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Buford is a tiny town of 455 people in Highland County, Ohio. It's about 36 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $780 a month.
455people
$160kTypical home
$780/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
216Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 455
- Part of a metro area
- About 307 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 36 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,006/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LUK airport
- 44 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Highland County: R+63 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.