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Blasdell is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 369th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 63% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $70K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $170K, 2.4 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. Blasdell is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 115 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse. Blasdell’s property crime rate is 18.3 per 1,000 residents, above both New York’s towns (7.5) and U.S. towns (9.9).
Where Blasdell beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Blasdell is from typical.
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Census counts: 415 in 1900, a peak of 3,910 in 1970, 2,539 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blasdell. Close and well known come first.
Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw23 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
6 mi MuseumUSS The Sullivans
6 mi Stadium & arenaSahlen FieldHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain · Sahlen Field: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blasdell, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Blasdell.
Blasdell gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
The Buffalo weather station, 12 miles away, records that 95 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Blasdell has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Blasdell is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,188 working residents takes 21.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Blasdell for work: only 3% work in town. Blasdell’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Buffalo (21%), Hamburg (21%) and Amherst (9%).
| Blasdell | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 10,509 U.S. towns with household incomes like Blasdell’s, it is healthier than 76%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Blasdell beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Blasdell adults binge drink.
| Blasdell | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Blasdell | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.8% |
| More adults with depression | 23% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blasdell.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blasdell Fireman's Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Grafton Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.4 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 77% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
61% of households own their home in Blasdell.
| Blasdell | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $803 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Blasdell
About 5 of every 100 Blasdell residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Blasdell is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blasdell had a population of 2,539. The name is derived from Herman Blasdell, the first station master of the Erie and Pennsylvania railroad depot. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. Blasdell is in the northern part of the town of Hamburg and is bordered to the north by the city of Lackawanna, directly south of Buffalo. The village calls itself the "Gateway to the Southtowns" of Erie County.
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2 towns share a border with Blasdell.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blasdell | #369 | B− | B− | C+ | B | B |
| Lackawanna | #715 | D | B− | C | D | C− |
| Hamburg | #220 | B+ | C | B− | B | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Blasdell grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #369 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $170,000, 68% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Ron Wolfley and Matt Jaworski.
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