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University at Buffalo is a big small town of 7,020 people in Erie County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,020people
$234kTypical home
$1,569/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
88"Snow
172Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,020
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,200 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 8 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,474/mo)
- Median rent $1,569/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 167 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
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 2% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 92% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 92% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 32% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BUF airport
- 5 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 9% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 36% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 867 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.