City statistics Appleton Alpharetta National Average     Values worse than national average are displayed in red.     Demographics           Population 67,178     27,302     52,500         Population density 4,175.6     1,100.7     3,011.6         Population change 1.57%     95.24%     11.26%         Income per capita $20,585     $33,117     $20,710         Median household income $45,268     $57,196     $43,014         Households 29,816     9,246     20,080         People per household 2.50     2.40     2.53         Median age 31.9     31.8     34.3         Median income $56,968     $82,093     $53,475               Cost of living indexes           Overall 89.2     117.6     100.0         Housing 80.6     146.4     100.0         Food and groceries 95.8     104.4     100.0         Transportation 95.2     100.9     100.0         Utilities 89.1     97.4     100.0         Health care 94.4     113.8     100.0         Miscellaneous 92.2     103.2     100.0               Schools Appleton Alpharetta National Average     School ratings 5.70     8.20     4.80         Expenditure per student $5,909     $6,535     $5,700         Student/teacher ratio 17.1     16.5     17.9         High school graduates 88.06%     84.52%     78.50%               Degree holders           College degree - 2 year 9.25%     6.08%     7.48%         College degree - 4 year 23.03%     31.60%     16.74%         Graduate degree 7.23%     12.02%     8.26%               Crime           Violent crime 97.5     279.1     496.4         Property crime 2,890.0     6,126.7     4,532.5               Housing Appleton Alpharetta National Average     House median value $90,700     $164,700     $134,100         Home appreciation 9.29%     4.27%     4.83%         Property tax $21.90     $16.20     $16.40         Commute time 15.7     24.1     19.2         Commute by bus 2.17%     1.27%     2.74%         Commute by carpool 7.91%     10.49%     13.38%         Commute by own car 81.90%     86.95%     75.44%               Economy           Unemployment rate 2.94%     2.58%     4.44%         Recent job growth 6.11%     3.70%     1.88%         Future job growth 17.96%     21.57%     18.32%         Sales tax 5.40%     6.65%     5.42%         Income tax rate 6.93%     6.00%     4.62%               Health           Health cost index 94.4     113.8     100.0         Physicians available 174.4     410.3     225.8         Air quality 95.4     81.3     87.9               Climate Appleton Alpharetta National Average     Comfort index 38     18     35         Altitude 682     1,010     770         Rainfall 28.3     49.8     34.5         Snowfall 46.0     2.00     23.8         Precipitation days 120     116     108         Sunny days 192     219     214         Days warmer than 90 degrees 7     19     34         Days colder than 32 degrees 163     59     82         Average temperature in July 81.0     88.0     86.0         Average temperature in January 6.00     33.0     27.2         Average wind speed 10     9     9