Buffalo area rankings: ZIP codes and suburbs by home value, rent and income
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area · updated 2026-11-15
Typical home value
$287,000
+3.6% in a year · U.S.: $366,000
Typical rent
$1,451
+4.0% in a year · U.S.: $1,932
Median household income
$72,237
U.S.: $80,734
Population
1,155,653
Census estimate, July 2025
9 rankings for the Buffalo area
- Cheapest ZIP codes in the Buffalo areaFirst place: ZIP code 14303 (Niagara Falls, NY): $111,000 · 74 ZIP codes listed
- Most expensive ZIP codes in the Buffalo areaFirst place: ZIP code 14032 (Clarence Center, NY): $602,000 · 74 ZIP codes listed
- Where home prices are rising fastest in the Buffalo areaFirst place: ZIP code 14081 (Irving, NY): +8.2% · 71 ZIP codes listed
- Cheapest rent in the Buffalo area, by ZIP codeFirst place: ZIP code 14094 (Lockport, NY): $1,025 · 38 ZIP codes listed
- Highest rent in the Buffalo area, by ZIP codeFirst place: ZIP code 14203: $2,243 · 38 ZIP codes listed
- Where rents are rising fastest in the Buffalo areaFirst place: ZIP code 14226 (Buffalo, NY): +16.4% · 24 ZIP codes listed
- Richest ZIP codes in the Buffalo area, by household incomeFirst place: ZIP code 14032 (Clarence Center, NY): $168,711 · 75 ZIP codes listed
- Richest suburbs of Buffalo, by household incomeFirst place: Grand Island, NY: $115,991 · 10 suburbs listed
- Largest suburbs of Buffalo, by populationFirst place: Niagara Falls, NY: 47,987 · 10 suburbs listed
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Sources
Home values: Zillow ZHVI (Sep 2026). Rents: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow). Income and the population of ZIP codes, cities and towns: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents and cities or towns with fewer than 5,000 are not ranked. Compiled by Home Economics.