Duluth Apartments | Finding your place in GeorgiaÕs White Collar Suburb

Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, in the Atlanta metro area. The community was named for the city in Minnesota. The latitude of Duluth is 34.002N. The longitude is -84.144W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,096 feet. The estimated population, in 2003, was 23,697.

Duluth, Georgia, is a fast-growing, white-collar suburb of Atlanta. With a low unemployment rate and nearly half of adults holding bachelor's degrees, the city is a magnet for professional and white-collar workers, including a significant population of middle-class African-Americans. Metropolitan Atlanta is home to such institutions of higher learning as Emory University, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University.

In a constantly shifting metropolitan environment, Duluth, Georgia, has learned how to adapt to grow with the times, presenting a small town appearance with easy access to big city attractions. Just 25 miles north of Atlanta, as of the 2000 census Duluth had a population of just over 22,000, with almost half its citizens being college graduates. Since then the population has risen to over 25,000.

Duluth prides itself on its respect for its history, opening the doors to its first Duluth History Museum in September 2000. It is also the home of the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center, which regularly offers concerts, conventions, pageants and sporting events for visitors from all over the state. For more extensive cultural offerings, including museums, major league sports and live theater, the hotspot of Atlanta is less than half an hour away. And with Georgia's temperate climate of mild winters and hot summers, the area is perfect for almost any outdoor activity, such as waterskiing, mountain biking and camping in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.

Duluth's well-educated, white-collar residents enjoy a strong economy. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the city has an unemployment rate of only 1.8%, well below the national average. It comes as no surprise, then, that the largest fields of employment for local residents include professional, management and administrative services. Such a high concentration of professional workers doesn't mean other sectors are unwelcome in the local economy, though: AGCO Corporation, a world leader in agricultural equipment, and Gerdau Ameristeel, a manufacturer of steel, rebar, wire and other construction materials, are just two of the manufacturers that employ many Duluth residents.

Although educational opportunities within Duluth city limits stop at the high school level, advanced education is available across the metropolitan Atlanta area. The region is home to such institutions as Emory University, one of the Southern Ivies and, according to U.S. News and World Report, the 17th-best university in the country. Other institutions of higher learning in the area include Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology, also in Atlanta.

So there you have it, moving to Duluth is a smart move. If you are looking for an apartment, be sure to use a rental service company. They can help you secure an apartment, as well as learn more about the community.