Cost of living in Buffalo, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $546 a month.
Buffalo is a town in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,583 a year.
- People
- 1,150
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $546
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $64,583
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $132,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,091
- Putnam County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
Buffalo, West Virginia has about 1,150 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $132,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Putnam County is $1,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Buffalo. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
West Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Buffalo's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical West Virginia home paid 15.78¢ 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 West Virginia in the table we use.
Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 122 have higher typical rent than Buffalo.
Nearby places
- Eleanor
Typical rent $1,070
Compare with Buffalo - Winfield
Typical rent $1,009
Compare with Buffalo - Teays Valley
Typical rent $1,102
Compare with Buffalo - Hurricane
Typical rent $878
Compare with Buffalo - Culloden
Typical rent $798
Compare with Buffalo - Milton
Typical rent $1,198
Compare with Buffalo - Cross Lanes
Typical rent $949
- Nitro
Typical rent $949
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 West Virginia
Bigger places in West Virginia
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.