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Buffalo has the oldest housing stock in America

Buffalo has the oldest housing stock of any major city in America, according to new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo has the oldest housing stock of any major city in America, according to new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Nearly two-thirds of the housing units within the City of Buffalo — 64.1 percent — were built prior to 1940. That's almost eight percentage points higher than the figure for any other U.S. city with a population greater than 250,000.

These statistics come from the five-year version of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey, the current source of official data at the local level. All figures are limited to cities themselves — and do not include suburbs or other portions of their metropolitan areas.  You can read the full story on Buffalo Business First's website.

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