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Buffalo vs Union Township

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (67.3× in Buffalo).

Buffalo, NDA history townNorth Dakota · 180 people

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Union Township, NDA small town of 143Grand Forks County · 143 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.

BuffaloA history town

HistorySettled in 18782 places on the National Register All about Buffalo →

Union TownshipA small town of 143

Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Union Township →

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 grid67.3×

Buffalo has the more walkable street grid

Buffalo 67.3Union Township 1.0

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 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.

Down paymentRate%

Buffalo$1,540/mo

Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $567/mo · Housing →

Union Township$1,040/mo

Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Buffalo and Union 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

BuffaloUnion Township

Snow a year37″49″

January low-1°F -1°F

July high81°F 80°F

Growing season (days)143d 144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 47th

Outdoors & history

BuffaloUnion Township

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled1878 —

National Register places2 —

Archive photos12 1

Community

BuffaloUnion 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.

Where they are

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BuffaloND Union TownshipGrand Forks County

Buffalo ↔ Union Township56 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

BuffaloUnion Township

People

Population 180Highest 143Lowest

Median age 43.5±18.4Highest 21% above ND 43.3±18.2Lowest 21% above ND

Buffalo and Union Township 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% 28.7%±14.5Highest ND: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 25%±7.9Highest ND: 16.5% 23.1%±17.9Lowest ND: 16.5%

Buffalo and Union Township 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% 35.4%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±3.9Highest ND: 7.6% 2.1%±7.5Lowest ND: 7.6%

Buffalo and Union 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 $89,750±$67kHighest 17% above ND

Union 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±$23kHighest 28% below ND $179,200±$79kLowest 28% below ND

Buffalo and Union Township 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 $1,385Highest 44% below ND $1,235Lowest 50% below ND

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

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

Below poverty line 7.8%Highest ND: 10.8% 2.1%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Highest ND: 62.9% 89.8%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 18 yrs older than ND 1969Highest 13 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 85% above ND 30 minLowest 68% above ND

Work from home 13.3%±9.4Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±11.8Lowest ND: 8.1%

Buffalo and Union 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 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Lowest 0.73Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (32%)Grand Forks (65%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Buffalo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.3Highest 1.0Lowest

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Buffalo vs Union Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Buffalo

What daily life feels like in each

56 miles apart

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