2025 Compare Cities Education:
Towson, MD vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 28.0% less per student than Towson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Buford than in Towson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 22.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Towson
 Towson, MDBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor312  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.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  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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