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Buffalo’s midpoint age is 21.2 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Buffalo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Buffalo beats most towns.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1918 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Buffalo.
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. Jobs in Buffalo fell by 21 from 2013 to 2023, to 3. The mean commuting time in the town is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Cambridge (23%), Jackson Township (14%) and Zanesville (7%).
| Buffalo | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Buffalo after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. On expected storm and flood damage, Buffalo sits below 78% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Buffalo break down as 73% from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Buffalo, 35% of adults feel lonely. 42% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 31% get no exercise outside work.
| Buffalo | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Buffalo | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Buffalo is unincorporated, so Guernsey County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Where Buffalo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Buffalo
About 12 of every 100 Buffalo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Buffalo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 373. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43722. It lies along State Route 313.
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