NFL teams are involved in a constant arms race to provide the best stadiums and facilities.The Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders are among the franchises actively pursuing new arenas or developing old ones.A small town Georgia boasts an incredible facilityYouTubeThe scoreboard wouldn’t be out of place in the NFL[/caption]It is a trend that has expanded into college sports, with Northwestern building the most expensive NCAA stadium ever at $862 million.And even at high school level, the competition to be the best is fierce.Buford High School in Georgia may have raised the bar to unprecedented heights.The ribbon was cut on Sunday at a state-of-the-art $62 million Phillip Beard Stadium and Dexter Wood Field ahead of the 2025 season.A pristine 10,000-seater venue can hold over half of the town’s population of around 18,273, per the 2023 census.The facilities on offer rival some college programs with 15 luxury suites, a 3,500 square foot scoreboard, and a two-story fieldhouse.Spectators will be treated to a strong team too, as the Wolves are ranked No. 10 in the nation.ESPN will air their home opener against Milton High School on August 14 — the first of six games at the new facility.Who is Buford High School’s stadium named after?The current Board of Education Chairman and Buford City Commission Chairman is Phillip Beard.Dexter Wood was Buford’s football coach from 1995 to 2005. He boasted a 118-17 record and won three state championships.YouTubeThe two-storey fieldhouse sits behind an end zone[/caption]YouTubeThere are 15 luxury suites for VIP guests[/caption]Why are football stadiums so expensive?What is most impressive about Buford’s new home is the price.Northwestern spent almost a billion dollars and NFL teams pay anything from $2 billion to SoFi Stadium’s world-leading $5.5 billion price tag.Inflation has played a role in the eye-watering fees, but a new trend of turning venues into world-class entertainment districts to increase spending has also played a role.Christopher Lee — a managing director at architecture firm Populous — revealed why costs are rising to The Athletic.“It’s increasingly about how much it’s going to cost and also how much revenue it can make,” he said.“Historically, it would have been: ‘A club has £100 million ($133 million), let’s go for it’. Now it’s very much about a return on the investment. If I spend X, how can I return Y?NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?“They are huge investments in time and money and there’s the idea now that it should be an amazing experience for supporters. It’s not just about ground capacity or how many bodies you can squeeze in. Now clubs are asking how they can genuinely compete with the high street.”Populous has been designing stadiums for four decades and counts Yankee Stadium and the Bills’ New Highmark Stadium among the success stories.“It’s the level of quality, the level of expectation,” Lee added. “There’s inflation and, at the moment, there’s a huge peak in construction costs. But the level of aspiration and the level of finish are so different. “The level of expectation from a general admission concourse has changed so much.”Stadium food has also taken great leaps as a source of income, with a company set up by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in partnership with the Yankees dominating the space.Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our NFL Facebook page, subscribe to our talkSPORT End Zone YouTube channel for all the offseason news, interviews and more.