Peachtree City

• Top 10 Cities for Families, Family Circle Magazine, 2011

• Top 6 Most Patriotic Cities, Rand McNally/USA Today 2011 “Best of the Road”

• Top 10 Best Places to Live in the U.S., CNN/Money Magazine, 2009, 2005

• Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S., CNN/Money Magazine, 2007, 2011

• Top 100 Places to Live – RelocateAmerica.com, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

• Most Airport Friendly Atlanta City, KNOW Atlanta Magazine, 2010

• Great American City, Chevrolet FIREBALL RUN Adventurally, 2011

• Georgia’s Best Affordable Suburb, BusinessWeek, 2009

• Top 10 Places to Retire, Retire in Georgia Magazine, 2008

• 10 Great Places for Boomers, Newsmax Magazine, 2009

• 10 U.S. Communities With Great Ideas (Peachtree City Path System), National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, 2007

 

Schools serving Peachtree City

• Fayette County School System, Highest Metro Atlanta graduation rate, fifth highest graduation rate in Georgia, Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, 2009

• Braelinn Elementary, Georgia School of Excellence (1996). State Science Olympiad Champions (2004, 2005, and 2006). Gold Award for Highest Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards (2005 – 2008)

• Crabapple Lane Elementary, 2008 Bronze Award winner, Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System

• Huddleston Elementary, 2008 Silver Award for high academic achievement, 2008 School of Excellence in Student Achievement

• Kedron Elementary, 1st Place, 2009 Georgia State Science Olympiad; Platinum Level Award 2005 – 2008; 2006 Georgia School of Excellence; 2006 US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School

• Peeples Elementary, 2008 Platinum Award for Highest Percentage of Meeting and Exceeding Standards

• JC Booth Middle School, National Science Olympiad Contenders for 10 years

• McIntosh High School, School of Excellence in Student Achievement (2008), 2007 National Blue Ribbon School, ranked 16th for highest SAT score in the Georgia (2009), Georgia’s 2007 Platinum Award, Newsweek Magazine’s 2009 Top U.S. High Schools report, placing McIntosh in the top 6% of all public high schools nationwide.

• Starrs Mill High School, 2005 Georgia School of Excellence

City Government

• 2009 CREATE Community Award for the Online GIS Mapping System, Atlanta Regional Commission

• Certified City of Ethics since 2000, Georgia Municipal Association

• Energy Efficiency Leader in Municipal Government, Trane, 2009

• Internationally Accredited and State Certified Police Department, CALEA

 

Peachtree City Businesses

• Alcan Packaging, 2009 Georgia Mid-Sized Manufacturer of the Year

• Aventure Aviation, 2009 Exporter of the Year for Georgia and Exporter of the Year for the Southeast U.S.

• Historical Concepts, Arthur Ross Award for Architecture, 2010

• M.A. Industries, 40th Anniversary in 2009

• N.C.R., Undergoing major expansion in 2009/2010

• Towne Club, 2009 “Best of 50+ Housing Awards,” NAHB