South San Francisco, CA 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.

South San Francisco

63.9

#1734 nationally

Suwanee

65.9

#1602 nationally

Suwanee leads in crime level (3.5 vs 8.2). Suwanee leads in cost of living index (123 vs 207). South San Francisco leads in median household income ($127,062 vs $100,780).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	South San Francisco, CA	Suwanee, GA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1734)	65.9 (#1602)
Population	63,123	22,913
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,235,804	$602,592
Median Household Income	$127,062	$100,780
Average Commute	27.9 min	31.4 min
Walk Score	63	N/A
Crime Level	8.2	3.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	207	123
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+50.3	D+16.5

Data coverage note: Suwanee is missing data for 1 metric that South San Francisco has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.