Johns Creek Among America's Most Diverse Cities

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- WalletHub has released its list of 2017's Most Diverse Cities in America, and north Fulton's third largest municipality is among the 501 places gaining national attention.

Johns Creek ranks 24th in the list released Friday by the website, which provides guidance and advice on personal finance issues to readers. Other Georgia cities making the overall list include Sandy Springs at 15, Roswell at 22, Columbus at 79, Atlanta at 86, Savannah at 136, August at 153, Macon at 226, Athens at 297, and Albany at 396.

To come up with its list, WalletHub reviewed 501 of the country's most populated cities -- limiting each state to no more than 10 cities each -- in the areas of socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious diversity.

Each city was categorized according to population, with large cities boasting 300,000 or more residents; mid-sized cities packed with 100,000 to 300,000 residents and small cities with fewer than 100,000 residents.

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After categorizing the cities based on population, WalletHub then evaluated the five aforementioned areas using 13 metrics, including household income, educational attainment, birthplace and linguistic diversity, industry and occupational diversity, race and ethnicity, marital status, age and religion.

Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most diversity.

If one were to review the list of cities according to population, Johns Creek ranks ninth and Roswell places seventh on the list of small cities, respectively. Sandy Springs would slide in the fourth slot on the list of mid-sized cities.

As regular Patch reader would know, this isn't the first time Johns Creek has been recognized for its quality of life. In January, it was named the Peach State's safest city by Safewise. It received the same ranking in February by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. Last month, Johns Creek, was also touted as one of the Peach State's best suburbs to live by Niche.com. It was also named the fourth best city to live in by 24/7 Wall St.

Image via city of Johns Creek