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Buffalo is a small town of 4,572 people in Johnson County, Wyoming. It's about 105 miles from Casper, WY and 330 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,572people
$301kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
247Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,572
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,007 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Denver, CO
- 105 mi to Casper, WY
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,895/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (692 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SHR airport
- 327 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 267 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,705 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 106 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 124 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+64 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk