Cheektowaga Named 'Most Livable Small City in America'

Cheektowaga is number 1!

The city tops the list of the "most livable small cities in America," by smartasset.com.

Out of 287 cities, Cheektowaga came in the top spot, judged on the following criteria:

Concentration of entertainment establishments, restaurants, and bars
Income equality
Home affordability
Housing costs
Healthcare establishments
Percentage of residents below the poverty line
Percentage of residents without health insurance
Commute time

WKBW reports Cheektowaga ranked 5th on the survey last year.

Smartasset.com had this to say about the city:

Specifically, Cheektowaga ranks 11th out of 287 small cities for home affordability, with a home value to household income ratio of 2.23. Additionally, Cheektowaga has the 31st-highest concentration of bars as a percentage of all establishments, at 0.8%. Cheektowaga also has the 33rd-lowest percentage in the study of residents without health insurance, at 3.7%.