Johns Creek is State's Wealthiest City

By RALPH ELLIS
The Atlanta Journal-Constituion
Tuesday, May 05, 2009

It’s not even 3 years old, but Johns Creek has been ranked the wealthiest city in Georgia and the 95th wealthiest city in the nation.

Using census data, the company Bizjournals compared income level, home size and value, number of cars owned, education and other factors to rank Georgia cities.

Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said he was proud but not surprised by the ranking for the bedroom community of about 70,000 people. “It’s a nice acknowledgement of the great things we’ve got going in Johns Creek,” he said Monday.

The median household income in Johns Creek is $108,416 and the average home price is $335,900. Bizjournals said almost 40 percent of the homes have nine or more rooms and
5 percent of the city’s households have four or more cars.

Arlington, Va., was ranked the wealthiest city in the nation and Brownsville, Texas, the poorest.