Buffalo, United States — Livability Score 70/100

Buffalo scores 70/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 258,071. Data confidence: Strong (Tier B).

Core livability metrics for Buffalo

MetricScore
Safety & Security74/100
Daily Living Costs57/100
Housing & Rent91/100
Healthcare65/100
Economy & Jobs86/100
Education72/100
Transport58/100

WellPlaced scores every city on 29 metrics — the 22 additional metrics (climate, air quality, tax burden, governance, digital infrastructure, and more) are available with WellPlaced PRO.