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Buffalo is a tiny town of 735 people in Larue County, Kentucky. It's about 17 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 46 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
735people
$196kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
225Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 735
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 622 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Louisville, KY
- 17 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SDF airport
- 46 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 439 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larue County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.