City Score: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY scores 29 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 29 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

  • What Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is up against: 64 out of 100 — Better than 28% of cbsas, down 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 28 out of 100 — Better than 45% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 35 out of 100 — Better than 30% of cbsas, up 1 points
  • Christian liberty: 15 out of 100 — Better than 2% of cbsas, down 7 points

What takes Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Property crime down 18 percentile points (What Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is up against)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 10 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Divorces down 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 55 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

  1. East Aurora, NY — 44, Liberty
  2. Alden, NY — 39, Liberty
  3. Angola, NY — 39, Liberty
  4. Boston, NY — 39, Liberty
  5. Chaffee, NY — 39, Liberty
  6. Clarence Center, NY — 39, Liberty
  7. Clarence, NY — 39, Liberty
  8. Colden, NY — 39, Liberty
  9. East Amherst, NY — 39, Liberty
  10. East Concord, NY — 39, Liberty
  11. Eggertsville, NY — 39, Liberty
  12. Elma Center, NY — 39, Liberty
  13. Farnham, NY — 39, Liberty
  14. Grandyle Village, NY — 39, Liberty
  15. Hamburg, NY — 39, Liberty
  16. Highland-on-the-Lake, NY — 39, Liberty
  17. Holland, NY — 39, Liberty
  18. Lake View, NY — 39, Liberty
  19. Lawtons, NY — 39, Liberty
  20. Marilla, NY — 39, Liberty
  21. North Collins, NY — 39, Liberty
  22. Sloan, NY — 39, Liberty
  23. Spring Brook, NY — 39, Liberty
  24. Springville, NY — 39, Liberty
  25. University at Buffalo, NY — 39, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/buffalo-cheektowaga-ny. Methodology.

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