Best PlacesBuxton, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buxton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Buxton ranks 2,944th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buxton
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.
Buxton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buxton ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
Where Buxton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cheap childcare$929 a month, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buxton
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buxton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,008, 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 Buxton's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 Buxton
Buxton runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buxton.
Who works in Buxton, and how
Work in Buxton centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Buxton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buxton.
What the weather is like in Buxton, month by month
Buxton sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 10° | 2° |
| April | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 56° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Buxton
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 262 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buxton
Schools across Buxton average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Valley Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Peter Boe Jr Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- May-port Cg Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Valley High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Hillsboro High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- May-port Cg High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buxton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buxton 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 Buxton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buxton
Is Buxton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buxton ranks 2,944th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on tree cover and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buxton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,300. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $105,008 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Buxton safe?
Yes, Buxton is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Buxton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buxton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buxton 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.
Buxton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buxton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buxton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buxton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buxton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buxton 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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