01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
New York does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees are still subject to state income tax on other income sources.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
4
Fact text
- Cheektowaga's name comes from the Seneca word 'Chictawauga,' meaning 'land of the crabapples', possibly the fruitiest town origin story in New York.
- A small Catholic church in town houses what is believed to be one of the largest collections of Holy Relics of the Saints in the entire United States.
- The same restaurant, Holiday Showcase, got hit by two separate tornadoes, in 1987 and again in 2006, making it arguably the unluckiest eatery in western New York.
- The Walden Galleria opened in 1989 and remains the largest mall in the entire Buffalo Niagara region.
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Cheektowaga
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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73457
+
Total Population
$
55459
Median Income
$
118400
Median Home
20
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Cheektowaga
ranks for retirees?
31
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
98
Healthcare
12
Climate
2
Results
Cheektowaga
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
5
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
4
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
98
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
6
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
3
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
78
°F, winters dip to about
21
°F, with roughly
95
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High
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