Buford, GA vs Suwanee, GA

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

MetricBuford, GASuwanee, GA
Population17,99722,349
Median Household Income$69,471$103,260
Median Rent$1,357/mo$1,885/mo
Median Home Value$368,700$480,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.6%45.1%
Poverty Rate12.6%10.1%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k202*131
Property Crime Rate /100k932*2,347
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr211211
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27.5 min30.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.216.6
College Degree Rate29.3%62.5%
Foreign-Born %23.3%27%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%+10.8%

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.