The Best Neighborhoods in Buford, GA (2026)
“Best” depends on what you are optimising for, so instead of one opinionated list this page gives you Buford’s communities ranked five ways from the last 12 months of Georgia MLS closings, each with a link to the community page (homes for sale, sold history, HOA and photos). Prices are actual closed sales, not asking prices.
91 Buford, Georgia communities closed at least 3 homes in the last 12 months — 452 closings in all, at a community-median sold price of $485,000. This page ranks them only by what the MLS record shows: closings (how liquid a community is), sold price per square foot (value), median sold price, median year built and how many homes are for sale today. Hidden Falls had the most closings (18); Biltmore Plantation the lowest sold $/sq ft ($109); Laurel Manor the highest median sold price ($930,000).
Most active: where Buford homes actually sell
Closings in the last 12 months. High turnover means more choice for buyers and a clearer comp set for sellers.
- Hidden Falls — 18 closings, median $667,250, 5 for sale now
- Greyton Springs Place — 13 closings, median $418,490, 1 for sale now
- Hedgerows — 11 closings, median $871,500, 4 for sale now
- Morningbrooke — 10 closings, median $585,000, 2 for sale now
- River Falls — 10 closings, median $466,000, 7 for sale now
- Chandler Grove — 10 closings, median $521,250, 3 for sale now
- Hosch Reserve — 9 closings, median $743,000, 5 for sale now
Best value: lowest sold price per square foot
Median closed $/sq ft, communities with at least 3 closings. Lower means more house per dollar; check age and condition on the listing.
- Biltmore Plantation — $109/sq ft, median $625,000, 3 closings
- Elm Tree — $126/sq ft, median $410,450, 4 closings
- Windsor at Lanier — $129/sq ft, median $575,000, 7 closings
- Wynfield Pointe — $129/sq ft, median $428,500, 4 closings
- Water Mill — $135/sq ft, median $420,000, 5 closings
- Ivy Green — $137/sq ft, median $485,000, 5 closings
- River Falls — $139/sq ft, median $466,000, 10 closings
Entry-level: communities with a median sold price at or under $300K
- Mill Creek Lakes — median $287,500, 6 closings, built 2007
Highest median sold price
- Laurel Manor — median $930,000, $211/sq ft, 4 closings
- Hedgerows — median $871,500, $181/sq ft, 11 closings
- Reserve at Bogan Lakes — median $787,000, $178/sq ft, 5 closings
- Olde Town Estates — median $745,000, $217/sq ft, 4 closings
- Hosch Reserve — median $743,000, $228/sq ft, 9 closings
- Waterside at Lanier Springs — median $735,000, $145/sq ft, 3 closings
- Melody Lakeside Estates — median $714,900, $238/sq ft, 5 closings
Newest housing stock
Median year built of the homes that closed.
- Weatherfield — built 2026 (median), median $377,880, 5 closings
- Towns at Ivy Creek — built 2026 (median), median $363,900, 7 closings
- Oakmead — built 2026 (median), median $655,000, 3 closings
- Edenmoor — built 2025 (median), median $507,450, 6 closings
- The Paddocks at Doc Hughes — built 2025 (median), median $692,495, 8 closings
- Parkview Landing — built 2025 (median), median $550,000, 3 closings
- Hosch Reserve — built 2025 (median), median $743,000, 9 closings
Most homes for sale right now
- The Paddocks at Doc Hughes — 7 for sale, median asking $739,990; 8 closed in 12 months
- Weatherfield — 7 for sale, median asking $380,990; 5 closed in 12 months
- River Falls — 7 for sale, median asking $639,900; 10 closed in 12 months
- Hidden Falls — 5 for sale, median asking $850,000; 18 closed in 12 months
- Hosch Reserve — 5 for sale, median asking $739,900; 9 closed in 12 months
- Lanier Springs — 5 for sale, median asking $445,000; 3 closed in 12 months
- Trinity Falls — 5 for sale, median asking $529,000; 7 closed in 12 months
Every Buford community with 3+ closings
| Community | Closings (12 mo) | Median sold | Sold $/sq ft | Built (median) | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Falls | 18 | $667,250 | $161 | 2005 | 5 |
| Greyton Springs Place | 13 | $418,490 | $224 | 2025 | 1 |
| Hedgerows | 11 | $871,500 | $181 | 2005 | 4 |
| Morningbrooke | 10 | $585,000 | $174 | 2004 | 2 |
| River Falls | 10 | $466,000 | $139 | 2003 | 7 |
| Chandler Grove | 10 | $521,250 | $175 | 2002 | 3 |
| Hosch Reserve | 9 | $743,000 | $228 | 2025 | 5 |
| Twin Bridges | 9 | $610,000 | $164 | 2016 | 4 |
| Hamilton Fields | 9 | $492,500 | $199 | 2000 | 1 |
| The Paddocks at Doc Hughes | 8 | $692,495 | $222 | 2025 | 7 |
| Willow Leaf | 8 | $387,000 | $165 | 2006 | 3 |
| Carlton at Hamilton Mill | 8 | $342,500 | $175 | 2009 | 3 |
| Towns at Ivy Creek | 7 | $363,900 | $199 | 2026 | 0 |
| Windsor at Lanier | 7 | $575,000 | $129 | 2001 | 0 |
| Meranova at Mill Creek | 7 | $500,000 | $156 | 2011 | 1 |
| Brickton Station | 7 | $602,000 | $172 | 1997 | 3 |
| Trinity Falls | 7 | $525,000 | $167 | 2020 | 5 |
| Habersham Hills | 6 | $365,000 | $196 | 1985 | 1 |
| Mill Creek Lakes | 6 | $287,500 | $173 | 2007 | 2 |
| Orchards of Park Ridge | 6 | $400,000 | $206 | 2018 | 3 |
| Edenmoor | 6 | $507,450 | $202 | 2025 | 1 |
| Weatherstone Park | 6 | $409,542 | $203 | 1999 | 2 |
| The Preserve at Hamilton Mill | 6 | $576,250 | $227 | 2019 | 0 |
| Edenglen | 6 | $452,450 | $192 | 2025 | 2 |
| Weatherfield | 5 | $377,880 | $200 | 2026 | 7 |
| Reserve at Bogan Lakes | 5 | $787,000 | $178 | 2018 | 2 |
| Ivy Green | 5 | $485,000 | $137 | 2003 | 2 |
| Huntington West | 5 | $400,000 | $200 | 1992 | 3 |
| Deaton Farm | 5 | $593,000 | $196 | 2021 | 1 |
| Briarglen at Ivy Creek | 5 | $373,720 | $165 | 1993 | 1 |
| Melody Lakeside Estates | 5 | $714,900 | $238 | 2025 | 1 |
| Roxwood Park | 5 | $540,000 | $168 | 2004 | 2 |
| Brandon Acres | 5 | $370,000 | $195 | 1995 | 3 |
| The Reserve at Ivy Creek | 5 | $320,000 | $148 | 2006 | 1 |
| Water Mill | 5 | $420,000 | $135 | 2014 | 1 |
| Friendship Farm | 4 | $388,875 | $185 | 1998 | 2 |
| North Gwinnett Estates | 4 | $632,500 | $194 | 1994 | 0 |
| Lakeview at Hamilton Mill | 4 | $562,000 | $169 | 2018 | 0 |
| Ambercrest | 4 | $340,000 | $154 | 2000 | 2 |
| Elm Tree | 4 | $410,450 | $126 | 1994 | 1 |
| Windrush | 4 | $582,500 | $170 | 1992 | 0 |
| Rivers End | 4 | $412,500 | $198 | 2000 | 1 |
| Willoughby Cove | 4 | $419,500 | $170 | 2007 | 0 |
| Laurel Manor | 4 | $930,000 | $211 | 2018 | 0 |
| Bogan Meadows | 4 | $472,500 | $159 | 2017 | 1 |
| Stoneleigh | 4 | $450,000 | $179 | 2003 | 1 |
| Duncan Park | 4 | $410,000 | $151 | 2000 | 4 |
| Millwood Farms | 4 | $560,500 | $160 | 2011 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 4 | $629,950 | $209 | 2001 | 1 |
| Ellsworth | 4 | $615,750 | $165 | 2003 | 1 |
| Northmark | 4 | $475,000 | $197 | 2022 | 1 |
| Buford Village | 4 | $485,000 | $202 | 2014 | 0 |
| Little Mill Farm | 4 | $389,950 | $195 | 2000 | 1 |
| Montego Woods | 4 | $338,500 | $252 | 1986 | 0 |
| Olde Town Estates | 4 | $745,000 | $217 | 2019 | 1 |
| Holiday Pines | 4 | $639,500 | $202 | 1997 | 2 |
| Lanier Park | 4 | $380,000 | $204 | 2019 | 4 |
| Marlowe Estates | 4 | $430,500 | $164 | 2004 | 2 |
| Preserve at Reed Mill | 4 | $679,950 | $182 | 2017 | 3 |
| Ivy Crest | 4 | $422,500 | $203 | 2001 | 1 |
| Sardis Falls | 4 | $587,500 | $175 | 2019 | 1 |
| Ivy Mill Plantation | 4 | $400,000 | $160 | 2003 | 0 |
| Chatham Village | 4 | $477,500 | $177 | 2003 | 2 |
| Wynfield Pointe | 4 | $428,500 | $129 | 1995 | 1 |
| Friendship Corners | 3 | $350,000 | $264 | 2004 | 0 |
| The Townes of Avondale | 3 | $355,000 | $180 | 2014 | 0 |
| Seneca Farms | 3 | $510,000 | $181 | 2003 | 2 |
| Chatham Wood Place | 3 | $446,000 | $206 | 1995 | 0 |
| Old Ivy | 3 | $330,000 | $171 | 1987 | 0 |
| The Park at Mill Creek | 3 | $530,000 | $146 | 2000 | 0 |
| Thompson Crossing | 3 | $510,000 | $197 | 2015 | 2 |
| Mill Creek Plantation | 3 | $625,000 | $236 | 2017 | 1 |
| Oakmead | 3 | $655,000 | $241 | 2026 | 3 |
| Springlake Estates | 3 | $408,000 | $191 | 1973 | 0 |
| Waterside at Lanier Springs | 3 | $735,000 | $145 | 2013 | 1 |
| Clearwater Plantation | 3 | $595,000 | $140 | 2003 | 4 |
| Parkview Landing | 3 | $550,000 | $202 | 2025 | 4 |
| Castleberry Hills | 3 | $530,000 | $161 | 2020 | 3 |
| Biltmore Plantation | 3 | $625,000 | $109 | 2006 | 1 |
| Ellsworth Glen | 3 | $585,000 | $152 | 2004 | 1 |
| Autumnbrooke | 3 | $420,000 | $201 | 2012 | 0 |
| Lakeview at Ivy Creek | 3 | $538,000 | $190 | 2019 | 3 |
| Elinburg | 3 | $535,000 | $151 | 1997 | 0 |
| Lanier Springs | 3 | $421,000 | $152 | 2008 | 5 |
| Providence Crossing | 3 | $430,000 | $154 | 2001 | 3 |
| Creekmont | 3 | $495,000 | $175 | 2014 | 3 |
| Timberwood Estates | 3 | $400,000 | $150 | 1986 | 2 |
| Little Mill Estates | 3 | $364,900 | $216 | 2005 | 1 |
| Hamilton Mill Parc | 3 | $425,000 | $168 | 1998 | 0 |
| Westleigh | 3 | $510,000 | $191 | 2012 | 0 |
| Enclave at Morningside | 3 | $670,000 | $205 | 2018 | 0 |
How this list is built
Every community is a Georgia MLS subdivision with its own page on this site and at least 3 closed residential sales between September 19, 2025 and September 19, 2026. Rankings use closed prices, square footage, year built and today’s active count from the MLS record (medians are taken over each community’s most recent closings, up to twelve; closing counts are the full 12-month total) — nothing subjective, no school, safety or demographic scoring. Communities with fewer closings are on the city’s community pages but are not ranked here. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity. See also all 212 homes for sale in Buford, moving to Buford, cost of living in Buford, new construction in Buford, luxury homes in Buford, new listings this week, homes under $300K in Buford, homes for sale in Gwinnett County.