Buffalo, NY Housing Market & City Data

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255,284
Population Estimate
$94,145
Median Home Value
92.9%
Employment Rate
27.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$177
Median Listing Price$239,900
Median Days on Market43
Active Listings955
New Listings468
Total Listings (Active + Pending)1871
Avg Listing Price$291,912
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.07
Family Dual Income41.4
Median Household Income$37,354
Median Individual Income$23,316
Home Ownership40.7%
Home Value$94,145
Median Rent$776
Rent Burden35.7%
Poverty30.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.4%
  • Highschool Education27.8%
  • Some College29.1%
  • Bachelors Degree16.0%
  • Graduate Degree11.6%
  • Total College or Above27.6%
  • Stem Degree42.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.7%
  • Female52.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married29.1%
  • Divorced13.4%
  • Never Married51.6%
  • Widowed6.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBuffalo
State IDNY
Population255,284

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.7%
19–2919.1%
30–3914.2%
40–4910.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.0%
60–6910.2%
70–795.0%
80+3.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.9%
Unemployment Rate7.1%
Disabled16.3%

ETHNICITY

White47.1%
Black36.5%
Asian5.9%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other5.9%
Multiple4.0%

OTHER

Hispanic12.3%
Limited English4.9%
Health Uninsured4.6%
Veteran5.4%

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Neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Buffalo, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy ↗

    Median asking price
    $99,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    33
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.2/10 · 56 schools

  • Riverside

    Riverside ↗

    Median asking price
    $129,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    27
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.2/10 · 53 schools

  • Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood

    Broadway-Fillmore ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    26
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.1/10 · 50 schools

  • Cazenovia Park

    Cazenovia Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $94,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    20
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.2/10 · 52 schools

  • South Park

    South Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $164,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    15
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.2/10 · 53 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.