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14,894people live here $82,767median household incomeNear US average $886median rent per month▼ 37% below US $248,100median home value▼ 25% below US

Eggertsville is an unincorporated community in Erie County, NY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Eggertsville

Eggertsville is an unincorporated community in New York with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Eggertsville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, cold winters, heavy snowfall, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Short commutes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Cold winters
Heavy snowfall — 95" per year
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Eggertsville compares

Median household income

Eggertsville$82,767

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Eggertsville$886

New York avg$1,621

US$1,413

Median home value

Eggertsville$248,100

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Eggertsville

Based on Eggertsville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$1,772

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $35,440 a year
37% of Eggertsville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$49,620

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $24,810
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 37% below US

$886/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $886 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $248,100. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $248,100 · 37% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Erie County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Erie County (county-wide)

Safety

141 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Eggertsville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Amherst Town Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 2152/100k · Policed by Amherst Town Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 29% below US

18 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 18.4 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

5.6%

Walk

1.7%

Other

1.7%

Public transit

1.0%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 78°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 21°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 49% above US

54% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (6 miles away).

Bottom line

Eggertsville's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold winters. A year of median rent ($886/mo) equals 13% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, people who want short commutes, and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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