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Affordability in Buffalo

Buffalo ranks T#125 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 10 — Quiet. That puts it in the 7th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New York.

affordability score
10
Quiet
National rank
T#125 of 134
In New York
#2 of 2
Percentile
7th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Buffalo sits 40 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Buffalo

  1. T#123 Memphis, TN 11
  2. T#123 Milwaukee, WI 11
  3. T#125 Buffalo, NY — this page 10
  4. T#128 Detroit, MI 9
  5. T#128 Philadelphia, PA 9

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Buffalo

Buffalo scores 77 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: