North BostonNY
A town of 2,358, settled in 1832.
Is North Boston a good place to live?
9.7% of residents are under 18 in North Boston, below both the New York town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 6 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher median age than North Boston. We don’t grade North Boston yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave North Boston for work
Where North Boston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Highmark Stadium and 43 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Boston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw32 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
2 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
15 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
15 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansPhoto credits
Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to North Boston: who provides what
North Boston is unincorporated, so Erie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Boston.
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of North Boston’s workers commute out
The median commute is under 15 miles. Jobs based in North Boston grew to 648 in 2023, 374 more than in 2013. Only 4% of working residents stay in North Boston for work; the rest commute out. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.6%.
| North Boston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in North Boston
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 17° and about 168 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in North Boston: inland flooding
FEMA puts 76% of North Boston’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy North Boston is
In North Boston, 28% of adults feel lonely. The town beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 84% of adults had a checkup this year locally, above both New York’s towns (81%) and U.S. towns (79%).
| North Boston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | North Boston | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.4% of the land in North Boston is protected from building
One park or preserve covers 8 acres in North Boston.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Boston Stadium | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in North Boston sells for about $238K at the median
North Boston’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,359 a month. Among households in the town, 73% are owner-occupiers.
| North Boston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,359 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Boston
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of North Boston
About 4 of every 100 North Boston residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About North Boston
Census-designated place in New York, United States
North Boston is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Boston in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Boston had a population of 2,529. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. North Boston is on the northern town line, located around the junction of NY Routes 277 and 391.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- ZIP code
- 14110
North Boston’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with North Boston.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Boston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boston | #333 | B | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Hamburg | #220 | B+ | C | B− | B | A |
Boston reports no FBI crime data of its own. North Boston isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Boston with a neighbor →
Questions about North Boston
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Is North Boston, NY a good place to live?
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