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    Is Cheektowaga a good place to live?

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    Cheektowaga ranks #8 of 66 New York cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (66/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.3% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $169,200
    +11.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,025
    per month
    Household income
    $66,293
    median
    Unemployment
    3.8%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Cheektowaga

    The median home value in Cheektowaga is $169,200 and median rent is $1,025 a month, against a median household income of $66,293. Homes cost about 2.6× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Cheektowaga crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across New York the 2025 rate was 368 violent and 1,567 property crimes per 100,000 people — #18 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Cheektowaga, NY

    Cheektowaga has about 76,251 residents, 3.8% unemployment and 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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