2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Buford, GA vs Shelton, CT

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Shelton, is 91% more than it is in Buford and is 33% above the National Average.
- Buford unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Shelton unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Buford, GAShelton, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,502  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$103,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,862  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Buford, GAShelton, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.2%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  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.3%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Buford, GAShelton, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.8%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Buford

Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

   |    Reply

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

   |    Reply

Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Shelton


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.