Health · Buffalo

Buffalo, KY health

On every measure CDC estimates, Buffalo looks like Kentucky as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Buffalo
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 735 people are less certain, so we show Buffalo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Buffalo compares with Kentucky

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Buffalo adults…

18 of every 100 Buffalo adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · too close to call · margin 14.7–21.6%

Bars show Buffalo; the black tick is Kentucky. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buffalo, betterBuffalo, worseToo close to callKentucky
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.1% Buffalo
KY 39.6%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Buffalo adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kentucky.

59%
Dentist visit
KY 58%
70%
Colon screening
KY 66%
77%
Mammogram
KY 73%
Getting care

Care in and near Buffalo

No hospital or community health center in Buffalo itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERBaptist Health HardinElizabethtown · 15.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySpring View Hospital★★★★★ · 24.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careA+ Family HealthcareSonora · 9.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.9 mi
A+ Family Healthcare
2 sites · nearest in Sonora
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.6 mi
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
Cumberland Family Medical Center
4 sites · nearest in Elizabethtown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.1 mi
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
Greensburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
22 mi
Taylor Regional Hospital
Campbellsville · ★★★★★
ER
24.4 mi
Spring View Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBuffalo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Larue County · need score 19 of 25
! Dental careBuffalo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Larue County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthBuffalo's county is a federal shortage area.Larue County · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Buffalo. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Buffalo
MeasureBuffaloMarginKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)17.9%14.7–21.6%18.9%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours41.1%34.2–48.7%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit58.6%54.7–62.5%58.1%about the same
Colon screening69.9%64.8–74.9%65.8%about the same
Mammogram77.2%69.4–84.1%72.7%about the same
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Buffalo door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don't call Buffalo better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Buffalo directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kentucky figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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