Lawrenceville vs. Dacula vs. Snellville vs. Suwanee: taxes, schools

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources are linked in each table: the four cities, the Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner, the federal NCES school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research and the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey.

Lawrenceville’s three nearest cities are Dacula, about six miles east; Snellville, about seven miles south; and Suwanee, about eight miles northwest. All four are in Gwinnett County, so they share the county’s school district, fire department and most of the property tax bill. What differs is the city: its tax rate, its police and its trash service. This page sets out the official figures; it does not rank the cities.

What this means for you

• The city line decides your city tax and services, not the mailing address. Most homes with a Lawrenceville address are outside city limits and pay no city tax.
• All four cities send their own city tax bill, separate from the county bill.
• Three of the four 2026 city rates were proposed or tentative when the cities last posted them; check the city before you budget.

Part of our Lawrenceville neighborhoods guide.

City property tax rates

A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and in Georgia assessed value is 40% of fair market value. These are each city’s 2026 rates as the city published them.

Snellville has kept 4 mills for five years, according to its FY 2027 budget announcement, and Suwanee has used 4.93 mills for 14 years, according to its budget notice. Each city’s own page has the final figure once it is adopted.

City tax rates in one chart

County and school rates

Every address also pays Gwinnett County and Gwinnett County Public Schools. The Tax Commissioner’s 2026 millage table lists the same levies for all four cities: county operations 6.95, schools 18.7, school bond 1.45, fire and EMS 3.2, recreation 1 and economic development 0.3. Dacula also pays the county police levy, because county police patrol it.

Totals use the city rates in the first table. Exemptions change what any one homeowner pays. Our property tax guide has Lawrenceville’s due dates and appeals.

Homestead exemptions

Apply for county exemptions with the Tax Commissioner.

High schools in each city

Public high schools inside each city’s limits, by the federal NCES directory locations and Gwinnett County’s city limits, with their 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores from the state’s School Grades report. The state average was 78.0 and Gwinnett County Public Schools’ 81.5.

Phoenix High, a district school at 501 W. Pike St. in Lawrenceville, scored 54.1. A school inside a city is not always the one its homes are zoned for: in Gwinnett County Public Schools’ zone map, 96% of Lawrenceville’s addresses are zoned for Central Gwinnett High. See our schools guide.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index by city. It is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price.

Home values in one chart

Census figures

From the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates, the same vintage for all four. Median home value is the owners’ own estimate of their home’s value.

The same figures, with more, are on each city’s Census QuickFacts page. Our population guide has Lawrenceville’s growth over time.

City services

All four pay the county’s fire and EMS levy. Trash pickup:

• Lawrenceville: the city’s Sanitation Department collects weekly from a 95-gallon cart (Lawrenceville Utilities); see our trash guide.
• Dacula: the city collects weekly, with recycling every other week, and puts the fee on the property tax bill (city page).
• Snellville: a franchised city; all service goes through Public Works, with one 95-gallon cart collected weekly (city page).

How to check an address

• Which city is it in? Look up the parcel with the Gwinnett Tax Commissioner’s property search, or the Assessors’ Office property information search. The tax district on the record tells you the city.
• Which schools? Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Find My School.
• What will the tax be? Start from the assessed value on the Assessors’ record and the rates above, then call the Tax Commissioner, 770-822-8800, for exemptions.

Frequently asked questions

Which has the lowest city tax rate: Lawrenceville, Dacula, Snellville or Suwanee?

Lawrenceville, at 3.26 mills for 2026. Snellville tentatively adopted 4.00 mills, Dacula proposed 4.525 and Suwanee proposed 4.93. All four cities send their own city tax bills, separate from the Gwinnett County bill.

Are Lawrenceville, Dacula, Snellville and Suwanee in the same school district?

Yes. All four are in Gwinnett County Public Schools, and all four pay the same 18.7-mill school rate and 1.45-mill school bond rate in 2026.

What is the typical home value in Lawrenceville compared with Suwanee?

In August 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index was $376,674 in Lawrenceville, $594,672 in Suwanee, $439,940 in Dacula and $352,238 in Snellville. It is a modeled typical value, not a sale price.

Does Dacula have its own police department?

No. Dacula homes pay Gwinnett County’s 2.9-mill police levy, according to the Tax Commissioner’s 2026 millage table, and county police patrol the city. Lawrenceville, Snellville and Suwanee pay no county police levy.