Buffalo, Texas

About Buffalo

Buffalo, TX is a small town located in eastern Texas with an estimated population of 1,892.

Buffalo holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.71 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 402 residents per square mile.

📰 Buffalo News Today

• Leon County crash leaves one driver deceased, another in the hospital KBTX News 3 · Aug 13
• Body found along Buffalo Bayou identified as that of 73-year-old man, nonprofit says Houston Chronicle · Aug 16
• Jo Marion Ellis Obituary Jun 4, 2026 Scott's Funeral Home | Gatesville, TX · Jun 4
• Richard Lee Pickens Obituary (2026) - Fairfield, TX - Buffalo Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jul 30
• Returning 1,000 American Bison (Buffalo) to Tribal Lands The Nature Conservancy · Feb 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Buffalo Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Buffalo — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Buffalo

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Anthony's Restaurant
• Cactus Grill — mexican
• Rancho Viejo — mexican
• Taqueria Lopez — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Buffalo

• BUFFALO EL
• BUFFALO H S
• BUFFALO J H

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Buffalo

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