Best Affordable Suburbs 2009 Georgia Best affordable suburb: Peachtree City Nearest major city: Atlanta Population: 38,736 Median household income: $93,046 Median home price: $247,900 Unemployment rate: 3.6% Violent crime index: 6 Peachtree City, a planned community south of Atlanta, has two lakes and recreation centers including the 14-year-old Kedron Fieldhouse & Aquatic Center, which has courts for basketball and volleyball in addition to a 25-yard swimming pool and a heated instructional pool. The town has 90 miles of golf-cart paths for Peachtree City's 9,000 registered carts, The New York Times said last year in a feature about the town. "About two-thirds of the households own at least one. Kids drive them to school (no driver's license is required for a cart). Seniors who've given up their cars drive their carts to the doctor and to go shopping," the newspaper said. About 48% of residents are married with children. The average commute is 29 minutes.
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