Rankings · How Buffalo ranks in PA
Buffalo ranks #28 in Pennsylvania for graduation rate
Buffalo is ranked on 29 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
29
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 15 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Buffalo does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Buffalo marked.
At a glance
Buffalo lands in the top half on 8 of 15 lists
Each dot is Buffalo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Buffalo does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#48/990 People
Most educated#320/1057 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#607/1057 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 92% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Buffalo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 92% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+37.3% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 85% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
49.8 median age
More homes per newcomer than 84% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More seniors than 82% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
25.7% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 76% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
190 days between frosts
Drier than 72% of PA towns
DrierWetter
43 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 64% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 64% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
19.8° January low
Cooler summers than 61% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
Fewer kids than 52% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.8% of residents are under 18
More snow than 51% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
29 in of snow a year
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for graduation rate
Lists where Buffalo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Buffalo out-ranks 5 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.