Buffalo, Texas
Buffalo is a small town in Leon County, situated along the Interstate 45 corridor about 59 miles northeast of College Station, in the wooded ranch-and-timber country of East Texas. It serves as a highway crossroads and market town for the surrounding rural county, where cattle ranching and timber are longstanding parts of the local economy.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,906
- Change from 2020 base
- +8.1%
- Land area
- 4.7 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Leon County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Leon County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Buffalo
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Buffalo.
County History
Leon County was formed in 1846 and Centerville has been county seat since 1851
Leon County was carved out of Robertson County in 1846, and Centerville replaced Leona as county seat in 1851 because the law required the seat to be near the county's geographic center.
Property Tax
Two offices handle your property tax in Leon County
The appraisal district sets your property value; a separate tax office collects what you owe. They are different offices with different jobs.
Homestead Exemption
Filing a homestead exemption caps how fast your tax value can rise
If you live in your home and file a homestead exemption, your taxable value cannot go up more than 10 percent per year, no matter how fast the market moves.
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