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Buford, GA vs Dunwoody, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Dunwoody, is 80% more than it is in Buford and is 29% above the National Average.
- Buford unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Dunwoody unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Buford, GADunwoody, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,502  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,868$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,862  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Buford, GADunwoody, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock22.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Buford, GADunwoody, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.9%13.1%
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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Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  More

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