Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–BuffaloNot graded ATower TownshipBetter than 87% of districts in the state

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

BuffaloTower Township

Snow a year37″37″

January low-1°F -1°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)143d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 34th

Outdoors & history

BuffaloTower Township

Trails—16 mi

Conserved land—5.9%

Settled1878 1879

National Register places2 —

Archive photos12 12

Community

BuffaloTower Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

BuffaloTower Township

People

Population 180Highest 96Lowest

Median age 43.5±18.4Lowest 21% above ND 50.6±10.9Highest 41% above ND

Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.2%±9.8Lowest ND: 23.5% 27.1%±19.7Highest ND: 23.5%

Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 25%±7.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 26%±40.4Highest ND: 16.5%

Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 47%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±3.9Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±14.7Lowest ND: 7.6%

Buffalo and Tower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $76,875±$52kLowest about the ND average $105,313±$68kHighest 37% above ND

Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,700±$23k 28% below ND —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $567±$60 41% below ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,385 44% below ND —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100 ND: 38.9% —

Below poverty line 7.8%Lowest ND: 10.8% 16.7%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 18 yrs older than ND 1971Highest 11 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 85% above ND 11 minLowest 37% below ND

Work from home 13.3%±9.4Highest ND: 8.1% 5.6%±8.8Lowest ND: 8.1%

Buffalo and Tower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miLowest 36.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (32%)Fargo (32%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tower Township4% work in Buffalo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 15.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.3Highest 0.8Lowest

Schools

School district —MAPLE VALLEY 4

High school in town —None in town

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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