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Buford is a small city of 17,997 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 15 miles from Gainesville, GA and 35 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,997people
$369kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,997
- Part of a metro area
- About 946 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 15 mi to Gainesville, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,325/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PDK airport
- 42 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,965 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gwinnett County: D+16 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk