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About Tonawanda
City in New York, United StatesTonawanda is a city in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,129 at the 2020 census. It is at the northern edge of Erie County, south across the Erie Canal (Tonawanda Creek) from North Tonawanda, east of Grand Island, and north of Buffalo. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
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Housing in Tonawanda
The median sale price was $264,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Tonawanda
Safety Grade B-
Tonawanda reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Tonawanda
All Tonawanda schools →School Grade C
The public schools Tonawanda’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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