Top 5 Worst Places To Live In Western New York

The housing market in Western New York is about to hit high gear as the weather warms back up and if you are looking to make a move in Western New York there are some places you might want to avoid.

Every year Niche.com, put out a list of the Best Places To Live In The Buffalo Area and ranked the best to the worst.

Familiar names like Amherst, Orchard Park, and Clarence all made the top of the list but what about the bottom half?

We decided to check out the other half of the list and found the worst places to live in Western New York.

The good news is that no suburb of Buffalo got below a B- grade from Niche.com. That means most towns are better than average.

So let's take a peek at the Bottom five places to live in Western New York.

5. Cambria - Cambria got good marks for public schools and was a good place to raise families. The biggest thing that hurt their grade was a lack of nightlife and diversity. Cambria got a C+ grade in those categories. Overall Cambria got a B grade.

4. Sanborn - Overall Sanborn was given a B grade. Housing and nightlife were two categories that brought down its overall grade. Sanborn did get an A for public schools.

3. Brant - The lack of jobs and bad weather really brought down Brant's overall score. Overall Brant was named the 3rd worst Buffalo suburb with an overall grade of B-.

2. Evans - Weather played a big part in why Evans was named the 2nd worst suburb in Western New York. Evans got a D+ for weather and overall received a grade of B-.

The Worst Suburb in Western New York is:

North Collins

1. North Collins - Low scores for Public Schools and weather dropped North Collings to the bottom of the list. Again, it is not bad since North Collin's overall grade was a B-.