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Town in West Virginia, United States

Buffalo

$150kMedian Home
264Sunny Days/yr
57°FAvg High Temp

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.Wikipedia

About the RegionSoutheast

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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$150k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$46k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
4/10
Internet
Fiber
30%
Cable
63%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
264
sunny days per year
72% of the year
Avg High Temp
57°F
annual average
Humidity
74%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
55/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
44°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
45"
inches per year
Snowfall
16"
inches per year
Air Quality
40
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population277k
Median Age34 yrs
College Educated30%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate27%

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