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Buffalo is a small town of 1,329 people in Union County, South Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 59 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $46k and rent runs about $804 a month.
1,329people
$46kTypical home
$804/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,329
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 330 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $46k (≈$293/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GSP airport
- 54 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+33 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low 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.