Suwanee
Town Center, big square footage, and a $620,000 median.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
The 60-second read
The median sale hit $620,000 across 807 FMLS closings in the 12 months through September 2026, and the median listing went under contract in 22 days. Fast and pricey is the pattern.
What you get for it: Suwanee Town Center's lawn and event calendar, big houses (the typical sale runs 2,240 to 3,732 square feet), and parks like Sims Lake and George Pierce. If your budget stops under $490,000, the middle of this market has moved past you.
What the housing stock actually is
Suwanee grew in two waves. 44% of homes sold were built in the 1980s and 90s, and another 37% in the 2000s through the early 2010s, when the big planned subdivisions filled in. The result is a market of large two-stories: the typical sale runs 2,240 to 3,732 square feet.
The middle half of Suwanee sales for the year ending September 2026 goes $490,000 to $836,250 at a median $206 per square foot, per FMLS closings compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The annual median was $435,000 in 2021; the trailing 12 months sit at $620,000. New construction is scarce: only 1% of sales since 2020 were built 2020 or later.
Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Y-axis does not start at zero.
View the data table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $467K |
| Nov 2021 | $449K |
| Dec 2021 | $465K |
| Jan 2022 | $475K |
| Feb 2022 | $465K |
| Mar 2022 | $478K |
| Apr 2022 | $535K |
| May 2022 | $524K |
| Jun 2022 | $530K |
| Jul 2022 | $508K |
| Aug 2022 | $498K |
| Sep 2022 | $479K |
| Oct 2022 | $477K |
| Nov 2022 | $470K |
| Dec 2022 | $461K |
| Jan 2023 | $498K |
| Feb 2023 | $500K |
| Mar 2023 | $517K |
| Apr 2023 | $510K |
| May 2023 | $528K |
| Jun 2023 | $525K |
| Jul 2023 | $722K |
| Aug 2023 | $725K |
| Sep 2023 | $627K |
| Oct 2023 | $770K |
| Nov 2023 | $535K |
| Dec 2023 | $531K |
| Jan 2024 | $508K |
| Feb 2024 | $517K |
| Mar 2024 | $534K |
| Apr 2024 | $735K |
| May 2024 | $739K |
| Jun 2024 | $819K |
| Jul 2024 | $777K |
| Aug 2024 | $745K |
| Sep 2024 | $750K |
| Oct 2024 | $540K |
| Nov 2024 | $538K |
| Dec 2024 | $528K |
| Jan 2025 | $515K |
| Feb 2025 | $530K |
| Mar 2025 | $720K |
| Apr 2025 | $676K |
| May 2025 | $725K |
| Jun 2025 | $761K |
| Jul 2025 | $545K |
| Aug 2025 | $485K |
| Sep 2025 | $499K |
| Oct 2025 | $520K |
| Nov 2025 | $545K |
| Dec 2025 | $530K |
| Jan 2026 | $543K |
| Feb 2026 | $575K |
| Mar 2026 | $588K |
| Apr 2026 | $645K |
| May 2026 | $636K |
| Jun 2026 | $650K |
| Jul 2026 | $648K |
| Aug 2026 | $578K |
| Sep 2026 | $573K |
What tends to work well
- Move-up budgets between $490,000 and $836,250, the middle half of Suwanee FMLS sales for the year ending September 2026.
- Buyers who want big square footage; the typical sale runs 2,240 to 3,732 square feet.
- Buyers who want a planned town center with a lawn, a stage, and restaurants.
- Prepared shoppers; at a 22-day median, this market rewards buyers who show up ready.
What buyers should think about
- Budgets under $490,000, where Lawrenceville and Sugar Hill offer far more choice.
- Buyers set on new construction; only 1% of FMLS sales since 2020 were built 2020 or later.
- Anyone who needs weeks to decide; the median listing goes under contract in 22 days.
- Rail commuters; no MARTA rail reaches Gwinnett.
How are the commutes from Suwanee?
I-85 runs along Suwanee's southern edge and handles the heavy lifting. Peachtree Industrial Boulevard is the parallel option on the west side, usually the calmer drive. Surface roads between the two slow down around school hours, so test your exact route.
No rail reaches Gwinnett as of 2026. Local buses run the major corridors; the car is the working plan here.
Drive times are realistic off-peak to peak ranges, not promises. Test your own commute at your own hours before you buy; we say that to every client.
- 40-70 min
- to Midtown
- 30-55 min
- to the Perimeter
- 35-65 min
- to Buckhead
- 50-85 min
- to Hartsfield-Jackson
What schools serve Suwanee?
Suwanee is served by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Verify any address's assigned schools with the district's official lookup.
North Gwinnett High School
Gwinnett County- 9-12
- grades
- 3,097
- students
- 19:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 74.5% / 60%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
Peachtree Ridge High School
Gwinnett County- 9-12
- grades
- 3,300
- students
- 18.8:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 51.5% / 33.5%
- ELA / Math proficient or above (2024-25)
Sources: enrollment, grades, and staffing from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data API (2022-23); assessment figures from Georgia Milestones, Governor's Office of Student Achievement downloadable data, 2024-25, share of tested students scoring Proficient or Distinguished on Georgia Milestones (ELA and Math; EOG for elementary and middle schools, American Literature and Algebra EOC for high schools). Attendance zones are set by the district, change over time, and must be verified address by address before you rely on them. We identify schools factually and present official statistics uniformly; we do not rate, rank, or characterize schools.
Everyday life
Suwanee Town Center is the organizing idea: a big lawn, a stage, restaurants, and a packed event calendar, with neighborhoods built close enough to walk. Buyers pay for that setup and keep paying: 807 closings in Suwanee, Gwinnett County in the 12 months through September 2026, at a 22-day median, per FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
The park system does real work here. Sims Lake Park wraps a lake with a walking loop, and George Pierce Park carries the ballfields and trail miles on the east side of town.
If you like Suwanee, also look at
Duluth
$455K median · 30 days
Sugar Hill
$425K median · 36 days
Buford
$470K median · 37 days
Lawrenceville
$385K median · 37 days
Johns Creek
$835K median · 15 days
Medians and days on market: trailing 12 months. Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
Questions people ask
Suwanee questions, answered
Why is Suwanee so expensive?
$620,000 is the median sale in Suwanee, Gwinnett County, GA for the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Size is half the answer: the typical sale runs 2,240 to 3,732 square feet, so you're buying more house. The other half is demand for the Town Center setup, which shows in a 22-day median time to contract.
What is the median home price in Suwanee?
$620,000 is the median for the 12 months through September 2026 in Suwanee, Gwinnett County, GA, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The middle half of sales ran $490,000 to $836,250. The annual median was $435,000 in 2021, so this market has repriced quickly.
How fast do homes sell in Suwanee?
22 days is the median time from list to contract in Suwanee, Gwinnett County, GA for the year ending September 2026, per FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Walk in with financing done and your decision framework set; the homes worth having rarely wait for a second weekend.
How far is Suwanee from Atlanta?
About 32 miles northeast separates Suwanee, Gwinnett County, GA from downtown Atlanta. Off-peak, I-85 gets you there in about 40 minutes. Rush hour runs 55 to 75, so drive the commute before you buy.
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