Cities / New York / Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

276,854 people

Right Now

Weather

64.4°F

Light Rain

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 70°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Western New York Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 18.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BUF

8 mi — Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Population & People

Population

276,854

Median age

34.3

Median household income

$50,041

Poverty rate

26.0%

Unemployment rate

7.3%

Bachelor's degree+

31.2%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$164,200

Median gross rent

$1,046/mo

Homeownership rate

43.05%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,343

HUD Fair Market Rent (Erie County, 10 mi from Buffalo), 2026. Efficiency $1105, 1BR $1139, 2BR $1343, 3BR $1640, 4BR $1869. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.53

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1157.14

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

8 mi away

ROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

63 mi away

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

141 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).