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About Niagara Falls
City in New York, United StatesNiagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the Western New York region. While the city was formerly inhabited by Native Americans, Europeans who migrated to the Niagara Falls in the mid-17th century began to open businesses and develop infrastructure. Later in the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists and businessmen began harnessing the power of the Niagara River for electricity and the city bega…
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Housing in Niagara Falls
The typical Niagara Falls home is worth about $174,000, up 5.4% in a year, 67% below the New York typical home.
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Safety in Niagara Falls
Safety Grade D
Niagara Falls reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
Schools in Niagara Falls
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The public schools Niagara Falls’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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