Lac qui Parle County vs Buffalo County

Side-by-side county comparison across all scoring dimensions.

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Lac qui Parle County leads overall

Higher composite score by 2 points and wins 7 of 12 available dimensions

Lac qui Parle County

Minnesota

National Rank #16

Overall Score

Buffalo County

South Dakota

National Rank #26

Overall Score

Lac qui Parle County

Buffalo County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Lac qui Parle County

Buffalo County

93.2BEST

Diff: 50.2 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Lac qui Parle County

70.8

Buffalo County

99.3BEST

Diff: 28.5 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Lac qui Parle County

72.1BEST

Buffalo County

7.9

Diff: 64.19999999999999 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Lac qui Parle County

89.3

Buffalo County

97.5BEST

Diff: 8.200000000000003 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Lac qui Parle County

89BEST

Buffalo County

9.6

Diff: 79.4 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Lac qui Parle County

Buffalo County

Disaster RiskFEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

Lac qui Parle County

81.2

Buffalo County

86.3BEST

Diff: 5.099999999999994 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Lac qui Parle County

Buffalo County

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Lac qui Parle County

41.9BEST

Buffalo County

36.4

Diff: 5.5 pts

Soil QualitySoil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Lac qui Parle County

63.5

Buffalo County

Diff: NaN pts

Lawn CareLawn difficulty score based on climate, soil, and grass suitability

Lac qui Parle County

58.5BEST

Buffalo County

52.6

Diff: 5.899999999999999 pts

Farmers MarketsExperimental standalone signal for market density and SNAP/EBT access