Sandy Springs, GA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, making it the 7th-most populous city in the state. It is the site of several corporate headquarters, including UPS, Newell Brands, Inspire Brands, Focus Brands, Cox Enterprises, and Mercedes-Benz USA's corporate offices.

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How Sandy Springs ranks

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#8Most remote workers in GA #13Most educated in GA #29Highest income in GA All GA rankings →

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Living in Sandy Springs

Housing in Sandy Springs

$692K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sandy Springs home is worth about $692,000, up 3.5% in a year, 109% above the Georgia typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market33

Sale-to-list99.2%

Sold in May131

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Safety in Sandy Springs

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Sandy Springs reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 87%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Sandy Springs 1.1

Georgia 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Sandy Springs 12.6

Georgia 14

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Sandy Springs

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School Grade A

The public schools Sandy Springs’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#55Best public schoolsof 231 in GA

DistrictFulton CountySchools27

Woodland Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 851 students Heards Ferry Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 699 students High Point Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 684 students Dunwoody Springs Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 548 students Lake Forest Elementary CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 534 students Ison Springs Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 433 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within GA. Ratings are from neighbors.