Housing & affordability in Buffalo
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
34/100
11th of 13
11th of 13
Prose in preparation This tab is waiting for its written explanation of housing & affordability in Buffalo. The numbers are below; until the words are written and checked, the page is hidden from search engines.
The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$164,200
Buffalo $226,10040% · scores 33
Median rent vs metro$1,046/mo
Buffalo $1,057/mo30% · scores 49
Ownership rate43%
Buffalo 67%15% · scores 15
Households spending >30% of income on housing38%
Buffalo 28%15% · scores 24
Context, not scored
Median year built · Buffalo 19571939 or earlier
Houses rather than flats · Buffalo 64%40%
Households with children · Buffalo 25%26%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Buffalo reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Buffalo suburbs for housing
All 13 ranked, Buffalo highlightedBetter than Buffalo on housing & affordability
Buffalo grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
West Seneca7 mi from BuffaloC 59 C Tonawanda Town6 mi from BuffaloC− 64 C+ Eggertsville6 mi from BuffaloC− 71 B− Kenmore5 mi from BuffaloC− 65 C+ Depew8 mi from BuffaloC− 60 C Lancaster10 mi from BuffaloD+ 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24