Buffalo.
1.16 million people live in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area. Households earn a median $72,300 a year and median gross rent is $1,114 a month (ACS 2024).
Buffalo at a glance.
Households earn a median $72,300 a year. Educational services, and health care and social assistance is the largest employment sector among residents, at 28.3% of employed residents.
49% of commuters reach work in under 20 minutes, while 10% of all workers work from home. Median gross rent is $1,114 a month.
Rent, commuting and remote work.
What these numbers mean
Median gross rent includes contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities for renter-occupied units paying cash rent. It reflects existing tenants, not today’s advertised rents. Commute times cover workers age 16+ who do not work from home; work-from-home and transit shares cover all workers age 16+. Survey estimates have margins of error; small rank differences may not be statistically meaningful.
Census ACS 2024 · B25064 / B08303 / B08301 ↗
