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    Moving to Tonawanda Town, NY

    Is Tonawanda Town a good place to live?

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    Tonawanda Town ranks #6 of 66 New York cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (71/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.4% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $199,400
    +9.4% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,062
    per month
    Household income
    $76,644
    median
    Unemployment
    3.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Tonawanda Town

    The median home value in Tonawanda Town is $199,400 and median rent is $1,062 a month, against a median household income of $76,644. Homes cost about 2.6× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Tonawanda Town 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 Tonawanda Town, NY

    Tonawanda Town has about 56,973 residents, 3.5% unemployment and 23% 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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