Buffalo, NY
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 34th | |
| | Prior Rank: 24th
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 40th | |
| | Prior Rank: 21st
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Buffalo area had fewer homes with signs of mice, water leaks from inside, water supply stoppage, and room heaters without a flue. Housing in the central city were less likely to have issues with water supply stoppage and room heaters without a flue, compared to the national average. Units outside the central city had fewer signs of rats or mice, water supply stoppage, and room heaters without a flue. Rental homes were less likely to have signs of mice, water supply stoppage, and room heaters without a flue. Owner-occupied homes were less likely to have issues with signs of rats or mice, water supply stoppage, or room heaters without a flue.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Buffalo-area homes had more problems with open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from the outside, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdowns, rooms without working electrical outlets, and roofing, siding, and foundation problems. Central city homes were more likely to have holes in floors and walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from outside, breakdowns in sewage disposal systems, flush toilets, and heating equipment, rooms without working electrical outlets, and roofing, siding, and window problems. Homes outside the central city were more likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls or floor, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from outside, a lack of complete plumbing, heating equipment breakdown, and roofing, siding, and foundation problems when compared to the national average. Rental units were more likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from outside, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdowns, lack adequate kitchen facilities, and roofing, siding, window, and foundation problems. Compared to the national average, owner-occupied homes were more likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from outside, flush toilet breakdowns, heating equipment breakdowns, and roofing, siding, and foundation problems.
Community Information: The Buffalo MSA includes Niagara and Erie counties, New York. In 2011, the MSA included 248,203 occupied dwelling units, 24.1% of which were located in the central city of Buffalo. Of the cities surveyed, the housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest and least heavily rental for the entire MSA, but it ranked among the more heavily rental in the central city. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 3rd-oldest (34.1%) for the MSA and the oldest (71.0%) for the central city. The median house age in the Buffalo MSA was 1954. The percentage of rental units ranked 11th-least heavily rental (31.7%) for the MSA and 15th-most heavily rental (54.8%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Buffalo had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 29th (14.8%) for the entire MSA and 41st (29.2%) for homes in the central city.