What percentage of people rent in University at Buffalo, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in University at Buffalo, NY, 2020–2024
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100.0% (±13.0 points) of the occupied homes in University at Buffalo, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 304 renting households against 0 that own their home.

In University at Buffalo, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 100.0% (±13.0 points)
Renting households: 304 (±177)

Who rents and who owns in University at Buffalo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	University at Buffalo	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	100.0% (±13.0 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	304 (±177)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	0 (±19)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	—	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In University at Buffalo, the renter share is higher than in Erie County (34.2%).

It is also higher than in New York (45.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Erie County, University at Buffalo ranks 1 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 3 of 414.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in University at Buffalo has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	100.0% (±20.3 points)	100.0% (±13.0 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,178 (±$200)	$2,047 (±$1,180)	+73.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near University at Buffalo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with University at Buffalo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
University at Buffalo	—	100.0% (±13.0 points)	—
Eggertsville	2.5 mi	26.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Williamsville	3.7 mi	36.2% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Tonawanda Town	4.6 mi	26.9% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Tonawanda	4.6 mi	27.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Village of Kenmore	4.9 mi	31.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Tonawanda	4.9 mi	26.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower
North Tonawanda	5.5 mi	29.9% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Harris Hill	5.8 mi	29.6% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eggertsville, NY (26.5%), Village of Williamsville, NY (36.2%), Tonawanda Town, NY (26.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	University at Buffalo	100.0% (±13.0 points)
2	Clarence (community)	41.0% (±9.2 points)
3	Harris Hill	29.6% (±5.7 points)
4	Cheektowaga (community)	28.9% (±1.6 points)
5	North Boston	27.0% (±9.4 points)
6	Tonawanda Town	26.9% (±2.3 points)
7	Eggertsville	26.5% (±4.6 points)

Showing 7 of 19 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

University at Buffalo is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Amherst, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about University at Buffalo

How many renters are there in University at Buffalo?

University at Buffalo has an estimated 304 (±177) renting households, 100.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in University at Buffalo?

In University at Buffalo, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 100.0% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for University at Buffalo CDP, New York (place:76280, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.