Buffalo, WV town hall & government
Buffalo spent $1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $793 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Buffalo's government.
Where Buffalo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 66%
- Other taxes & licenses 11%
- Property taxes 7%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From the state 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the federal government 3%
Who works for Buffalo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Putnam County School District
Buffalo's K–12 school district, shared with Bancroft, Eleanor, Hurricane, Poca and Winfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal
- Local 40%
- State 49%
- Federal 11%
Of the $14,937 per pupil, $8,955 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Buffalo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Buffalo pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Buffalo's government
Who represents Buffalo
Buffalo is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.