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Outdoors in Boston
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1900
New York Life Insurance Company Building, New York, N.Y. ; Fort Hill House (Lloyd Neck, N.Y.) ; Unidentified façade, pr…, 1900
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About Boston
Town in New York, United StatesBoston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,948 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns". Boston is southeast of Buffalo.
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How Boston ranks
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Housing in Boston
The median sale price was $385,000 in May 2026.
Schools in Boston
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The public schools Boston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
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