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Buffalo MEPS

Niagara Falls ARS, NY

The building the Buffalo MEPS occupies.

Buffalo MEPS processes applicants for every branch of the armed services from Niagara Falls ARS, NY. It reports to 4th Battalion in the Eastern Sector.

The civilian staff here work in medical support, testing, records and scheduling, logistics, and security. Buffalo is the second city of New York, on the eastern shore of Lake Erie where the Niagara River begins, twenty minutes from the falls and half an hour from the Canadian border.

Living Here

This station is in Niagara County, in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area.

  • People

    city

    47,987

    Live in the area

    Median age
    40.8
    Median household income
    $49,101
    People per household
    2.09

    api.census.gov · Niagara Falls

  • Housing

    city

    $115,300

    Median home value

    Median rent, two bedroom
    $822 a month

    api.census.gov · Niagara Falls

  • Work

    county

    4.6%

    Unemployment rate

    People in the labour force
    100,549
    As of
    July 2026

    data.bls.gov · Niagara

  • Cost of living

    metro

    96

    Where the national average is 100

    Rents
    81
    Goods
    100
    Utilities
    129

    apps.bea.gov · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

  • Schools

    county

    12.3:1

    Students to each teacher

    Public schools
    51
    School districts
    11
    As of
    2023

    educationdata.urban.org · Niagara

  • Climate

    nearby

    81°F

    Warmest month, average high

    Coldest month, average low
    15°F
    Rain a year
    35.0 in
    Snow a year
    76.1 in

    ncei.noaa.gov · NIAGARA FALLS, NY US