Buford ranks #15 in Georgia for public schools
Buford is ranked on 36 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
More kids than 97% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Buford’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Buford does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Buford marked.
Buford lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Buford’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Buford does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for growth
Lists where Buford sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Buford out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Buford lands in every GA ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#101
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#79
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#128
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#210
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#41
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#52 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#100
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#83
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#180
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#183
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#8 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#158
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#89
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#86
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#26 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#102
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#146
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#169 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#217
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#161
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#176
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#69 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
#35
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
#15
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#201
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#244
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#15
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#101
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#25 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Buford’s spot. All of Georgia’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every GA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.