New Buffalo is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,695 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Buffalo is the 385th largest community in Michigan. New Buffalo home prices are not only among the most expensive in Michigan, but New Buffalo real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.New Buffalo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, New Buffalo is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Buffalo who work in teaching (18.49%), management occupations (13.76%), and food service (13.02%). A relatively large number of people in New Buffalo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.37% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that New Buffalo is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city. The overall crime rate in New Buffalo is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) New Buffalo has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. New Buffalo has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Buffalo than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Buffalo may be for you.The citizens of New Buffalo are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.07% of adults in New Buffalo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in New Buffalo in 2022 was $53,185, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $212,740 for a family of four. However, New Buffalo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Buffalo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Buffalo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Buffalo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Buffalo include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in New Buffalo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
