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Buffalo is a big city of 276,854 people in Erie County, New York. It's part of the Buffalo, NY area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
276,854people
$164kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
88"Snow
172Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 276,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,856 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Buffalo, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (726 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,366 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BUF airport
- 7 mi to BUF (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 850 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Erie County: D+10 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk