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Buffalo is a small town of 1,150 people in Putnam County, West Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Charleston, WV and 109 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $546 a month.
1,150people
$133kTypical home
$546/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
204Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,150
- Part of a metro area
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Columbus, OH
- 26 mi to Charleston, WV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$838/mo)
- Median rent $546/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CRW airport
- 107 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 571 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+46 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk