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Buffalo is a small town of 3,417 people in Dallas County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Springfield, MO and 129 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $627 a month.
3,417people
$142kTypical home
$627/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,417
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,138 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to Springfield, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $627/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SGF airport
- 144 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 268 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: R+65 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.