Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY: 2-bedroom payment standards across 95 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA range from $1,030 to $2,010 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.48× the 10th — a gap of $554 a month — which ranks 68th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 95 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,164 to $1,718).
of the area's ZIP codes (21 of 95) sit above $1,441 — 110% of the area median. Because ZIP-level standards are required here, that is a measure of the area's rent spread, not of ZIP codes left behind by a ceiling.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median, which here simply marks the top of the area's rent range — ZIP-level standards are required in this area, so no ZIP is capped by an area-wide figure.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14026 | $2,010 | $1,809–$2,211 | above 110% |
| 2 | 14032 | $2,010 | $1,809–$2,211 | above 110% |
| 3 | 14051 | $2,010 | $1,809–$2,211 | above 110% |
| 4 | 14091 | $2,010 | $1,809–$2,211 | above 110% |
| 5 | 14085 | $1,940 | $1,746–$2,134 | above 110% |
| 6 | 14203 | $1,910 | $1,719–$2,101 | above 110% |
| 7 | 14221 | $1,820 | $1,638–$2,002 | above 110% |
| 8 | 14059 | $1,760 | $1,584–$1,936 | above 110% |
| 9 | 14068 | $1,760 | $1,584–$1,936 | above 110% |
| 10 | 14261 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | above 110% |
| 11 | 14228 | $1,700 | $1,530–$1,870 | above 110% |
| 12 | 14260 | $1,700 | $1,530–$1,870 | above 110% |
| 13 | 14072 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | above 110% |
| 14 | 14112 | $1,580 | $1,422–$1,738 | above 110% |
| 15 | 14127 | $1,540 | $1,386–$1,694 | above 110% |
| 16 | 14075 | $1,520 | $1,368–$1,672 | above 110% |
| 17 | 14222 | $1,520 | $1,368–$1,672 | above 110% |
| 18 | 14216 | $1,510 | $1,359–$1,661 | above 110% |
| 19 | 14227 | $1,510 | $1,359–$1,661 | above 110% |
| 20 | 14226 | $1,500 | $1,350–$1,650 | above 110% |
| 21 | 14224 | $1,480 | $1,332–$1,628 | above 110% |
| 22 | 14174 | $1,440 | $1,296–$1,584 | 110% |
| 23 | 14214 | $1,440 | $1,296–$1,584 | 110% |
| 24 | 14150 | $1,420 | $1,278–$1,562 | 108% |
| 25 | 14033 | $1,390 | $1,251–$1,529 | 106% |
| 26 | 14010 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 27 | 14038 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 28 | 14043 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 29 | 14110 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 30 | 14140 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 31 | 14151 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 32 | 14205 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 33 | 14231 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 34 | 14233 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 35 | 14240 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 36 | 14263 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 37 | 14272 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 38 | 14273 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 39 | 14280 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 105% |
| 40 | 14202 | $1,370 | $1,233–$1,507 | 105% |
| 41 | 14201 | $1,360 | $1,224–$1,496 | 104% |
| 42 | 14209 | $1,340 | $1,206–$1,474 | 102% |
| 43 | 14006 | $1,330 | $1,197–$1,463 | 102% |
| 44 | 14102 | $1,330 | $1,197–$1,463 | 102% |
| 45 | 14028 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | 101% |
| 46 | 14126 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | 101% |
| 47 | 14067 | $1,310 | $1,179–$1,441 | 100% |
| 48 | 14092 | $1,310 | $1,179–$1,441 | 100% |
| 49 | 14213 | $1,310 | $1,179–$1,441 | 100% |
| 50 | 14217 | $1,310 | $1,179–$1,441 | 100% |
| 51 | 14211 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 99% |
| 52 | 14057 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 98% |
| 53 | 14086 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 98% |
| 54 | 14172 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 98% |
| 55 | 14034 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 98% |
| 56 | 14035 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 98% |
| 57 | 14047 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 98% |
| 58 | 14109 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | 97% |
| 59 | 14120 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | 97% |
| 60 | 14223 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | 97% |
| 61 | 14169 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 96% |
| 62 | 14208 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 96% |
| 63 | 14220 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 96% |
| 64 | 14225 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 96% |
| 65 | 14027 | $1,250 | $1,125–$1,375 | 95% |
| 66 | 14094 | $1,240 | $1,116–$1,364 | 95% |
| 67 | 14132 | $1,240 | $1,116–$1,364 | 95% |
| 68 | 14219 | $1,230 | $1,107–$1,353 | 94% |
| 69 | 14305 | $1,230 | $1,107–$1,353 | 94% |
| 70 | 14031 | $1,220 | $1,098–$1,342 | 93% |
| 71 | 14061 | $1,220 | $1,098–$1,342 | 93% |
| 72 | 14170 | $1,220 | $1,098–$1,342 | 93% |
| 73 | 14215 | $1,210 | $1,089–$1,331 | 92% |
| 74 | 14008 | $1,200 | $1,080–$1,320 | 92% |
| 75 | 14210 | $1,200 | $1,080–$1,320 | 92% |
| 76 | 14025 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 77 | 14095 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 78 | 14107 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 79 | 14144 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 80 | 14206 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 81 | 14212 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 82 | 14304 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 90% |
| 83 | 14069 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 89% |
| 84 | 14111 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 89% |
| 85 | 14131 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 89% |
| 86 | 14055 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 89% |
| 87 | 14207 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 89% |
| 88 | 14218 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 89% |
| 89 | 14204 | $1,140 | $1,026–$1,254 | 87% |
| 90 | 14080 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 86% |
| 91 | 14303 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 86% |
| 92 | 14108 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 83% |
| 93 | 14301 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 82% |
| 94 | 14302 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 82% |
| 95 | 14139 | $1,030 | $927–$1,133 | 79% |
How Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY compares
Its internal spread of 1.48× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 68 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.15×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.