The Buffalo-Niagara Region
Affordable Living
It’s easy to stretch your dollar in Buffalo, where the cost of living is well below the national average.
In Western New York, you can enjoy the perks of city living without the hefty price tag. Our cost of living is a third lower than the national average.
A Buyer’s (and Renter’s) Market
Looking for safe, convenient, affordable neighborhoods? Western New York boasts a wealth of them.
Our region is among the five most affordable housing markets in the United States. The median price for a single family home is one-third lower than the national median.
A wide range of housing options are available in urban, suburban and small-town settings. Our housing market is as diverse as it is affordable.
- Downtown lofts
- Convenient-to-campus apartment complexes and rental homes
- Turn-of-the-century Victorians
- Suburban family homes in friendly neighborhoods
- Patio homes
- Waterfront condominiums
- Rural living
Relocation Destination
Forbes has ranked Buffalo as the most affordable city in America, while Sperling’s Best Places counts Buffalo among the top five cities to relocate to in America. Among the reasons cited:
650 life sciences companies
Within 90 miles of Buffalo, there are more than 650 life sciences companies, many of which collaborate with local research and academic institutions in a variety of industries, ranging from medical devices and biomedical informatics to drug development and biotechnology. These include more than 160 biomedical firms in the Buffalo Niagara region that employ more than 6,000 people.
More than 20 colleges & universities
The Buffalo Niagara region has nearly 1,000 life sciences graduates each year, plus tremendous academic and research talent in the neighboring areas of Rochester and Syracuse, New York and Toronto and Southern Ontario.
