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Country around Buffalo is a rural area of about 7,588 people in Johnson County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 100 miles from Casper, WY and 325 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,588people
$329kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
45"Snow
247Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,588 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 325 mi to Denver, CO
- 100 mi to Casper, WY
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,073/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SHR airport
- 322 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 272 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,397 ft
- 780 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 101 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 120 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