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Lilburn, Georgia: a railroad town that rebuilt its Main Street

Trains still run through the middle of Lilburn, past the same stretch where the town began in 1890. For decades the action moved out to Lawrenceville Highway, but a new City Hall and library, a realigned Main Street and a greenway along Camp Creek have pulled attention back to Old Town. Around it are established neighborhoods that tend to cost less than north Gwinnett, a short drive from Stone Mountain and the Perimeter. This guide covers how Lilburn lives, what homes are selling for, and what to check on any Lilburn address.

How Old Town came back →

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Old Town

The center moved away, and then it came back.

Lilburn’s history explains its layout better than any map does.

How it started

The Seaboard Air Line Railway laid out the town in 1890, and it was renamed for Lilburn Trigg Myers, the railroad’s general superintendent. Lilburn incorporated in 1910. A fire in November 1920 destroyed most of the business district, and the boll weevil and the Depression finished what the fire started.

Why the shops ended up on Highway 29

When a water line arrived in 1955, Lilburn began to grow again, but by then people drove. Business followed the traffic out to US 29, Lawrenceville Highway, and Old Town was left with a few historic storefronts and the railroad, which still runs through about every hour.

What changed

In the mid 2010s the city and Gwinnett County realigned Main Street with two roundabouts, lowered Church Street and built a two story City Hall and library, completed in 2016, to anchor the old center again. Old Town is where city events now gather, and the city points to it as the starting place for future redevelopment.

Outdoors

A creek greenway in town, a mountain down the road.

Lilburn’s best outdoor asset runs right through the middle of it.

Camp Creek Greenway. About 4.2 miles of paved path and boardwalk along Camp Creek, running from Lilburn City Park out to Lions Club Park in one direction and Killian Hill Road in the other. The first phase opened in 2007, and later additions include a 958 foot boardwalk.

Lilburn City Park. The hub of the greenway and the place many city events start or finish, with parking and restrooms on site.

Stone Mountain Park. For longer hikes and time on the water, the mountain, its trails and its lakes are a short drive south.

On the calendar

Two things people drive in for.

Lilburn is mostly residential, but a couple of draws bring the rest of the metro to town.

1

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Inaugurated in August 2007 and assembled from more than 34,000 hand carved pieces of limestone, marble and sandstone, the mandir is the tallest building in Lilburn. It is open to visitors daily at no charge, with a modest dress code.

2

Lilburn Daze

An arts and crafts festival held the second Saturday in October, organized by the Lilburn Woman’s Club, with more than 200 vendors.

3

The holiday parade

Lilburn’s Christmas parade winds through town and finishes at City Park.

Homes and prices

Established neighborhoods, priced below north Gwinnett.

Lilburn’s housing tends to be older than the subdivisions farther up I-85: ranches, split levels and two story traditionals on wooded lots, with newer townhomes closer to the center. The figures below are closed sales in the City of Lilburn over the three months ending September 2026, from Redfin.

$398KMedian sale priceDown 3.0 percent from a year earlier.
$204Median price per square footUp 25.2 percent from a year earlier.
41 daysMedian time on marketDown from 69 days a year earlier.
34%Listings with a price cutUp about 4 points in a year.
What the numbers say

A lower median alongside a much higher price per square foot usually means smaller homes made up more of this year’s sales, since smaller homes tend to carry a higher price per square foot. Lilburn only sees a few dozen sales a month, so its numbers swing more than a bigger city’s. Recent sales from the same neighborhood will tell you more than the citywide figure.

Homes are selling about four weeks faster than a year ago, at 97.7 percent of list on average, while about a third of listings still took a price cut. Buyers have room to negotiate on homes that came out priced high.

Addresses and schools

A Lilburn address is not always the city.

The City of Lilburn covers about seven square miles, but Lilburn mailing addresses extend well into unincorporated Gwinnett, including the Mountain Park area. That affects who collects your taxes and which schools serve the house.

1

City or unincorporated

Inside the city you pay City of Lilburn property tax and are served by the Lilburn Police Department. Outside it, unincorporated Gwinnett’s police and code enforcement levies apply. The county tax record shows which one a house is.

2

High school assignment

Lilburn addresses are split among several Gwinnett County Public Schools clusters, including Parkview and Berkmar, both located in Lilburn, with Brookwood, Meadowcreek and others serving the edges. Look up the exact address on the district’s school locator for the year you care about.

3

Older homes, older systems

Many Lilburn homes are old enough that roof age, HVAC, plumbing and the sewer line deserve a close look at inspection, and some older lots are on septic rather than sewer, which is worth confirming early.

Getting around

US 29 is the spine, and the Perimeter is close.

Lilburn sits closer in than most of Gwinnett, which shortens the drive to Tucker, Decatur and I-285.

1

Lawrenceville Highway (US 29)

The main road through town, running northeast to Lawrenceville, about 11 miles, and southwest through Tucker toward I-285 and downtown Atlanta, about 19 miles.

2

I-85

Reached to the north by Indian Trail Lilburn Road or Pleasant Hill Road, depending on which side of town you start from.

3

US 78

The Stone Mountain Freeway runs just south of Lilburn and is another route toward I-285 and Decatur.

4

Rush hour reality

Highway 78 and Lawrenceville Highway both slow down at peak times. Drive your real route on a weekday morning before you commit.

Taxes

Gwinnett rates, plus a modest city levy.

Gwinnett County bills county and school property taxes, and the City of Lilburn levies its own city rate.

6.95Gwinnett County mills2026 general rate.
20.15Gwinnett school mills18.7 for operations plus 1.45 for bonds, 2026.
4.43City of Lilburn millsKept at the 2024 rate for 2025. Confirm the current year with the city.
3.26Levies city homes skipPolice and code enforcement charges in unincorporated Gwinnett.

Inside the city, the Lilburn rate is mostly offset by the unincorporated levies you no longer pay, so the difference between a city address and an unincorporated one is small before exemptions.

Estimating a bill

Start from the parcel’s latest tax bill, then recalculate at your purchase price without the seller’s homestead exemptions, which do not carry over to a new owner.

Nearby

Close by, for comparison.

Lilburn sits between the Perimeter and the rest of Gwinnett, so buyers often weigh it against these.

Snellville, around $372,000. Just to the east at a similar price point, with its shopping centered on Scenic Highway. See Snellville homes →

Lawrenceville, around $365,000. The county seat, up US 29, with a historic downtown square around the old courthouse. See Lawrenceville homes →

Tucker, around $421,000. Southwest on US 29 in DeKalb County, closer to I-285, with its own Main Street district. See Tucker homes →

Suwanee, around $556,000. Farther up I-85, newer and higher priced, organized around its Town Center park. Read the Suwanee guide →

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For sellers

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Older Lilburn homes and rebuilt ones sit side by side, so condition and updates swing value more here than in newer suburbs.

Building your price

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Common questions

Lilburn FAQ

The questions I hear most from people looking at Lilburn.

Old Town and the railroad that still runs through it, the Camp Creek Greenway, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, which opened in 2007, and Lilburn Daze, an arts and crafts festival held the second Saturday in October.

The median sale price in the City of Lilburn was about $398,000 over the three months ending September 2026, down 3.0 percent from a year earlier, according to Redfin. Median price per square foot was $204, up 25.2 percent, and homes spent a median of 41 days on the market.

Lilburn addresses are served by several Gwinnett County Public Schools clusters, including Parkview and Berkmar, which are both in Lilburn, along with Brookwood, Meadowcreek and others near the edges. The district’s school locator gives the assignment for an exact address.

About 19 miles southwest along US 29 through Tucker, or by I-85 or US 78 depending on where in Lilburn you start. Rush hour can change the drive considerably.

For 2026, Gwinnett’s county rate is 6.95 mills and the school rate is 20.15 mills including bonds. The City of Lilburn kept its rate at 4.43 mills for 2025, and city homes skip the 3.26 mills of police and code enforcement levies charged in unincorporated Gwinnett. Homestead exemptions can change the bill considerably.

No. The city covers about seven square miles, and many Lilburn mailing addresses, including much of the Mountain Park area, are in unincorporated Gwinnett. The county tax record shows which one a home is.

Walk or bike the Camp Creek Greenway from Lilburn City Park, catch an event in Old Town, visit the mandir, or drive a few minutes south to Stone Mountain Park.

Old Town or a quiet cul de sac, start with what your days look like.

Whether you want to be near Old Town, near the greenway or simply closer in than most of Gwinnett, start by telling me where you spend your week. That shapes the search more than anything else.

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