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About Lackawanna
City in New York, United StatesLackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, United States, just south of the city of Buffalo in western New York State. The population was 19,949 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in New York, growing in population by 10% from 2010 to 2020. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The city of Lackawanna is in the western part of Erie County. The town's name derives from the Lackawanna Steel Company, which owned the steel plant around which the city developed. During the early 20th century, the Lackawanna steel plant was the largest in the world. The word "Lackawanna" refers to the steel company's original location in the Lackawanna River Valley…
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Housing in Lackawanna
The median sale price was $180,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Lackawanna
Safety Grade C
Lackawanna reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.
Schools in Lackawanna
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The public schools Lackawanna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 98% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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