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Sugar Hill, GA Housing Affordability Index

Sugar Hill, Georgia has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 98.1 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 440th most affordable of 519 scored Georgia cities, compared with 105.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $413,400 home with 20% down, the Georgia average 30-year fixed rate of 7.28% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,264, or 25% of the city’s $107,389 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Sugar Hill is updated every night from live Georgia mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Sugar Hill MBR-HAI 98.1 Near National Average
Rank in Georgia 440 of 519 1 = most affordable
Georgia 105.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.28% Georgia lenders
Median home value $413,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Sugar Hill is 7.7 points below the Georgia score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Georgia index

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What It Takes to Buy in Sugar Hill

$2,264/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.28%
$97,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$107,389
Median Household Income
Georgia: $77,353
3.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Georgia: 3.9x
$1,914/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,132/yr
Median Property Tax
1.00% of median value
28.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
55.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Sugar Hill, Georgia. The rate is the Georgia average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Sugar Hill Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Sugar Hill, Georgia score: 98.1 (Near National Average), ranked 440 of 519 Georgia cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/georgia/sugar-hill”