Best PlacesBuffalo Junction, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buffalo Junction, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Buffalo Junction ranks 32,392nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Empty homes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Buffalo Junction
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Buffalo Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buffalo Junction ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$616 a month, better than 77% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 72% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 69% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 67% of towns
Where Buffalo Junction ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buffalo Junction
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buffalo Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,988, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Buffalo Junction's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buffalo Junction
Buffalo Junction runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buffalo Junction.
Who works in Buffalo Junction, and how
Work in Buffalo Junction centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Buffalo Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buffalo Junction.
What the weather is like in Buffalo Junction, month by month
Buffalo Junction sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Buffalo Junction
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 52 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Buffalo Junction
Schools across Buffalo Junction average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clarksville ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Cluster Springs ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Halifax County MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Northern Granville MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Vance County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Halifax County HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buffalo Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buffalo Junction measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Buffalo Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buffalo Junction
Is Buffalo Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buffalo Junction ranks 32,392nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, affordable childcare, and health care access, and lowest on empty homes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buffalo Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,934. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $56,988 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Buffalo Junction safe?
Buffalo Junction is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
Compare Buffalo Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buffalo Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buffalo Junction represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Buffalo Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buffalo Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buffalo Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buffalo Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buffalo Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buffalo Junction detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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