A LAKESIDE LEGACY

Berkeley Lake strives to honor and preserve its natural gifts. By creating the Berkeley Lake Conservancy, the City has guarded a beautiful ecosystem. This has led to Berkeley Lake’s designation as an Urban Wildlife Sanctuary and more than 20 consecutive years of recognition as a ‘Tree City USA’ by the Arbor Day Foundation.

Additionally, Berkeley Lake is home to an interesting mix of small and medium businesses from an award-winning recording studio to technology startups and an internationally renowned organ builder.

With 25% of residents holding a master’s degree or higher and 41% a bachelor’s degree, Berkeley Lake has a highly educated population. An exceptional workforce, the highest per capita income in the state and a median home value of $500,000 sets businesses and employees up for success. Plus, local businesses benefit from some of the lowest millage rates, license fees and occupational taxes in Gwinnett County.

The people who come to Berkeley Lake rarely leave because of the personable culture Berkeley Lake has created as a city that looks after each other. As a certified Compassionate City, everyone knows and cares for each other. With a population of just over 2,000 people, the city of Berkeley Lake has beenable to retain the intimacy of a small town, while providing a high level of service and efficiency.

Some of the most heartfelt testimonials of the City’s character come from the longterm residents that have played a role in the community since the very start.

As a Compassionate Community, there is somewhat of an unspoken rule among residents to look out for each other and do what can be done for the sake of community. Perhaps this remarkable fellowship resulting from generations of community ties, is the reason so few residents choose to leave their lakeside oasis behind, and instead, leave legacies.