Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$139,900
Buffalo $226,100
Median rent$945/mo
Buffalo $1,057/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Buffalo 28%
Lockport
Niagara County20,610 residentsLockport City School District
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
11th of 13 Buffalo suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
52
Buffalo median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lockport is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lockport against Buffalo. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency32nd pct
Buffalo median 33rd pct
Student–teacher ratio10.9
Buffalo median 11.0
Graduation rate88%
Buffalo median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index90
Buffalo 100
Eff. tax rate1.87%
Buffalo 1.72%
Local sales tax8.54%
Buffalo median 8.54%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute23.6 min
Buffalo 21.5 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Buffalo 75%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Buffalo median 2.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés28
Buffalo median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Buffalo median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks25
Buffalo median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median household income$62,410
Buffalo $72,237
Unemployment4.8%
Buffalo 5.1%
Professional occupations30%
Buffalo 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lockport on housing & affordability
Lockport's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
West Seneca23 mi from LockportC 59 C Tonawanda Town16 mi from LockportC− 64 C+ Eggertsville15 mi from LockportC− 71 B− Kenmore17 mi from LockportC− 65 C+ Depew18 mi from LockportC− 60 C Lancaster19 mi from LockportD+ 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lockport
Is Lockport, NY a good place to live?
Lockport scores 52 out of 100, 11th of 13 Buffalo suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lockport expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $139,900, 38% below the Buffalo median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.87%. $945/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lockport?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Lockport sit at the 32nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 10.9 student–teacher ratio. Lockport is served by Lockport City School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lockport?
The mean commute is 23.6 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lockport?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 25 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Lockport old or new?
The median home in Lockport was built in 1941 — older than the Buffalo median of 1957. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 58% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.