Where has Buffalo looked like this before?
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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Buffalo | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 276,854 | 232,229 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 6.5% | 4.7% | 60 | ||
| Median household income | $50,041 | $56,779 | 9 | ||
| Poverty rate | 26.0% | 19.6% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.2% | 30.3% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 2.5% | 7.2% | 10 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $164,200 | $212,800 | 9 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,046 | $1,098 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.6% | 10.3% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.3% | 12.8% | 27 |
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| Metric | 2010–2017 | 2017–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | -2.4% | +6.7% | +2.5% |
| Housing units | -5.1% | +3.6% | +6.5% |
| Median household income | +14.1% | +46.0% | +40.4% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +18.4% | +111.1% | +75.8% |
| Median gross rent | +13.8% | +42.3% | +41.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +18.7% | +20.8% | +16.0% |
| Worked from home | -5.6% | +352.9% | +239.0% |
| Poverty rate | +4.6% | -16.1% | -15.9% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.2 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 7.0 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 9.6 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 23.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.6 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.6 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.4 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 22.7 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne, IN | 81 | 268,589 | +5.0% | $61,422 | 29.0% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 74 | 252,037 | +7.5% | $59,268 | 39.5% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 73 | 311,224 | +4.7% | $52,909 | 41.8% |
| Knoxville, TN | 73 | 195,185 | +7.4% | $54,039 | 34.6% |
| Columbus, GA | 73 | 203,711 | +2.8% | $58,073 | 30.5% |
| Rochester, NY | 73 | 208,772 | -0.8% | $47,213 | 30.0% |
| Greensboro, NC | 73 | 301,198 | +9.0% | $61,515 | 41.0% |
| Newark, NJ | 71 | 310,178 | — | $52,060 | 19.7% |
| Des Moines, IA | 71 | 212,421 | +2.8% | $65,932 | 29.7% |
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA | 71 | 201,528 | +2.5% | $55,485 | 24.7% |