Buford, GA vs Lawrenceville, GA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBuford, GALawrenceville, GA
Population17,99730,954
Median Household Income$69,471$61,561
Median Rent$1,357/mo$1,613/mo
Median Home Value$368,700$350,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.6%58.4%
Poverty Rate12.6%15.4%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k202*199
Property Crime Rate /100k932*1,660
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr211211
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows33°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27.5 min32.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.213.3
College Degree Rate29.3%26%
Foreign-Born %23.3%29.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%+7.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Buford (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.