COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montrose vs Buffalo
PLACE A
Montrose, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Buffalo, South Dakota
Montrose is 256% larger than Buffalo. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $31,835 higher. Buffalo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -20%).
MONTROSEBUFFALODIFFERENCE
Total population1,275358+256% vs Buffalo
Population density991646+344
Population growth-20.2%4.8%−25.1 pts
Median age40.457.2−16.8
Male52.9%60.4%−7.5 pts
Female47.1%39.6%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born2.2%1.1%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%93.5%−0.4 pts
Black0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%1.8%−0.1 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other4.2%4.7%−0.5 pts
Median household income$53,269$85,104−$31,835
Per capita income$30,192$58,004−$27,812
Poverty rate24.6%6.8%+17.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.349+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%15.8%+1.8 pts
Graduate degree8.4%2.1%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%2.2%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation60.7%74.1%−13.4 pts
Median home value$168,400$114,100+$54,300
Median gross rent$854$725+$129
Owner-occupied57.7%82.0%−24.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%31.2%−13.6 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%10.3%+28.0 pts
Average commute21.110.3+10.8
Worked from home11.1%5.5%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured7.9%3.6%+4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025