Best PlacesBuffalo, Las Vegas, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buffalo, Las Vegas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Buffalo, Las Vegas ranks 3,200th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Buffalo, Las Vegas
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, Las Vegas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Buffalo, Las Vegas ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Buffalo, Las Vegas ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Buffalo, Las Vegas
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buffalo, Las Vegas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,832, 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, Las Vegas' effective rate of 0.45%, 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, Las Vegas
Buffalo, Las Vegas runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buffalo, Las Vegas.
Who works in Buffalo, Las Vegas, and how
Work in Buffalo, Las Vegas centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Buffalo, Las Vegas
Buffalo, Las Vegas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Buffalo, Las Vegas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Buffalo, Las Vegas, month by month
Buffalo, Las Vegas sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 83° | 70° | 56° |
| July | 108° | 96° | 81° |
| October | 85° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Buffalo, Las Vegas
Harry Reid International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Buffalo, Las Vegas
Schools across Buffalo, Las Vegas average a C, better than 45% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Odyssey Charter Schools K-5 EsC · 35% proficient
- Hancock Doris EsD · 20% proficient
- Derfelt Herbert A EsD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hyde Park MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Odyssey Charter Schools 6-8 MsB · 47% proficient
- Guinn Kenny C MsC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- College Of So Nv Hs WestA+ · 84% proficient
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
- Odyssey Charter Schools 9-12 HsC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buffalo, Las Vegas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buffalo, Las Vegas 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, Las Vegas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Buffalo, Las Vegas
Is Buffalo, Las Vegas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buffalo, Las Vegas ranks 3,200th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buffalo, Las Vegas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $524,746. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $73,832 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Buffalo, Las Vegas safe?
Buffalo, Las Vegas is safer than 30% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $699 per resident a year.
Compare Buffalo, Las Vegas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buffalo, Las Vegas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buffalo, Las Vegas 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, Las Vegas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buffalo, Las Vegas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buffalo, Las Vegas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buffalo, Las Vegas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buffalo, Las Vegas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buffalo, Las Vegas 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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