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2026 Rankings

Buffalo Home Safety Rankings - 155 ZIPs

Name: Buffalo Home Safety Rankings - 155 ZIPs
Creator: ZipCheckup
Published: 2026-10-15
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Buffalo (New York) includes 155 tracked ZIP codes and 72 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: B (70/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	19	26%
C	51	69%
D	4	5%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	14028	Burt	83	B
2	14067	Gasport	83	B
3	14105	Middleport	83	B
4	14108	Newfane	83	B
5	14126	Olcott	83	B
6	14301	Niagara Falls	83	B
7	14302	Niagara Falls	83	B
8	14303	Niagara Falls	83	B
9	14008	Appleton	82	B
10	14012	Barker	82	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	14063	Fredonia	50	D	115 violations
2	14048	Dunkirk	50	D	115 violations
3	14081	Irving	53	D	39 violations
4	14072	Grand Island	53	D	41 violations
5	14170	West Falls	65	C	5 violations
6	14034	Collins	65	C	4 violations
7	14033	Colden	65	C	4 violations
8	14006	Angola	65	C	4 violations
9	14225	Buffalo	66	C	2 violation(s)
10	14223	Buffalo	66	C	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	47	38
Stage 2 DBP Rule	46	38
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	36	23
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	35	23
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	14	6
PFOA	8	8
PFNA	8	8
Dichloroacetic Acid	8	8

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0070 mg/L (below EPA action level)
2 of 99 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
39% of housing built before 1950
67% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Buffalo, NY — 44 ZIP codes
Niagara Falls, NY — 5 ZIP codes
Batavia, NY — 2 ZIP codes
Lockport, NY — 2 ZIP codes
Tonawanda, NY — 2 ZIP codes
Akron, NY — 1 ZIP code
Alden, NY — 1 ZIP code
Alexander, NY — 1 ZIP code
Angola, NY — 1 ZIP code
Appleton, NY — 1 ZIP code
Arcade, NY — 1 ZIP code
Athol Springs, NY — 1 ZIP code
Attica, NY — 1 ZIP code
Barker, NY — 1 ZIP code
Basom, NY — 1 ZIP code
Bliss, NY — 1 ZIP code
Boston, NY — 1 ZIP code
Bowmansville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Brant, NY — 1 ZIP code
Burt, NY — 1 ZIP code
Centerville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Chaffee, NY — 1 ZIP code
Clarence, NY — 1 ZIP code
Clarence Center, NY — 1 ZIP code
Colden, NY — 1 ZIP code
Collins, NY — 1 ZIP code
Collins Center, NY — 1 ZIP code
Corfu, NY — 1 ZIP code
Cowlesville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Crittenden, NY — 1 ZIP code

...and 75 more cities

All 155 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	14028	Burt	83	B	1
2	14067	Gasport	83	B	0
3	14105	Middleport	83	B	0
4	14108	Newfane	83	B	1
5	14126	Olcott	83	B	0
6	14301	Niagara Falls	83	B	0
7	14302	Niagara Falls	83	B	0
8	14303	Niagara Falls	83	B	0
9	14008	Appleton	82	B	1
10	14012	Barker	82	B	1
11	14092	Lewiston	82	B	1
12	14120	North Tonawanda	82	B	2
13	14132	Sanborn	82	B	4
14	14172	Wilson	82	B	4
15	14174	Youngstown	82	B	1
16	14304	Niagara Falls	82	B	1
17	14305	Niagara Falls	82	B	1
18	14094	Lockport	81	B	5
19	14131	Ransomville	81	B	5
20	14001	Akron	67	C	0
21	14004	Alden	67	C	0
22	14025	Boston	67	C	0
23	14026	Bowmansville	67	C	0
24	14031	Clarence	67	C	0
25	14032	Clarence Center	67	C	0
26	14043	Depew	67	C	0
27	14047	Derby	67	C	0
28	14051	East Amherst	67	C	0
29	14057	Eden	67	C	0
30	14059	Elma	67	C	0
31	14068	Getzville	67	C	0
32	14075	Hamburg	67	C	0
33	14086	Lancaster	67	C	0
34	14091	Lawtons	67	C	0
35	14139	South Wales	67	C	0
36	14150	Tonawanda	67	C	0
37	14217	Buffalo	67	C	0
38	14219	Buffalo	67	C	0
39	14221	Buffalo	67	C	0
40	14224	Buffalo	67	C	0
41	14226	Buffalo	67	C	0
42	14227	Buffalo	67	C	0
43	14228	Buffalo	67	C	0
44	14260	Buffalo	67	C	0
45	14052	East Aurora	66	C	1
46	14127	Orchard Park	66	C	1
47	14201	Buffalo	66	C	2
48	14202	Buffalo	66	C	2
49	14203	Buffalo	66	C	2
50	14204	Buffalo	66	C	2
51	14206	Buffalo	66	C	2
52	14207	Buffalo	66	C	2
53	14208	Buffalo	66	C	2
54	14209	Buffalo	66	C	2
55	14210	Buffalo	66	C	2
56	14211	Buffalo	66	C	2
57	14212	Buffalo	66	C	2
58	14213	Buffalo	66	C	2
59	14214	Buffalo	66	C	2
60	14215	Buffalo	66	C	2
61	14216	Buffalo	66	C	2
62	14218	Buffalo	66	C	2
63	14220	Buffalo	66	C	2
64	14222	Buffalo	66	C	2
65	14223	Buffalo	66	C	2
66	14225	Buffalo	66	C	2
67	14006	Angola	65	C	4
68	14033	Colden	65	C	4
69	14034	Collins	65	C	4
70	14170	West Falls	65	C	5
71	14072	Grand Island	53	D	41
72	14081	Irving	53	D	39
73	14048	Dunkirk	50	D	115
74	14063	Fredonia	50	D	115
75	14005	Alexander	—	—	0
76	14009	Arcade	—	—	0
77	14011	Attica	—	—	1
78	14013	Basom	—	—	—
79	14020	Batavia	—	—	1
80	14024	Bliss	—	—	—
81	14027	Brant	—	—	—
82	14030	Chaffee	—	—	—
83	14035	Collins Center	—	—	—
84	14036	Corfu	—	—	0
85	14037	Cowlesville	—	—	0
86	14039	Dale	—	—	—
87	14040	Darien Center	—	—	0
88	14041	Dayton	—	—	—
89	14042	Delevan	—	—	27
90	14054	East Bethany	—	—	0
91	14055	East Concord	—	—	—
92	14056	East Pembroke	—	—	—
93	14058	Elba	—	—	2
94	14060	Farmersville Station	—	—	—
95	14061	Farnham	—	—	—
96	14062	Forestville	—	—	30
97	14065	Freedom	—	—	—
98	14066	Gainesville	—	—	—
99	14069	Glenwood	—	—	—
100	14070	Gowanda	—	—	26
101	14080	Holland	—	—	4
102	14082	Java Center	—	—	—
103	14085	Lake View	—	—	—
104	14098	Lyndonville	—	—	2
105	14101	Machias	—	—	27
106	14102	Marilla	—	—	—
107	14103	Medina	—	—	2
108	14109	Niagara University	—	—	—
109	14111	North Collins	—	—	3
110	14113	North Java	—	—	—
111	14125	Oakfield	—	—	2
112	14129	Perrysburg	—	—	26
113	14130	Pike	—	—	—
114	14134	Sardinia	—	—	—
115	14135	Sheridan	—	—	—
116	14136	Silver Creek	—	—	34
117	14138	South Dayton	—	—	3
118	14141	Springville	—	—	0
119	14143	Stafford	—	—	0
120	14145	Strykersville	—	—	—
121	14166	Van Buren Point	—	—	—
122	14167	Varysburg	—	—	—
123	14168	Versailles	—	—	—
124	14169	Wales Center	—	—	—
125	14171	West Valley	—	—	—
126	14173	Yorkshire	—	—	21
127	14261	Buffalo	—	—	0

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Buffalo Home Safety Rankings - 155 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/buffalo/

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@misc{zipcheckup-rankings-metro-buffalo,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Buffalo Home Safety Rankings - 155 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/buffalo/}
}

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