Richest suburbs of Buffalo, by household income
Median household income, 2020–24 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates · updated 2026-11-15
Grand Island, NY has the highest median household income of the 10 suburbs ranked in the Buffalo area: $115,991, 1.6 times the figure for the metro area as a whole ($72,237).
The 10 highest run from $115,991 to $49,101; the lowest of all 10 is $49,101; the highest is 2.4 times that.
4 of the 10 suburbs are above the U.S. median household income of $80,734; the median suburb in the Buffalo area is at $70,258.
The median household income in Buffalo itself is $50,041.
Richest suburbs of Buffalo, by household income: the 10
| Rank | City or town | Median household income | Typical home value | Typical rent (monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Island, NY | $115,991 | – | $1,991 |
| 2 | Hamburg, NY | $112,292 | – | $1,371 |
| 3 | East Aurora, NY | $103,949 | $447,000 | – |
| 4 | Williamsville, NY | $98,850 | $417,000 | $2,144 |
| 5 | Depew, NY | $73,556 | $271,000 | $1,696 |
| 6 | North Tonawanda, NY | $66,961 | $285,000 | $1,341 |
| 7 | Lancaster, NY | $66,148 | – | $1,599 |
| 8 | Lockport, NY | $62,410 | $271,000 | $1,025 |
| 9 | Tonawanda, NY | $58,326 | – | $1,306 |
| 10 | Niagara Falls, NY | $49,101 | $173,000 | $1,180 |
- Under $62k
- $62k–$67k
- $67k–$84k
- $84k–$110k
- $110k+
- Not ranked
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Richest suburbs (household income) in other metro areas
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- Houston, TX
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- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Riverside, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
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- Baltimore, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- San Antonio, TX
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- Sacramento, CA
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- Cincinnati, OH
- Kansas City, MO
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- Indianapolis, IN
- Nashville, TN
- Cleveland, OH
- San Jose, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Jacksonville, FL
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Milwaukee, WI
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond, VA
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- Salt Lake City, UT
- Fresno, CA
- Birmingham, AL
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Source and method
Median household income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates; figures for 2020–24. Cities and towns in the Buffalo area with at least 5,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (10); Buffalo itself is left out. The metro area is the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.