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$700,000

The price that a church paid to buy the mostly abandoned town of Scenic, S.D., last year. America's smallest town -- Buford, Wyo., is now auctioning itself off starting at $100,000.

The price that a church paid to buy the mostly abandoned town of Scenic, S.D., last year. America's smallest town -- Buford, Wyo., is now auctioning itself off starting at $100,000.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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