Town in West Virginia, United States

Buffalo

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Buffalo is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.

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Where It Is

Location Context
Buffalo, West Virginia
Latitude38.62°
Longitude-81.98°
Population1k
Altitude568 ft

State Context

West VirginiaU.S. state

West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055.Wikipedia

Income tax: 2.36% - 5.12%Avg sales tax: 6.57%Property tax: 0.53%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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City Profile

Median Age34 yrs
College Educated30%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate27%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$150k
Median home price
Household Income
$46k
Median annual
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Livability

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Easy to live car-light, and transit is one of the stronger mobility signals here.

Walk Score
75
Transit Score
64
School Rating
7.8/10
Internet
Fiber
30%
Cable
63%
address availability
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