New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Suwanee, GA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

New Smyrna Beach

69.3

#1228 nationally

Suwanee

65.9

#1602 nationally

Suwanee leads in median household income ($100,780 vs $73,096). New Smyrna Beach leads in crime level (3.2 vs 3.5). New Smyrna Beach leads in average commute (29.2 min vs 31.4 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	New Smyrna Beach, FL	Suwanee, GA
WhereAtHome Score	69.3 (#1228)	65.9 (#1602)
Population	32,655	22,913
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$455,070	$602,592
Median Household Income	$73,096	$100,780
Average Commute	29.2 min	31.4 min
Walk Score	24	N/A
Crime Level	3.2	3.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	117	123
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+21.8	D+16.5

Data coverage note: Suwanee is missing data for 1 metric that New Smyrna Beach has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.