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Aliso Viejo, CA vs Buford, GA

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- Buford spends 20.2% less per student than Aliso Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% lower in Buford than in Aliso Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 22.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aliso Viejo
 Aliso Viejo, CABuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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