CITY PROFILE
Buffalo, NY
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Buffalo is a mid-size metro with moderately priced housing—you'll find it neither cheap nor expensive relative to other major US metros. Expect a temperate four-season climate with often-cloudy skies and moderate rainfall, so plan for gray winters and bring an umbrella year-round. If you're drawn to a smaller, walkable city with reasonable housing costs and don't mind cloud cover, this metro is worth your consideration.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $288K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,444/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.2°C · warmest 22.3°C · coolest -3.8°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 947 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.59 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #50 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy88
- Affordable to rent78
- Climate comfort42
- Plenty of sunshine31
- Big-city amenities88
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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