| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
| Livability | 79- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- High Graduation Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
Buffalo Livability | 76- Low Cost of Living
- Stable Housing Market
- High Graduation Rates
- High Income per Capita
Rochester Livability |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Buffalo Amenities | B-- Yes, there are some amenities close to
Rochester Amenities |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| A+- 86
- 94
- 97
- 101
- 64
- 95
- 94
Buffalo Cost Of Living | A+- 89
- 102
- 98
- 99
- 61
- 108
- 92
Rochester Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| F- 736
- 24
- 40
- 193
- 479
- 3,211
- 480
- 2,178
- 552
- 3,947
Buffalo Crime | F- 731
- 31
- 33
- 227
- 440
- 3,581
- 443
- 2,489
- 649
- 4,312
Rochester Crime |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| D-- $25,654
- $39,677
- $31,030
- $27,011
- 4%
Buffalo Employment | F- $24,916
- $37,395
- $30,379
- $26,781
- 6%
Rochester Employment |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $101,000
- $801
- 42%
- 58%
- 2.2
Buffalo Housing | A+- $88,100
- $875
- 36%
- 64%
- 2.3
Rochester Housing |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| C+- 106
- n/a
- n/a
- 77.8%
- 25.3%
Buffalo Schools | D+- 131
- n/a
- n/a
- 74.5%
- 23.7%
Rochester Schools |
| Metrics | Buffalo | Rochester |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| F- 38%
- 49
Buffalo User rating | D-- 51%
- 36
Rochester User rating |
