Cost Of Living in Buffalo, SD

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Buffalo	South Dakota	National
Cost of living	83	89	100
Goods & Services	98	94	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	99	98	100
Housing	48	77	100
Transportation	103	97	100
Utilities	89	88	100

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The cost of living in Buffalo is 7% lower than the South Dakota average
The cost of living in Buffalo is 17% lower than the national average
Buffalo housing is 52% lower than the national average
South Dakota general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
South Dakota state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$78,750	$6,563	$1,837	$2,363
Renters	$54,000	$4,500	$1,260	$1,620

South Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Dakota	4.5%	6%

South Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Dakota	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Buffalo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.63	$24.26	18.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.85	$45.56	5.9%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$3.70	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.3%
Movie	$11.69	$12.13	3.6%
Bowling	$19.55	$18.00	8.6%

Groceries

Item	Buffalo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.37	$5.84	9.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	15.8%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.9%
Potatoes	$4.42	$4.93	10.4%
Pizza	$11.60	$12.09	4.0%
Beer	$9.34	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	Buffalo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.93	$125.68	8.2%
Doctor	$154.12	$135.78	13.5%
Dentist	$109.45	$113.29	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.18	$10.65	4.5%
Lipitor	$377.36	$468.60	19.5%

Housing

Item	Buffalo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,900.00	$184,700.00	57.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,834.99	$2,346.69	21.8%
Apartment Rent	$595.00	$949.00	37.3%

Transportation

Item	Buffalo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.65	$3.46	5.5%
Tire Balancing	$58.31	$59.92	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Buffalo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.39	$193.99	18.4%
Phone	$194.38	$192.25	1.1%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Buffalo, SD	280	83	17.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chuichu, AZ	280	111	10.6%
Deep River, IA	280	80	19.9%
South English, IA	280	82	17.6%
Henderson, IL	280	87	12.6%
Arlington, IN	280	97	2.6%
Buffalo, SD	280	83	17.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Buffalo, SD