| Index | Delaware Park | Buffalo | New York |
| Cost of living index | 97 | 85 | 119 |
| Index | Delaware Park | Buffalo | New York |
| Goods & Services index | 98 | 98 | 109 |
| Groceries index | 97 | 97 | 108 |
| Health care index | 86 | 86 | 99 |
| Housing index | 91 | 50 | 145 |
| Transportation index | 103 | 103 | 108 |
| Utilities index | 109 | 109 | 102 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $42,783 | $3,565 | $998 | $1,284 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New York | 4% | 8.875% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New York | 4% | 8.82% |
| Item | Buffalo | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $15.88 | $16.09 | 1.3% |
| Beauty Salon | $37.27 | $37.33 | 0.2% |
| Toothpaste | $1.68 | $2.45 | 31.5% |
| Shampoo | $0.89 | $1.00 | 11.4% |
| Movie | $10.92 | $10.28 | 6.2% |
| Bowling | $3.71 | $4.93 | 24.8% |
| Item | Buffalo | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.36 | $3.80 | 11.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.23 | $1.40 | 11.9% |
| Milk | $1.95 | $2.01 | 2.9% |
| Potatoes | $2.87 | $3.01 | 4.6% |
| Pizza | $10.66 | $9.89 | 7.8% |
| Beer | $8.86 | $8.90 | 0.5% |
| Item | Buffalo | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $60.23 | $102.16 | 41.0% |
| Doctor | $86.67 | $108.36 | 20.0% |
| Dentist | $78.97 | $92.53 | 14.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.50 | $9.28 | 8.4% |
| Lipitor | $418.39 | $425.82 | 1.7% |
| Item | Buffalo | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $72,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 60.7% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,359.27 | $1,202.44 | 13.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $710.00 | $949.00 | 25.2% |
| Item | Buffalo | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.36 | $2.24 | 4.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $45.30 | $46.29 | 2.1% |
| Item | Buffalo | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $151.54 | $165.96 | 8.7% |
| Phone | $37.33 | $28.68 | 30.1% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 49,180 | 84 | -16% |
| Sloan, NY | 3,606 | 84 | -16% |
| Lackawanna, NY | 17,992 | 85 | -15% |
| South Lockport, NY | 7,680 | 86 | -14% |
| Blasdell, NY | 2,616 | 86 | -14% |
| Buffalo, NY | 258,989 | 85 | -15% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chula Vista, CA | 260,598 | 136 | 36% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 260,954 | 87 | -13% |
| Jersey City, NJ | 261,666 | 146 | 46% |
| Orlando, FL | 263,306 | 98 | -2% |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 253,585 | 98 | -2% |
| Buffalo, NY | 258,989 | 85 | -15% |