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Homes in Sandy Springs
Apartments outnumber houses in Sandy Springs: 56% of its 55,203 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 32% and townhouses and other attached houses 11%.
The 1980s and 1990s built 40% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 29% are older than that and 32% newer. The median home dates from 1989. 50% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 20 Georgia cities we have census figures for, Sandy Springs has the second-highest share of apartments. In nearby Dunwoody, 3 miles away, 44% of homes were built before 1980, so Sandy Springs's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Sandy Springs's homes are newer than those in 76% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
56% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Rounded drywall corners
71% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Shallow openings
32% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Sandy Springs weather and your shutters
At Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA (6 mi away), July averages a high of 89.4°F and January a low of 32.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August.
About 53 days a year reach 90°F, 49 nights fall to freezing and 53.6 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 57% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 25 min on the longest day to 9 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 80° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA (temperature) and Marietta 8.3 NE, GA (precipitation, 5 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51.9°F | 32.7°F | 4.7 in |
| Feb | 56.4°F | 35.9°F | 4.8 in |
| Mar | 64.4°F | 42.2°F | 5 in |
| Apr | 72.7°F | 49.2°F | 4.5 in |
| May | 80.3°F | 58.5°F | 4 in |
| Jun | 86.2°F | 66.3°F | 4.5 in |
| Jul | 89.4°F | 69.9°F | 4.9 in |
| Aug | 88.2°F | 69.1°F | 4.3 in |
| Sep | 82.9°F | 62.8°F | 4.1 in |
| Oct | 72.8°F | 50.9°F | 3.7 in |
| Nov | 62.5°F | 40.6°F | 4.4 in |
| Dec | 54.4°F | 35.5°F | 4.7 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 53.6 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Sandy Springs
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Sandy Springs
- Dunwoody 3 mi
- Brookhaven 5 mi
- Roswell 7 mi
- Smyrna 9 mi
- Marietta 10 mi
- Alpharetta 11 mi
More about shutters in Sandy Springs
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Sandy Springs’s own figures.
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