Buffalo Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Buffalo home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Buffalo
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Buffalo home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $1,938/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $1,451/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Buffalo vs New York vs the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This metro | $287k | +3.6% | $1,451/mo |
| New York | $525k | +5.6% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Buffalo?
No - the typical Buffalo-area home value is up 3.6% over the past 12 months, at $287k (September 2026).
Is the Buffalo housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 3.6% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Buffalo?
Typical rent in the Buffalo metro is $1,451 a month (September 2026), +3.8% over 12 months.
How much income do you need to buy a home in Buffalo?
About $75k a year to afford the typical home with 20% down, spending no more than 30% of income on housing (September 2026).
Nearby and similar metros
New York City, NY · Rochester, NY · Albany, NY · Syracuse, NY · Indianapolis, IN · Des Moines, IA · Lakeland, FL · Louisville, KY
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026; income needed and listing data). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. Figures are for the Buffalo, NY metro area. How we calculate.