The two cities at a glance
Population, home values, and the county
Gwinnett County
Mulberry
- Population
- about 39,600
- Home values
- no official city figure published; the Hamilton Mill core reports a median sale price around $630,000
the 2020 Census population of the area the city later incorporated; the Gwinnett County fact sheet estimated roughly 43,000 residents
Gwinnett County
Suwanee
- Population
- about 22,000 to 23,000
- Home values
- roughly $480,000 to $535,000 in median home value across recent sources
20,786 at the 2020 census, with recent estimates near 23,000
Side by side
Mulberry vs Suwanee, row by row
The seven numbers and character notes that decide most moves. Where a figure is not published by an official source, the page says so plainly instead of inventing one.
Commute to Atlanta
Mulberry
I-85 runs 30 to 40 miles to downtown through the heaviest corridor traffic; over an hour at rush hour.
Suwanee
30 to 40 minutes in off-peak traffic, often over an hour at rush hour, with the Gwinnett County Transit express buses as a weekday option.
Schools
Mulberry
Gwinnett County Public Schools across the Dacula, Mill Creek, and Seckinger clusters.
Suwanee
Gwinnett County schools, mostly the North Gwinnett cluster with some streets crossing into other lines; GCPS headquarters sit in Suwanee.
Cost of living
Mulberry
Corridor index with the area's highest home prices.
Suwanee
A step up from the county norm: median home values near $500,000 push Suwanee's practical cost above most corridor towns.
Taxes
Mulberry
No city millage; Gwinnett County and school millage only.
Suwanee
No city property tax levy found in county records; you pay Gwinnett County and school millage.
Home prices
Mulberry
Hamilton Mill core median sales around $630,000; new builds from the $400,000s.
Suwanee
Roughly $480,000 to $535,000 in median home value, with the Town Center side carrying the premium.
Recreation
Mulberry
Golf, pools, tennis, and the town center in Hamilton Mill; county parks minutes out.
Suwanee
The Town Center green and amphitheater, the waterfall parks, PlayTown, the greenway, and a festival calendar that runs all year.
Local vibe
Mulberry
A new city wrapped around an established club suburb: quiet, green, and still finding its civic rhythm.
Suwanee
The corridor's most deliberate small city: a built-by-design downtown, crowded on event weekends, planned to walk.
Which one fits you
The honest verdict
Suwanee fits the family who wants the walkable town center, the festival calendar, and the shorter commute, at a premium price for the address. Mulberry fits the family who wants the golf-and-pool community and accepts the longer drive for the lower price per square foot inside Hamilton Mill. Schools are Gwinnett County in both, so the cluster line, not the city line, is the map to check.
The signature note: I'll tell you what I'd do if it were my house. On these two, the school boundary and the monthly fee sheet usually decide it faster than any single number in the table.
Sources and verification: population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau (2020 Census and July 2024 to July 2025 estimates as cited in the source notes of each comparison page); school assignments from Gwinnett County Public Schools, Buford City Schools, Jackson County Schools, Hall County Schools, and the Barrow County School System; tax structure from the Gwinnett, Jackson, Barrow, and Hall county tax commissioners and the cities' published millage notices; home values from median sale and value figures published by Census, county, and listing-data sources. Everything above was checked October 7, 2026, and may change without notice. Confirm the school boundary and the current millage for any address before you commit.
An editorial guide, not a listings site. Real-estate guidance on this page is provided by Rob Dietrich, REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC. Information is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed.