South Dakota · Census place 08140
Buffalo town, SD
Quick answer
Buffalo town has 282 residents, ranking #204 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $81,607, the median home is worth $112,500 and median gross rent runs $583 a month.
- Population
- 282Buffalo town residents
- Median household income
- $81,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $583Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Buffalo town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Buffalo town median would spend about 8.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6% of residents and 77.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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