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Best Buffalo suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·13 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Eggertsville$248k median · 18.4 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C−Residents inactive
82
Schools score
overall 71 B−
2
Warren Hull House, August 2010
Lancaster$202k median · 18.9 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C−Residents inactive
80
Schools score
overall 63 C+
3
West Seneca Town Hall, 1250 Union Road, West Seneca, New York, July 2022. The first purpose-built government building in the town, this $500,000 structure - a r
West Seneca$233k median · 23.0 min commute
Schools CCost of living C−Residents inactive
60
Schools score
overall 59 C
4
A number of boats are docked to the North Tonawanda side of Gateway Harbor during a summer Canal Concert. This image was uploaded by Brandon Peterman, the photo
Tonawanda$174k median · 22.7 min commute
Schools CCost of living C+Residents inactive
60
Schools score
overall 58 C
5
Depew$197k median · 19.0 min commute
Schools CCost of living C−Residents inactive
59
Schools score
overall 60 C
6
Looking southward along the Tonawanda Rail Trail from the back end of Lincoln Park, Tonawanda, New York, 6th January 2020.
Tonawanda Town$215k median · 21.3 min commute
Schools C−Cost of living CResidents inactive
56
Schools score
overall 64 C+
7
Knox Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 2595 Elmwood Avenue at Kinsey Avenue, Kenmore, New York, May 2021. A brown brick edifice with a Late Gothic Revival design
Kenmore$209k median · 18.5 min commute
Schools C−Cost of living C−Residents inactive
56
Schools score
overall 65 C+
8
A view over the downtown district of Lockport, New York as seen from a bench across from Lake Effect Ice Cream on Canal Street on a June 2021 evening. In the fo
Lockport$140k median · 23.6 min commute
Schools D+Cost of living CResidents inactive
52
Schools score
overall 52 D+
9
Buffalo Niagara Airport
Cheektowaga$186k median · 20.6 min commute
Schools D+Cost of living CResidents inactive
51
Schools score
overall 59 C
10
Gateway Harbor along the Erie Canal in North Tonawanda, NY. This photo was taken about 1500 feet from the present day western terminus of the Erie Canal where i
North Tonawanda$197k median · 20.4 min commute
Schools D+Cost of living CResidents inactive
49
Schools score
overall 56 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Lancaster (Pubdog (talk) · Public domain); West Seneca (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0); Tonawanda (Brandon Peterman (Zyrshnikashnu at en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0); Tonawanda Town (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kenmore (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lockport (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cheektowaga (DanRother (talk) · Public domain); North Tonawanda (Joshua Karn · CC BY-SA 3.0).