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Housing & affordability in Lancaster

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D+
50/100
6th of 13
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$202,200
Buffalo $226,10040% · scores 44
Median rent vs metro$969/mo
Buffalo $1,057/mo30% · scores 44
Ownership rate74%
Buffalo 67%15% · scores 70
Households spending >30% of income on housing28%
Buffalo 28%15% · scores 55
Context, not scored
Median year built · Buffalo 19571952
Houses rather than flats · Buffalo 64%67%
Households with children · Buffalo 25%23%
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, Lancaster 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 Lancaster on housing & affordability

Lancaster grades D+ on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
West Seneca6 mi from LancasterC$233k77% 59 C Tonawanda Town12 mi from LancasterC−$215k73% 64 C+ Eggertsville8 mi from LancasterC−$248k74% 71 B− Kenmore11 mi from LancasterC−$209k69% 65 C+ Depew2 mi from LancasterC−$197k76% 60 C
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24