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Ellijay, GA vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Buford has been positive.
- Buford has 0.6% less unemployment than Ellijay.
- Buford job growth has increased by 18.6% in the past 10 years.
 Ellijay, GABuford, GAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  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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