City: Buffalo
State: New York
Best Cities Overall Rank: 73
About Buffalo:
Buffalo is the birthplace of windshield wipers, electric streetlights, and, of course, Buffalo wings.
With 2,139 acres of parkland, Buffalo takes pride in its largest attraction, Niagara Falls.
It is also home to the Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, a quality facility.
County: Erie
Population: 270,919
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitors' bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: The Buffalo News
Buffalo blogs:
Buffalo's Facebook page: Follow Buffalo on Facebook
Buffalo's Twitter page: Follow Buffalo on Twitter
Education rank: 39
High School graduation rate 2008: 52%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 0
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 10
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 3.69
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 264
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
Total Expenditures Per Student: $20,151
Health rank: 45
Quality children's hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.37
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0
Safety rank: 83
Violent Crimes, 2008: 3,716
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1,371.62
Sex Offenders: 591
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 218.15
Economy rank: 48
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 20.1
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 9.2
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 912.96
Median Home Sale Price: $68,900
5-Year Home Value Index: 2.85%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 26.2%
Recreation Rank: 66
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 2139
Parkland per 100,000: 789.53
