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Niagara Falls, NY vs Buffalo, NY

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- Household income in Buffalo, is 3% less than it is in Niagara Falls and is 64% below the National Average.
- Niagara Falls unemployment rate is 9.8%.
- Buffalo unemployment rate is 9.5%.
 Niagara Falls, NYBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,325  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,186$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,878  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Niagara Falls, NYBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Niagara Falls, NYBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%13.1%
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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