Welcome to Buffalo, N.Y., a vibrant city filled with things to do and discover!
Buffalo’s arts and culture scene includes one of America’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and some two dozen theater companies, anchored by the magnificent Shea's Performing Arts Center.
You’ll also discover Buffalo’s incredible history of the Underground Railroad, the Erie Canal, the inauguration of Teddy Roosevelt and much more. And Buffalo features world-class architecture by masters like Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and H.H. Richardson, as well as a system of parks and parkways by America’s greatest landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted.
Year round, Buffalo is packed with enents and festivals, like the National Buffalo Wing Festival, the Taste of Buffalo, the Allentown Art Festival, the Juneteenth Festival and the National Garden Festival.
If you’re into sports, you’ll find the Bills, Sabres, AAA baseball’s Bisons, incredible fishing and great watersports. And with attractions like the Buffalo Zoo and the Buffalo Museumof Science, there is plenty for families to do.
When it comes to food, we're justifiably proud of our chicken wings (and no trip to Buffalo is complete without a stop at the Anchor Bar), but we also have hundreds of Independently-owned restaurants, delicious local specialties and vibrant farmers markets to tempt your taste buds.
Housing
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $66,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $81,084; Detached houses: $84,779; Townhouses or other attached units: $100,818; In 2-unit structures: $70,564; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,627; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,152; Mobile homes: $90,526
Demographics
Population in July 2009: 270,240. Buffalo covers 40.6 square miles. Area codes: 716, 585
Weather
Buffalo, NY climate is mild during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 60's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 79.60 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 17.80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 17 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Buffalo is 40.54 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is November with an average rainfall of 3.92 Inches.
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