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Advance Township vs Buffalo

133 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (134.6× in Buffalo) and jobs per worker (4.6× in Buffalo).

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Advance Township, NDA small town of 200Pembina County · 200 people
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Buffalo, NDA history townNorth Dakota · 180 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Advance TownshipA small town of 200
Quiet strengthsAdvance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Advance Township →
BuffaloA history town
HistorySettled in 18782 places on the National Register All about Buffalo →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid134.6×
Buffalo has the more walkable street grid
Buffalo 67.3Advance Township 0.5
Jobs per worker4.6×
Buffalo is more of a job hub
Buffalo 0.69Advance Township 0.15
Average commute16 min
Advance Township has the shorter commute
Buffalo 33 minAdvance Township 17 min
Typical home built26 yrs
Advance Township’s homes are older
Buffalo 1964Advance Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Buffalo

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Advance Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Buffalo$1,540/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $567/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Buffalo and Advance Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Advance TownshipBuffalo
Snow a year39″37″
January low-4°F-1°F
July high78°F81°F
Growing season (days)139d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd34th
Outdoors & history
Advance TownshipBuffalo
Trails24 mi—
Conserved land2.9%—
Settled18881878
National Register places—2
Archive photos—12
Community
Advance TownshipBuffalo
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Advance TownshipPembina CountyBuffaloND
Advance Township ↔ Buffalo133 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Advance TownshipBuffalo
People
Population 200Highest 180Lowest
Median age 39.8±3.5Lowest 11% above ND 43.5±18.4Highest 21% above ND
Buffalo and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.5%±15.3Highest ND: 23.5% 17.2%±9.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Advance Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±16.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 25%±7.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Buffalo and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±7.5Highest ND: 7.6% 8.3%±3.9Lowest ND: 7.6%
Advance Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,768±$53kHighest 8% above ND $76,875±$52kLowest about the ND average
Advance Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$61kHighest 20% below ND $179,700±$23kLowest 28% below ND
Advance Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $567±$60 41% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,333Lowest 46% below ND $1,385Highest 44% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 33.3%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Buffalo and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 35.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 7.8%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87%Lowest ND: 62.9% 92.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1964Highest 18 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest about the ND average 33 minHighest 85% above ND
Work from home 0%±11Lowest ND: 8.1% 13.3%±9.4Highest ND: 8.1%
Buffalo and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cavalier (15%)Fargo (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BuffaloFew work in Advance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 67.3Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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