Buffalo Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, home to about 1,808 people across 25 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55313.
Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,80872 per sq mi
Median home value$431,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$185Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Buffalo Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Buffalo Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)38 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN33 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL386 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Buffalo Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Buffalo Township
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 6th DistrictTom Emmer (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Buffalo Township had 1,883 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 373rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Wright County grew from 29,157 residents in 1900 to 141,337 in 2020.
Wright County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buffalo 2ne, MN weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Wright County
42,944 jobs at 3,680 businesses in Wright County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
286 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buffalo Township.
Nearest hospitals
Buffalo HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · BuffaloUnder a mile
Centracare Health - MonticelloCritical access hospital · emergency room · Monticello9.2 miles
Maple Grove HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Maple Grove19.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
35
Specialist doctors
25
Dentists
18
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
50
Mental health providers
76
Physical and occupational therapists
51
Optometrists
6
Chiropractors
25
Pharmacies
6
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Buffalo Township
Parks (29 nearby)
West Pulaski Park · 15 acres1.4 mi
Sturges Park · 12 acres1.1 mi
Mills-Sturges Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
Trapper's Pond Park · 7 acres1.7 mi
Buffalo Hills Park · 7 acres0.3 mi
Serenity Hills Park · 6 acres1.6 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Coborn's0.3 mi
Cub Foods0.8 mi
Walmart Supercenter0.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Buffalo Great River Regional Library0.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Wright County Hisrotical Society1.7 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, Meeker and Wright Special Education, Terra Nova School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(17)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Buffalo Early Child. Sp. Ed ProgramBuffalo
Pre-K
150
Special Education
0.7 mi
Parkside ElementaryBuffalo
Pre-K–5
348
Public
0.6 mi
Discovery ElementaryBuffalo
K–5
257
Public
0.7 mi
Northwinds ElementaryBuffalo
K–5
419
Public
1.4 mi
Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolBuffalo
K–5
393
Public
0.1 mi
Eastern Wright ProgramBuffalo
5–8
8
Special Education
0.8 mi
Buffalo Community MiddleBuffalo
6–8
1,160
Public
0.8 mi
Cornerstones ProgramBuffalo
6–12
23
Special Education
0.8 mi
Terra Nova SchoolBuffalo
6–12
84
Charter
1.2 mi
Wright Technical Center ALC MiddleBuffalo
6–8
3
Alternative Education
0.8 mi
SWMetro Lakeside AcademyBuffalo
7–12
23
Alternative Education
5.6 mi
Buffalo Senior HighBuffalo
9–12
1,681
Public
1.6 mi
Phoenix Learning CenterBuffalo
9–12
36
Alternative Education
1.6 mi
SWMetro Buffalo-TransitionsBuffalo
9–12
26
Special Education
0.1 mi
Wright Technical Center ALCBuffalo
9–12
81
Alternative Education
0.8 mi
Wright Technical CenterBuffalo
11–12
—
Career and Technical
0.8 mi
Pride TransitionsBuffalo
12
—
Special Education
0.1 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Francis Xavier Elementary SchoolBuffalo
Pre-K–8
247
Roman Catholic
1.7 mi
Lakeside AcademyBuffalo
8–12
28
Christian (no specific denomination)
5.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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