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Housing & affordability in Lackawanna

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
32/100
12th of 13
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$140,700
Buffalo $226,10040% · scores 24
Median rent vs metro$872/mo
Buffalo $1,057/mo30% · scores 36
Ownership rate56%
Buffalo 67%15% · scores 39
Households spending >30% of income on housing34%
Buffalo 28%15% · scores 37
Context, not scored
Median year built · Buffalo 19571954
Houses rather than flats · Buffalo 64%50%
Households with children · Buffalo 25%27%
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, Lackawanna highlighted
1West SenecaC$232,8002Tonawanda TownC−$215,2003EggertsvilleC−$248,1004KenmoreC−$208,6005DepewC−$196,5006LancasterD+$202,2007CheektowagaD+$185,5008North TonawandaD$197,2009TonawandaD$173,60010LockportD−$139,90011BuffaloF$164,20012LackawannaF$140,70013Niagara FallsF$115,300
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Better than Lackawanna on housing & affordability

Lackawanna grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
West Seneca4 mi from LackawannaC$233k77% 59 C Tonawanda Town12 mi from LackawannaC−$215k73% 64 C+ Eggertsville10 mi from LackawannaC−$248k74% 71 B− Kenmore10 mi from LackawannaC−$209k69% 65 C+ Depew9 mi from LackawannaC−$197k76% 60 C Lancaster10 mi from LackawannaD+$202k74% 63 C+
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24