Tonawanda, NY Housing Market & City Data

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14,745
Population Estimate
$108,512
Median Home Value
96.3%
Employment Rate
22.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$198
Median Listing Price$252,000
Median Days on Market33
Active Listings43
New Listings36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)125
Avg Listing Price$266,707
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.8
Family Dual Income55.9
Median Household Income$53,115
Median Individual Income$30,789
Home Ownership70.8%
Home Value$108,512
Median Rent$689
Rent Burden30.5%
Poverty11.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.1%
  • Highschool Education37.8%
  • Some College32.5%
  • Bachelors Degree15.2%
  • Graduate Degree7.4%
  • Total College or Above22.6%
  • Stem Degree43.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.1%
  • Female52.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.9%
  • Divorced15.0%
  • Never Married31.4%
  • Widowed6.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityTonawanda
State IDNY
Population14,745

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.3%
19–2912.7%
30–3913.3%
40–499.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.3%
60–6915.7%
70–798.3%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation62.7%
Unemployment Rate3.7%
Disabled16.0%

ETHNICITY

White95.7%
Black0.5%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple2.5%

OTHER

Hispanic2.3%
Limited English1.5%
Health Uninsured2.8%
Veteran9.8%

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Neighborhoods in Tonawanda, NY

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

  • Niagara Village

    Niagara Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $169,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    40
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

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.