Buffalo cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Buffalo
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY had 1,160,172 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 95.8, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,423
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,114
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
99.7
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
129.5
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
21.5 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$72,300
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 1.78%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in New York
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Related comparisons
From Buffalo
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Buffalo.
- Buffalo and San Francisco · rent gap $2,274
- Buffalo and San Jose · rent gap $1,849
- Buffalo and Boston · rent gap $1,585
- Buffalo and New York · rent gap $1,548
- Buffalo and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,541
- Buffalo and San Diego · rent gap $1,400
- Buffalo and Miami · rent gap $1,141
- Buffalo and Seattle · rent gap $1,126