Town guide

Cheektowaga, New York

Cheektowaga is a town in Erie County, New York, home to about 88,989 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14043, 14225 and 14227, and parts of 14206, 14211, 14212 and 14215 are in Cheektowaga too.

Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population88,9893,022 per sq mi

Median home value$185,000Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$204Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking78%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Cheektowaga

7 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Depew, NY14043 Seller’s market $204/sq ft −0.6% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 82% sold over asking Competition 97/100

Mostly Cheektowaga; also Lancaster

Buffalo, NY14225 Seller’s market $202/sq ft +8.6% vs. last year 2.2 months of supply · 78% sold over asking Competition 94/100

All in Cheektowaga

Buffalo, NY14227 Seller’s market $227/sq ft +18.4% vs. last year 1.2 months of supply · 75% sold over asking Competition 98/100

All in Cheektowaga

Buffalo, NY14206 Seller’s market $122/sq ft +2.6% vs. last year 3.3 months of supply · 52% sold over asking Competition 83/100

Mostly Buffalo; part is in Cheektowaga

Buffalo, NY14211 Balanced $99/sq ft +10.0% vs. last year 4.5 months of supply · 52% sold over asking Competition 77/100

Mostly Buffalo; part is in Cheektowaga

Buffalo, NY14212 Seller’s market $137/sq ft +18.2% vs. last year 3.1 months of supply · 63% sold over asking Competition 88/100

Mostly Buffalo; part is in Cheektowaga

Buffalo, NY14215 Balanced $115/sq ft −10.8% vs. last year 5.4 months of supply · 65% sold over asking Competition 79/100

Mostly Buffalo; part is in Cheektowaga

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cheektowaga. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Cheektowaga at a glance

Town · Erie County, NY

Population	88,9893,022 per square mile
Land area	29 square miles
Median household income	$69,239average $82,672
Median home value	$185,000as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,067/month
Homes lived in by owners	72%
Single-family houses	66% of homes
Median year built	1960
Average household	2.21 people
Median age	39.5
Average commute	20 minutes11% work from home
Adults with a degree	29%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the county subdivision; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Cheektowaga

Distances

Nearest major airport	Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)2 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Buffalo, NY6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Philadelphia, PA274 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cheektowaga; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cheektowaga

U.S. Representative · New York’s 26th DistrictTimothy M. Kennedy (D)
U.S. SenatorCharles E. Schumer (D)
U.S. SenatorKirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
GovernorKathy Hochul (D)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cheektowaga had 89,877 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 23rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Erie County grew from 433,686 residents in 1900 to 954,236 in 2020.

Erie County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 95 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buffalo, NY weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Erie County

418,202 jobs at 22,497 businesses in Erie County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

973 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cheektowaga’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Erie County Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Buffalo4.4 miles
Upstate New York Va Healthcare System (Western Ny Va Healthcare System)VA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Buffalo4.7 miles
Mercy Hospital of BuffaloGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Buffalo5.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	51
Specialist doctors	114
Dentists	78
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	168
Mental health providers	250
Physical and occupational therapists	245
Optometrists	25
Chiropractors	42
Pharmacies	36

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Cheektowaga

Parks (41 nearby)

Stiglmeier Park · 276 acres1.6 mi
Cheektowaga Town Park · 70 acres2.3 mi
Schiller Park · 38 acres2.9 mi
North Creek South Creek Park · 23 acres0.5 mi
Firemens Park · 18 acres2.0 mi
Walden Park · 16 acres2.9 mi

Grocery stores (19 nearby)

Walmart Supercenter0.3 mi
Tops0.9 mi
Wegmans1.1 mi
Price Rite1.4 mi

Pharmacies (11 nearby)

Walmart Pharmacy0.3 mi
Walgreens0.9 mi
Rite Aid1.8 mi
Rite Aid2.1 mi

Libraries (6 nearby)

North Cheektowaga Library (Cheektowaga)1.9 mi
Anna M. Reinstein Memorial Library2.0 mi
South Cheektowaga Library (Cheektowaga)2.1 mi
Julia Boyer Reinstein Library2.3 mi
James M. Mead Branch Library (Buffalo & Erie)3.5 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

Buffalo AKG Art Museum2.0 mi
Buffalo Fire Museum3.2 mi
Iron Island Museum3.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

Open-air ampitheater1.9 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1839.

Notable people born here

Chelsea Noble (1964) · actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Cheektowaga

Public schools here are run by Depew Union Free School District, Cleveland Hill Union Free School District, Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (17)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Cayuga Heights Elementary SchoolDepew	Pre-K–5	846	Public	3.0 mi
Cleveland Hill Elementary SchoolCheektowaga	Pre-K–5	661	Public	2.9 mi
Maryvale Primary SchoolCheektowaga	Pre-K–2	568	Public	1.0 mi
Theodore Roosevelt SchoolCheektowaga	Pre-K–2	312	Public	2.3 mi
Union East Elementary SchoolCheektowaga	Pre-K–4	963	Public	0.6 mi
John A Sciole Elementary SchoolDepew	K–3	401	Public	2.4 mi
Maryvale Intermediate SchoolCheektowaga	3–5	490	Public	2.0 mi
Cheektowaga Middle SchoolCheektowaga	5–8	677	Public	0.6 mi
Cleveland Hill Middle SchoolCheektowaga	6–8	305	Public	2.9 mi
Depew Middle SchoolDepew	6–8	421	Public	2.8 mi
John F Kennedy Middle SchoolCheektowaga	6–8	299	Public	2.6 mi
Maryvale Middle SchoolCheektowaga	6–8	518	Public	2.0 mi
Cheektowaga High SchoolCheektowaga	9–12	682	Public	0.6 mi
Cleveland Hill High SchoolCheektowaga	9–12	398	Public	2.9 mi
Depew High SchoolDepew	9–12	581	Public	2.7 mi
John F Kennedy Senior High SchoolCheektowaga	9–12	353	Public	2.6 mi
Maryvale High SchoolCheektowaga	9–12	660	Public	2.0 mi

Private schools (5)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Aspire of Wny/Ctr for LearningCheektowaga	Pre-K	131	Nonsectarian	2.2 mi
Beyond Learning CenterDepew	Pre-K	202	Nonsectarian	1.0 mi
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament SchoolDepew	Pre-K–2	28	Roman Catholic	1.9 mi
Stanley G. Falk SchoolCheektowaga	7–12	136	Nonsectarian	3.1 mi
The Arc Erie County New YorkCheektowaga	Ungraded	147	Nonsectarian	1.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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