Quick answer
Prices in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY were 4.2% below the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 95.8, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 81.0, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 95.844 |
| Goods | 99.693 |
| Housing (rents) | 80.989 |
| Utilities | 129.489 |
| Other services | 97.754 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 95.844 |
| 2023 | 94.921 |
| 2022 | 93.994 |
| 2021 | 94.874 |
| 2020 | 94.181 |
| 2019 | 94.570 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.