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Niagara University, NY

Niagara University's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

1,341
Residents
$1,579
Median rent (state)
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Sheet NY-NIAGARA-UNIVERSITY-NY · Niagara University, NY 1,341 pop

POP-VILLAGE · INC-UNK · COL-ABOVE · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · HOME-UNK · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 1,341
  • INC-UNK Income pending
  • COL-ABOVE 107.9
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Niagara University on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,341.

4 peers

Niagara University - the verdict

1,341 people call Niagara University, New York home. Source: Census ACS.

78th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Niagara University, NY

Niagara University is a small town in New York, home to 1,341 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 19.3 years.

New York carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 107.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,579 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $285 across New York, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 69.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Niagara University's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Niagara University, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

Which cities make useful reference points for Niagara University?

Within New York, the closest population matches are Baxter Estates (1,342 residents, $175,125 income); Laurel (1,340 residents, $126,776 income); Deposit (1,345 residents, $46,023 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Mansfield, AR (1,341 residents); East Valley, NV (1,341 residents); Sunset Lake, NJ (1,341 residents). These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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2. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Niagara University?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 54.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

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Population

1,341 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

N/A /yr

Census ACS B19013

Cost of Living Index (state)

107.9 (US=100)

High cost · BEA RPP 2024, New York average

How does Niagara University compare to other US cities?

Where Niagara University sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Median rent 78% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Niagara University against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New York only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

New York-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Niagara University near the bottom of New York's cities

Among the 1,256 New York cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Niagara University ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Niagara University only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,256
0th percentile in New York
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New York only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

Income distribution context

Median household income is not available for Niagara University in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).

Key socioeconomic indicators

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 25.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,341
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
19.3
Poverty Rate
N/A
Labor force participation
25.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
54.5%
Carpool
2.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
43.5%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 347 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

New York statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $285

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New York at $285 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $65 ).

These are New York statewide averages, not a meter reading for Niagara University. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

New York's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.9 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Niagara University is $1,579/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New York statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 / 100 (Moderate).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a New York statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Niagara University sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Niagara University compares to similar-size New York cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Niagara University (this city) 1,341 N/A
Baxter Estates 1,342 $175,125
Laurel 1,340 $126,776
Deposit 1,345 $46,023
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Citation & verification links Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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