Buffalo metro · Northeast

Buffalo, NY

New York · approx. 315,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$80.3K

household / year

Avg home price

$461K

~$2,309/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$2,450

per month

Cost of living

140

100 = US avg

How Buffalo scores

Job market depth47/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability62/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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