Cost of living in Buffalo, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $627 a month.
Buffalo is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $39,896 a year.
- People
- 3,417
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $627
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $39,896
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $141,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $962
- Dallas County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Buffalo, Missouri has about 3,417 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $141,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dallas County is $962 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Buffalo. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Springfield, MO metro area, prices sit at 88.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Buffalo's exact store tax.
Some places in Missouri add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a Buffalo bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Buffalo's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Missouri in the table we use.
Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 324 have higher typical rent than Buffalo.
Nearby places
- Bolivar
Typical rent $812
Compare with Buffalo - Fair Grove
Typical rent $927
Compare with Buffalo - Marshfield
Typical rent $710
Compare with Buffalo - Lebanon
Typical rent $809
Compare with Buffalo - Strafford
Typical rent $863
Compare with Buffalo - Willard
Typical rent $984
Compare with Buffalo - Camdenton
Typical rent $1,025
- Springfield
Typical rent $964
Compare with Buffalo
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Missouri
Bigger places in Missouri
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.