Living in Cheektowaga, NY
Suburb in New York
Cheektowaga is a suburb in New York, home to about 76,000 people, with 797,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Cheektowaga a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $193k and rents for $1,640 a month
- Mild summers: highs around 78°F
- Easy flying: BUF is 2 mi away
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Higher taxes: about $3,080 state income tax per resident, 2.57% property tax
- Smaller job market: about 797,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few dog parks: 7 within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Cheektowaga: common questions
What is the cost of living in Cheektowaga?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $193k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,640 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 96, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Cheektowaga?
New York collects about $3,080 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.57% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Cheektowaga safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Cheektowaga?
Cheektowaga has long, snowy winters: winter days average around 34°F and summer days around 78°F, with roughly 95″ of snow a year.
Does Cheektowaga get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.6 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Cheektowaga?
The nearest major airport is BUF, about 2 mi away.
How Cheektowaga scores
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