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Asheville, NC vs Buford, GA

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- Buford spends 0.5% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Buford than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 19.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  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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