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Country around Buffalo is a rural area of about 518 people in Harding County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 103 miles from Rapid City, SD and 404 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $586 a month.
518people
$157kTypical home
$586/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
52"Snow
256Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 518 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 404 mi to Denver, CO
- 103 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $586/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 49 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 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to DIK airport
- 396 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 233 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,989 ft
- 895 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 73 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