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Minnesota·Wright County
4 tracts·11K people·$314K median·1,383/mi²
White 92 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 49 · Other 27 · Living alone 23
Health 32 · Retail 23 · Public admin 13 · Professional 10 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 9 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 16 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 12 · Walk 0 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Buffalo is $314,400 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Buffalo has 16,499 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 91.7% White, 2.9% Multiracial, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 0.8% Other and 0.2% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 32.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.9% (Census ACS).
NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY (57%), DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY (48%) and PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY (45%) lead the elementary schools; BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (49%); BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH (55%), PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER (1%) and Wright Technical Center ALC (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,182/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Buffalo is $88,820 a year, 3% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Buffalo, median rent is $1,182/month and the median home value is $314,400 (Census ACS).
Buffalo reported 0.4 violent crimes and 6.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 9°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 30 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Buffalo are strong wind (98), hail (91) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Buffalo, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).