Add It Up: The bounteous ‘burbs
Suburban Atlanta = drug money and happiness.
Amount of money seized from illegal drug operations in Gwinnett and other metro counties in 2008, in dollars
70 million
Metro Atlantas ranking among 195 major cities in the U.S. as a drug-cartel activity center
1
Georgias 6th Districts ranking among 435 congressional districts for having the happiest residents
2
Peachtree Citys ranking among Georgias best affordable suburbs
1
Median household income in Peachtree City, in dollars
93,046
Number of homes for every one foreclosure in Cobb County in February__
406
Number of homes for every one foreclosure in Fulton County in February
316
Number of homes for every one foreclosure in Gwinnett County in February
264
Number of homes for every one foreclosure in Clayton County in February
163
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Sources: USA Today, AJC.com, Business Week, RealtyTrac.com’’
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