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43.15° N · 78.88° W · GEOID 3664958

Sanborn

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

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Sanborn is home to 1,573 people. Median household income is $82,122 a year and median rent is $1,049 a month, 15.3% 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 $235,600, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,049
23% below the median place
Median household income
$82,122
2% above the median place
Median home value
$235,600
26% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
21% above 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 Sanborn

  • Household income has grown 10.3% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 15.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 81% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 83 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Sanborn

Niagara County loses about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,170
Moved out6,249
Net−79

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Erie County, NY3,4682,829+639
Orleans County, NY149225−76
Monroe County, NY135166−31
Genesee County, NY5565−10
Cattaraugus County, NY4555−10
Queens County, NY70
Kings County, NY49
Maricopa County, AZ43

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$57K

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

Who moves here
9.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Niagara County report $57,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,200.
Income you would need
$42,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,049 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,587 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $235,600.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 13.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fox Crossing, WI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.2%
59% above the median place
Moved from another state1
0.8%
60% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$57,209
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSanbornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.2%59% above
Moved from another state1County figure0.8%60% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.517% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$57,87518% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,20919% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Sanborn15.3%
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
$41,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.3%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$70,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
1.8%
92% above the median place
Median year built1
1968
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSanbornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,04923% below
Rent to income115.3%25% below
Property tax rate11.8%92% above
Home price to income12.9x24% 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$4,12626% above
Median home value1$235,60026% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%107% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.2%15% above
Homeownership172.1%9% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.6%4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,58715% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119681% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
18 min
29% below the median place
Works from home1
13.8%
11% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSanbornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,1222% above
Income per person1$37,5946% below
Unemployment1County figure5.9%21% above
Average annual pay6County figure$58,58811% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.2%41% above
Jobs6County figure68,61754% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.5%26% above
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home113.8%11% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.2%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.2%
5% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.1%
3% above the median place
Median age1
38.0
3% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureSanbornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5736646th largest
Median age138.03% below
Bachelor's or higher132.0%0% below
High school or higher197.2%5% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad1County figure4.4%50% below
No health insurance1County figure2.9%55% below
Homes with broadband195.1%3% above
05

Life in Sanborn

99 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents38.1 3.8×
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k6.4 3.0×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.4 −43%
Libraries per 10k25.4 29.2×
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.6 +4%
Shops34.3 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.2 −30%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Public schools11
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher11
13.2
14% below the median place
Public school students11
2,165
56% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSanbornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11367% below
Public school students112,16556% below
Students per teacher1113.214% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.64% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.313% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.35% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure14.230% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k938.1275% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k96.4200% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k96.443% below
Libraries per 10k925.4above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure99above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 92.9%, 36% above 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 Sanborn. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
92.9%
36% above the median place
Median air quality index14
34
21% below the median place
July average high12
81°F
7% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSanbornAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F7% below
January average low12County figure19°F27% below
Average temperature12County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation12County figure35.1 in20% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure83.410% below
Hurricane risk13County figure57.219% below
Tornado risk13County figure52.436% below
Wildfire risk13County figure33.845% below
Heat wave risk13County figure58.635% below
Median air quality index14County figure3421% below
Good air days14County figure92.9%36% above
08

Sanborn in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,049/mo (2024)$1,350/mo$1,110 to $1,650/mo+4.4%
Median household income$82,122 (2024)$106,000$89,500 to $125,500+4.4%
Median home value$235,600 (2024)$354,000$257,000 to $487,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

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

09

Places like Sanborn

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

PlaceRentIncome
Fox Crossing, WI$1,009$79,187Compare
Elkhorn, WI$1,034$77,649Compare
Blair, NE$937$81,452Compare
Erlanger, KY$970$75,840Compare
Erlanger, KYBlair, NEElkhorn, WIFox Crossing, WISanborn, NYSanbornFox CrossingElkhornBlairErlangerSanbornFox CrossingElkhornBlairErlanger

Common questions

Is Sanborn a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 10.3% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 91 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sanborn expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $235,600.

What salary do you need to live in Sanborn?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sanborn?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fox Crossing, WI, Elkhorn, WI, Blair, NE and Erlanger, KY.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Sanborn with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sanborn itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sanborn-new-york

Citytistics. “Sanborn, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sanborn-new-york/

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