Best PlacesBuffalo Springs, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buffalo Springs, 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 Springs ranks 11,103rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buffalo Springs
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 Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Buffalo Springs ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
Where Buffalo Springs ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buffalo Springs
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buffalo Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,004, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Springs' effective rate of 1.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buffalo Springs
Buffalo Springs 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 Springs.
Who works in Buffalo Springs, and how
Work in Buffalo Springs centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Buffalo Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buffalo Springs.
What the weather is like in Buffalo Springs, month by month
Buffalo Springs sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Buffalo Springs
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 274 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buffalo Springs
Schools across Buffalo Springs average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cathelene Thomas ElC− · 30% proficient
- Roosevelt ElD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roosevelt J HC · 34% proficient
- Slaton J HD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Roosevelt H SB · 48% proficient
- Slaton H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buffalo Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buffalo Springs 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 Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buffalo Springs
Is Buffalo Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buffalo Springs ranks 11,103rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, clean air, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buffalo Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,694. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $76,004 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Buffalo Springs safe?
Yes, Buffalo Springs is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Buffalo Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buffalo Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buffalo Springs 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 Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buffalo Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buffalo Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buffalo Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buffalo Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buffalo Springs 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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