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Buffalo is a tiny town of 278 people in Harding County, South Dakota. It's about 106 miles from Rapid City, SD and 408 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $725 a month.
278people
$114kTypical home
$725/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
51"Snow
256Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 502 people per sq mi
- 408 mi to Denver, CO
- 106 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 15% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to DIK airport
- 400 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 232 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,891 ft
- 896 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 77 mi to the nearest dog park
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harding County: R+86 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk