Housing market/New York/ZIP 14221
ZIP 14221 Buffalo, New York
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA · New York. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 14221 · NY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 14221 — Buffalo, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 14221
- 1-unit detached16,42965.0%
- 1-unit attached1,6146.4%
- 2–4 units2,54210.1%
- 5–49 units2,93911.6%
- 50+ units1,7406.9%
- Mobile170.1%
2–4 unit share 10.1% · 5–49 unit share 11.6% · combined 2–49 21.7%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,560 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,438.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 50.5%; ≥50% 31.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,970 (1.263× ACS median gross rent).
Population
55,153 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +2.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 149 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 313 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 495 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 14221 25.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 4.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,560; population increased +2.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 2,542 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,939 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 149 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,970 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,560. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
New York research
ZIP 14221 is a Census / HUD profile for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 14221 — Buffalo, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·New York ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is New York research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 14221?
ZIP 14221 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA) has 55,153 residents, 24,193 households, a renter share of 25.8%, median household income of $101,275, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,560. Vacancy is 4.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 14221?
ACS counts 1,279 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,263 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,899 in 5–9, 553 in 10–19, and 487 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 5,481 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 14221?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,970. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 14221 — Buffalo, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New York ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 14221 is Census / HUD research for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list New York property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.