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42.97° N · 78.68° W · GEOID 3632391

Harris Hill

Erie County, New York · part of the Buffalo, NY metro

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The short answer

Harris Hill is home to 6,069 people. Median household income is $100,881 a year and median rent is $1,734 a month, 20.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $322,600, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Harris Hill stands out on value for money. Rent run 42% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 11.5 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 340 New York places we track.

82OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Harris Hill scores better than 82% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 48th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%59
Economy 20%60
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%37
Education 10%87
Commute 10%89
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,734
27% above the median place
Median household income
$100,881
26% above the median place
Median home value
$322,600
1% above the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
0% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Harris Hill

  • HousingHomeowners pay a median of about 1.7% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 82% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Harris Hill

Erie County loses about 4.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in18,978
Moved out22,403
Net−3,425

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Niagara County, NY2,8293,468−639
Queens County, NY990313+677
Wyoming County, NY285358−73
Kings County, NY597

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$70K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Erie County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Erie County report $61,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,500, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$69,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,734 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,874 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $322,600.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 16.9% work from home; 2.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.7%
36% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.1%
46% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-4.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHarris HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.7%36% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%46% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$61,06613% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,4880% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $140 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 87% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.

Harris Hill20.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$69,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.6%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
16% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$81,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Harris Hill, $1,734 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Harris Hill, but easier on the budget

Places that match Harris Hill on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI9614.2% vs 20.6%$9,300Compare
Petoskey, MI9416.3% vs 20.6%n/aCompare
DeWitt, NY9211.4% vs 20.6%$30,100Compare
Milford, MI9213.3% vs 20.6%$9,300Compare

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Property tax rate1
1.7%
82% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
40.9%
19% below the median place
Median year built1
1964
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHarris HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,73427% above
Rent to income120.6%1% above
Property tax rate11.7%82% above
Home price to income13.2x16% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.85% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,42312% below
HUD area median income4County figure$101,5005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,34364% above
Median home value1$322,6001% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.2%95% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure57.5%12% above
Homeownership170.4%6% above
Renters paying 30%+140.9%19% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8740% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%1% above
Median year built119641% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
18 min
28% below the median place
Income per person1
$49,547
24% above the median place
Median household income1
$100,881
26% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHarris HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$100,88126% above
Income per person1$49,54724% above
Unemployment1County figure4.9%0% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,9966% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs6County figure464,902209% above
Poverty rate19.0%17% below
Mean commute118 min28% below
Works from home116.9%35% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.8%231% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.2%, 66% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.2%
66% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
58.1%
81% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −11%
Born abroad3.8% −57%
Homes with broadband90.7% −2%
Median age39.7 +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHarris HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,0695897th largest
Median age139.72% above
Bachelor's or higher158.1%81% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.211% below
Born abroad13.8%57% below
No health insurance12.2%66% below
Homes with broadband190.7%2% below
05

Life in Harris Hill

The nearest National Park Service site is Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, about 11 miles away.

296 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.6 −35%
Playgrounds per 10k13.2 +40%
Grocery stores per 10k11.5 5.4×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k34.6 3.1×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 11 miles
  • Niagara Falls National Heritage Area 21 miles
  • Women's Rights National Historical Park 95 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.2 +12%
Shops32.8 +8%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
10.9
65% below the median place
Students per teacher12
10.8
30% below the median place
Public schools12
222
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHarris HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure222above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure122,519above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure10.830% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.212% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.88% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k96.635% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.240% above
Grocery stores per 10k911.5above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k934.6210% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1010.965% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure296above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 80°F, 8% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Harris Hill. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
80°F
8% below the median place
Average temperature13
48°F
13% below the median place
January average low13
17°F
33% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHarris HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure80°F8% below
January average low13County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.6 in5% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.76% above
Hurricane risk14County figure71.31% above
Tornado risk14County figure95.417% above
Wildfire risk14County figure62.62% above
Heat wave risk14County figure95.46% above
Median air quality index15County figure442% above
Good air days15County figure63.8%7% below
08

Harris Hill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Harris Hill does better than 59% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 47%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,734/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,640/mo+3.8%
Median household income$100,881 (2024)$126,500$107,000 to $149,500+3.8%
Median home value$322,600 (2024)$461,000$335,000 to $636,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Harris Hill

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lebanon, NH$1,744$98,147Compare
Eagan, MN$1,679$108,690Compare
Reminderville, OH$1,657$106,905Compare
Landen, OH$1,569$109,434Compare
Landen, OHReminderville, OHEagan, MNLebanon, NHHarris Hill, NYHarris HillLebanonEaganRemindervilleLandenLebanonEaganRemindervilleLanden

Places built like Harris Hill

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Harris Hill performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Harris Hill, NY20.6%1.8%/yrn/a
Clarks Summit, PA17.0%3.8%/yr0.0%Compare
Farmingdale, NY24.6%5.1%/yr1.3%Compare
Firthcliffe, NY21.7%5.1%/yrn/aCompare
Midland Park, NJ15.1%3.9%/yr0.7%Compare
Mechanicsburg, PA15.4%8.7%/yr8.3%Compare
Big Flats, NY18.6%1.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Harris Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 82 out of 100, better than 82% of the places we rate and 48th of 340 in New York. Homeowners pay a median of about 1.7% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 82% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 54 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Harris Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $322,600.

What salary do you need to live in Harris Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $69,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Harris Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lebanon, NH, Eagan, MN, Reminderville, OH and Landen, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Harris Hill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Harris Hill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/harris-hill-new-york

Citytistics. “Harris Hill, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/harris-hill-new-york/

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