Metro area · CBSA 15380
Buffalo
The Buffalo, NY metro area has 1,161,343 people. Median rent is $1,057, 17.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Erie County at $1,423. Of the 52 places we track here, Barker has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$72,237
Median home value
$226,100
Unemployment
5.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,423
HUD, Erie County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 276,854 | $1,046 | 25.1% |
| Cheektowaga | 76,056 | $1,055 | 18.5% |
| Tonawanda Town | 56,806 | $1,102 | 17.0% |
| Niagara Falls | 47,987 | $823 | 20.1% |
| West Seneca | 45,303 | $1,106 | 16.7% |
| North Tonawanda | 30,198 | $934 | 16.7% |
| Lockport | 20,610 | $945 | 18.2% |
| Lackawanna | 19,753 | $872 | 20.1% |
| Kenmore | 15,044 | $1,081 | 16.7% |
| Tonawanda | 15,030 | $835 | 17.2% |
| Depew | 15,000 | $1,061 | 17.3% |
| Eggertsville | 14,894 | $886 | 12.8% |
| Lancaster | 10,113 | $969 | 17.6% |
| Hamburg | 9,792 | $1,097 | 11.7% |
| South Lockport | 9,144 | $711 | 15.2% |
| University at Buffalo | 7,020 | $2,047 | 111.2% |
| Harris Hill | 6,069 | $1,734 | 20.6% |
| East Aurora | 5,993 | $1,196 | 13.8% |
| Williamsville | 5,469 | $1,404 | 17.0% |
| Grandyle Village | 4,912 | $1,209 | 12.6% |
| Springville | 4,190 | $710 | 11.8% |
| Newfane | 3,938 | $828 | 12.9% |
| Sloan | 3,751 | $1,135 | 18.9% |
| Highland-on-the-Lake | 3,584 | $1,000 | 13.7% |
| Lake Erie Beach | 3,279 | $880 | 17.6% |
| Eden | 3,113 | $841 | 11.9% |
| Orchard Park | 3,072 | $1,192 | 14.3% |
| Akron | 2,897 | $739 | 19.7% |
| Elma Center | 2,814 | $1,395 | 13.8% |
| Clarence | 2,673 | $650 | 8.8% |
| Wanakah | 2,664 | $1,065 | 17.6% |
| Alden | 2,633 | $945 | 16.1% |
| Lewiston | 2,588 | $1,131 | 18.4% |
| Blasdell | 2,549 | $803 | 13.8% |
| Clarence Center | 2,432 | $1,090 | 9.1% |
| Angola | 2,411 | $841 | 12.4% |
| North Boston | 2,358 | $1,359 | 26.1% |
| Town Line | 2,229 | $1,325 | 20.3% |
| Middleport | 1,987 | $770 | 13.7% |
| Youngstown | 1,758 | $900 | 13.3% |
| Angola on the Lake | 1,707 | $1,508 | 33.1% |
| Rapids | 1,655 | $899 | 8.9% |
| Billington Heights | 1,610 | $1,090 | 16.0% |
| Sanborn | 1,573 | $1,049 | 15.3% |
| Ransomville | 1,564 | $900 | 12.9% |
| Niagara University | 1,473 | $899 | 15.5% |
| Wilson | 1,379 | $768 | 15.2% |
| Gasport | 1,212 | $851 | 13.6% |
| North Collins | 1,081 | $853 | 15.4% |
| Holland | 1,024 | $765 | 12.6% |
| Barker | 590 | $385 | 6.6% |
| Olcott | 527 | $942 | 12.9% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.