Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Kenmore grades B overall, 292nd of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country and it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $78K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 65% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $209K, 2.9 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kenmore, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Chapel Road Apartment Houses is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Kenmore beats most towns.
Where Kenmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Kenmore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 318 in 1900, a peak of 21,261 in 1960, 15,205 in 2020. The archive holds 20 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kenmore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
13 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
6 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
6 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kenmore, 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 Kenmore.
Kenmore gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of New York and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.7% of its 12,316 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
19% of adults binge drink in Kenmore. Kenmore beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Kenmore.
| Kenmore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Kenmore | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with depression | 21.2% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kenmore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 6,927 working residents takes 18.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Kenmore for work: only 3% work in town. Kenmore’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Kenmore has lost 229 jobs, to 2,409 in 2023.
| Kenmore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Buffalo weather station, 7 miles away, records that 95 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Kenmore has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Kenmore is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 16% of Kenmore residents are 65 or older. Kenmore has lost 2.6% of its people since 2020, down to 14,808 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Kenmore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Kenmore | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 23.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Kenmore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mang Park | 0.5 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
12 within 15 miles of the center of Kenmore
About 6 of every 100 Kenmore residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
3 notable people were born in Kenmore.
Village in New York, United States
Kenmore is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,205 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. Kenmore is in the south part of the town of Tonawanda, and together with the town it is often referred to as "Ken-Ton". It is bordered to the south by the city of Buffalo. The village is in the northwest part of Erie County. The village has received accolades: In 2009, the American Planning Association named Kenmore "One of the Top 10 Great Neighborhoods" in the United States. The village is also one of the country's 100 most densely populated incorporated places.
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One town shares a border with Kenmore.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore | #292 | B | C+ | B− | C+ | A |
| Tonawanda Town | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tonawanda Town isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kenmore with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Kenmore grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #292 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, B− for safety and C+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $209,000, 60% 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 C+.
3 notable people were born here, including Chris Lee and Christopher A. Kojm.
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