SC area data
Buffalo, SC
Buffalo, SC.
Population: 3,236 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $172,500
- Median list price
- $290,000
- Median days on market
- 51 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.4%
- Active listings
- 3
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,293/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,681/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, coldWave, strongWind, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 61.0°F
- Average high
- 73.0°F
- Average low
- 49.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 45.0 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Cowpens National Battlefield (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Union County, Troy Shelton Field (USC) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +45 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Median annual property tax
- $624
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,522
- Average weekly wage
- $856
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Administrative Services, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 61
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