Best PlacesGrant Ferry, Buffalo, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grant Ferry, Buffalo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Grant Ferry, Buffalo ranks 2,936th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grant Ferry, Buffalo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Grant Ferry, Buffalo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grant Ferry, Buffalo ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Grant Ferry, Buffalo ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Household income$56,079 median, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Grant Ferry, Buffalo
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grant Ferry, Buffalo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,079, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Grant Ferry, Buffalo's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grant Ferry, Buffalo
Grant Ferry, Buffalo runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grant Ferry, Buffalo.
Who works in Grant Ferry, Buffalo, and how
Work in Grant Ferry, Buffalo centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Grant Ferry, Buffalo
Grant Ferry, Buffalo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Grant Ferry, Buffalo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Grant Ferry, Buffalo, month by month
Grant Ferry, Buffalo sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Grant Ferry, Buffalo
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 181 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grant Ferry, Buffalo
Schools across Grant Ferry, Buffalo average a C−, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Native American MagnetD+ · 23% proficient
- International SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Frank A Sedita School #30D− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle Early College High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grant Ferry, Buffalo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grant Ferry, Buffalo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Grant Ferry, Buffalo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Grant Ferry, Buffalo
Is Grant Ferry, Buffalo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grant Ferry, Buffalo ranks 2,936th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and biking, and lowest on empty homes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grant Ferry, Buffalo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,262. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $56,079 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Grant Ferry, Buffalo safe?
Grant Ferry, Buffalo is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $615 per resident a year.
Compare Grant Ferry, Buffalo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grant Ferry, Buffalo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grant Ferry, Buffalo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Grant Ferry, Buffalo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grant Ferry, Buffalo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grant Ferry, Buffalo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grant Ferry, Buffalo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grant Ferry, Buffalo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grant Ferry, Buffalo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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