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Levant Township vs Buffalo

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (168.3× in Buffalo) and average commute (10 min in Levant Township).

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Levant Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 125 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.

Levant TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13% conserved land38 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Levant 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 grid168.3×
Buffalo has the more walkable street grid
Buffalo 67.3Levant Township 0.4
Average commute10 min
Levant Township has the shorter commute
Buffalo 33 minLevant Township 23 min
Conserved land+13 pts
Levant Township has more conserved land
Levant Township 13%Buffalo 0%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Buffalo
Buffalo $1,385Levant Township $1,147
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 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.

Levant Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Buffalo$1,540/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $567/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Buffalo and Levant 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
Levant TownshipBuffalo
Snow a year48″37″
January low-3°F-1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th34th
Outdoors & history
Levant TownshipBuffalo
Trails38 mi—
Conserved land13%—
Settled—1878
National Register places—2
Archive photos—12
Community
Levant 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Levant TownshipGrand Forks CountyBuffaloND
Levant Township ↔ Buffalo86 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.

Levant TownshipBuffalo
People
Population 125Lowest 180Highest
Median age 41.3±16.7Lowest 15% above ND 43.5±18.4Highest 21% above ND
Buffalo and Levant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36%±30Highest ND: 23.5% 17.2%±9.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Levant Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.4%±20.8Highest ND: 16.5% 25%±7.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Levant 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+ 27.5%Lowest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.3Lowest ND: 7.6% 8.3%±3.9Highest ND: 7.6%
Buffalo and Levant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,556±$23kLowest 21% below ND $76,875±$52kHighest about the ND average
Buffalo and Levant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$129kHighest 10% below ND $179,700±$23kLowest 28% below ND
Levant 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 $1,147Lowest 54% 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 Levant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 7.8%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest ND: 62.9% 92.8%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 7 yrs older than ND 1964Lowest 18 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 30% above ND 33 minHighest 85% above ND
Work from home 3.4%±4.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 13.3%±9.4Highest ND: 8.1%
Buffalo and Levant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (42%)Fargo (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BuffaloFew work in Levant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 37.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 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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