

PoolerNorcross
People
Population 28,466Highest 18,007Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.3%Lowest GA: +10.6% +88.8%Highest GA: +10.6%
Median age 38.7±2.4Highest about the GA average 36.2±1.4Lowest 4% below GA
Pooler and Norcross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±2.9Highest GA: 23.2% 21.2%±3Lowest GA: 23.2%
Pooler and Norcross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±2.4Highest GA: 15% 9.6%±1.7Lowest GA: 15%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.7%Lowest GA: 34.9% 40.5%Highest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±2Highest GA: 6.4% 2.7%±0.9Lowest GA: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,766±$6kHighest 19% above GA $75,266±$12kLowest about the GA average
Pooler and Norcross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $322,400±$20kLowest 6% above GA $403,400±$33kHighest 33% above GA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,671±$81Lowest 20% above GA $1,715±$52Highest 23% above GA
Norcross and Pooler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,866Lowest 22% above GA $3,967Highest 69% above GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.3%±9.4Lowest GA: 52.4% 72.2%±10.4Highest GA: 52.4%
Norcross and Pooler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest GA: 13.4% 15.2%Highest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.2%Highest GA: 65.7% 59.9%Lowest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 2007Highest 15 yrs newer than GA 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 15% below GA 28 minHighest about the GA average
Work from home 15%±3.5Lowest GA: 15.9% 23.2%±5.4Highest GA: 15.9%
Norcross and Pooler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.6%Highest 5.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.65Lowest 3.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Savannah (33%)Atlanta (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NorcrossFew work in Pooler
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.6Lowest 85.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #186 of 231 in GA#149 of 231 in GA
School district Savannah-Chatham CountyState Specialty Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation Academy · Gwinnett County
High school in town None in townNorcross High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.1
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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