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Best places to live in Greater Buffalo

34 places with 781,648 residents within about 30 km of Buffalo, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Buffalo, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1North Tonawanda
    New York, 30,785 residents    66
  2. 2West Seneca
    New York, 44,711 residents    66
  3. 3East Amherst
    New York, 24,914 residents    65
  4. 4Tonawanda
    New York, 14,907 residents    64
  5. 5Amherst (New York)
    New York, 122,366 residents    62
  6. 6Hamburg (New York)
    New York, 9,576 residents    61
  7. 7Kenmore (New York)
    New York, 15,160 residents    61
  8. 8Buffalo (New York)
    New York, 258,071 residents    60
  9. 9Sloan (New York)
    New York, 3,601 residents    60
  10. 10Eggertsville
    New York, 15,019 residents    60

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For retired couples

  1. 1North Tonawanda
    New York, 30,785 residents    66
  2. 2West Seneca
    New York, 44,711 residents    65
  3. 3Tonawanda
    New York, 14,907 residents    65
  4. 4Niagara Falls
    New York, 48,916 residents    63
  5. 5East Amherst
    New York, 24,914 residents    63
  6. 6Buffalo (New York)
    New York, 258,071 residents    63
  7. 7Hamburg (New York)
    New York, 9,576 residents    63
  8. 8Orchard Park
    New York, 3,206 residents    62
  9. 9Grandyle Village
    New York, 4,629 residents    59
  10. 10Kenmore (New York)
    New York, 15,160 residents    59

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For remote workers

  1. 1North Tonawanda
    New York, 30,785 residents    71
  2. 2West Seneca
    New York, 44,711 residents    69
  3. 3East Amherst
    New York, 24,914 residents    68
  4. 4Buffalo (New York)
    New York, 258,071 residents    67
  5. 5Tonawanda
    New York, 14,907 residents    67
  6. 6Niagara Falls
    New York, 48,916 residents    67
  7. 7Hamburg (New York)
    New York, 9,576 residents    64
  8. 8Kenmore (New York)
    New York, 15,160 residents    63
  9. 9Grand Island (New York)
    New York, 20,813 residents    63
  10. 10Lackawanna
    New York, 17,965 residents    63

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For commuters

  1. 1Amherst (New York)
    New York, 122,366 residents    81
  2. 2Buffalo (New York)
    New York, 258,071 residents    79
  3. 3Cheektowaga
    New York, 75,178 residents    75
  4. 4Eggertsville
    New York, 15,019 residents    74
  5. 5West Seneca
    New York, 44,711 residents    74
  6. 6North Tonawanda
    New York, 30,785 residents    73
  7. 7Kenmore (New York)
    New York, 15,160 residents    72
  8. 8East Amherst
    New York, 24,914 residents    71
  9. 9Williamsville (New York)
    New York, 5,254 residents    71
  10. 10Lackawanna
    New York, 17,965 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Amherst (New York)
    New York, 122,366 residents    71
  2. 2Buffalo (New York)
    New York, 258,071 residents    71
  3. 3Cheektowaga
    New York, 75,178 residents    66
  4. 4West Seneca
    New York, 44,711 residents    65
  5. 5Kenmore (New York)
    New York, 15,160 residents    60
  6. 6Eggertsville
    New York, 15,019 residents    59
  7. 7Lackawanna
    New York, 17,965 residents    58
  8. 8Harris Hill
    New York, 5,508 residents    56
  9. 9Tonawanda
    New York, 14,907 residents    56
  10. 10East Amherst
    New York, 24,914 residents    56

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1North Tonawanda
    New York, 30,785 residents    66
  2. 2Niagara Falls
    New York, 48,916 residents    60
  3. 3Amherst (New York)
    New York, 122,366 residents    60
  4. 4West Seneca
    New York, 44,711 residents    59
  5. 5Eggertsville
    New York, 15,019 residents    58
  6. 6Cheektowaga
    New York, 75,178 residents    58
  7. 7East Amherst
    New York, 24,914 residents    57
  8. 8Kenmore (New York)
    New York, 15,160 residents    57
  9. 9Tonawanda
    New York, 14,907 residents    57
  10. 10Buffalo (New York)
    New York, 258,071 residents    57

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Towns in Greater Buffalo