Niagara County, New York
Lockport / Pendleton / WheatfieldHomes For Sale
The Niagara County seat and the three towns around it — a city built on the Erie Canal's Flight of Five, and about 100 square miles of town land reaching south to Tonawanda Creek.
67,112
Population
2020 US Census, four municipalities combined
20,876
City of Lockport
2020 US Census
108.2 sq mi
Land area
US Census Bureau, four combined
Lockport
County seat
Niagara County
Where it is
The area’s lines, and what it is near.
The outline is the real administrative boundary from OpenStreetMap, not a circle drawn around a pin.
Driving from the centre of Lockport
- University at Buffalo, North Campus30min14.4 mi
- Walden Galleria35min23.1 mi
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport37min17.1 mi
- Niagara Falls39min23.4 mi
- Downtown Buffalo42min29.4 mi
- Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park56min35.9 mi
Free-flow driving times and distances from the Mapbox Directions API, measured September 2026 from the town-centre point shown on the map. Expect longer at peak, and longer again in winter.
Listings
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A local’s perspective
Getting to know Lockport / Pendleton / Wheatfield.
This page covers four neighbouring municipalities in Niagara County: the City of Lockport, which is the county seat, the Town of Lockport that surrounds it, and the towns of Pendleton and Wheatfield to the south and west. Their combined 2020 census population was 67,112 — 20,876 in the city, 20,563 in the Town of Lockport, 18,638 in Wheatfield and 7,035 in Pendleton.
Lockport takes its name from the Erie Canal locks built to carry boats up the sixty-foot drop of the Niagara Escarpment. The original double flight of five locks was completed in 1825; two larger modern locks, 34 and 35, replaced one side in 1918, and the remaining Flight of Five, Locks 67 through 71, is the largest intact section of the historic canal. Lockport was incorporated as a city in 1865.
The Town of Lockport was established in 1824 from the towns of Cambria and Royalton. Pendleton was set apart from the town of Niagara in 1827 and is named for Sylvester Pendleton Clark, one of its first settlers. Wheatfield was formed from the town of Niagara in 1836 and takes its name from its clay loam soil, which was well suited to growing wheat. Tonawanda Creek, the line between Niagara and Erie counties, forms the southern border of the Town of Lockport and of Pendleton.
In the team's own words: find the newest homes for sale and real estate listings in Lockport, Pendleton and Wheatfield. In this competitive market it's important to stay on top of the newest listings, and to alert us on anything you would like to see.
If you would like more information on any of these Lockport, Pendleton and Wheatfield homes for sale, just request information on the listing details page of the property. We can provide you with information that's not available to the public including disclosures, past sales history, dates and prices of homes recently sold nearby, and more.
At a glance
- County
- Niagara County, NY
- Municipalities
- City of Lockport; towns of Lockport, Pendleton and Wheatfield
- Hamlets
- Pendleton Center, Wendelville, Bergholz, Shawnee, St. Johnsburg
- Formed
- Lockport town 1824, Pendleton 1827, Wheatfield 1836; city 1865
- School districts
- Lockport City, Starpoint, Niagara-Wheatfield
- To UB North
- About 30 minutes
Thinking about Lockport?
Disclosures, past sale history, and the dates and prices of homes sold nearby are not on the public portals. They are one call away.
Call (716) 531-2898Highlights
Why people choose Lockport.
The county seat
The City of Lockport is the seat of Niagara County, a city of 8.4 square miles and 20,876 people at the centre of the four municipalities on this page.
Built on the Flight of Five
The city exists because of the locks that lift the Erie Canal sixty feet up the Niagara Escarpment. Locks 67 through 71, completed in 1825, are the largest intact section of the historic canal, and modern Locks 34 and 35 still carry boats today.
Four municipalities, one page
One city and three towns, each with its own government, tax bill and services. The listings grid covers all four, and we confirm which one a property is actually in.
Three main school districts
Lockport City School District serves the city and most of the Town of Lockport; Starpoint Central covers almost all of Pendleton; Niagara-Wheatfield Central is the primary district in Wheatfield, with Starpoint serving part of it too.
Canal trail between Lockport and Pendleton
A four-mile section of the Erie Canalway Trail, ten feet wide and paved, opened in 2016 between Stevens Street in Lockport and Fisk Road in Pendleton.
Listings move, and we watch them
The team's own framing: stay on top of the newest listings, and tell us what you want to see. The grid on this page is that feed, live, across all four municipalities.
Neighborhoods
One area, 6 places with their own name.
A mailing address and a municipality are not the same thing in Lockport. This is which is which.
City
City of Lockport
The Niagara County seat, incorporated as a city in 1865 and built around the Erie Canal locks. Its own city government, city taxes and city school district.
Town
Town of Lockport
Established 1824 from Cambria and Royalton, 44.9 square miles surrounding the city on every side, with Tonawanda Creek as its southern border.
Communities
South Lockport, Rapids and Wrights Corners
Town of Lockport settlements: South Lockport borders the south side of the city, Rapids sits on the town's south border, and Wrights Corners is on the north town line at Route 78 and Ridge Road.
Town
Town of Pendleton
Set apart from the town of Niagara in 1827. The Erie Canal crosses its eastern side and Tonawanda Creek forms its southern edge. Hamlets include Pendleton Center on Route 270, Wendelville near Tonawanda Creek, and Mapleton in the north-west.
Town
Town of Wheatfield
Formed from the town of Niagara in 1836. Its hamlets include Shawnee and St. Johnsburg on Niagara Falls Boulevard (US 62), Walmore on Lockport Road, and Sawyer beside North Tonawanda.
Hamlet
Bergholz
A hamlet in north-western Wheatfield, settled by German immigrants in 1843.
Lifestyle
What is actually in Lockport.
The Lockport Locks District
The Flight of Five, the Erie Canal Discovery Center on Canal Street, the Locks District Museum and lock-tender tours where visitors work the wooden gates by hand.
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises
Boat trips on the canal that pass through the modern locks and under the city's lift bridges.
The Lockport Cave raceway
A man-made hydraulic tunnel cut beneath the city between 1858 and 1900 to carry canal water to local industry, now a visitor attraction.
Trails
The Erie Canalway Trail between Lockport and Pendleton, and Pendleton's Trolley Trail, a paved and gravel multi-use path linking the city, the canal trails and Pendleton Center's parks.
Day Road Park and Oppenheim Park
Day Road Park is a 48-acre Town of Lockport park with soccer fields, walking paths and pickleball courts; Oppenheim Park is a 92-acre park in Wheatfield with shelters, fishing and a splash park.
Downtown Lockport
The restored Palace Theatre, the Kenan Center and Ida Fritz Park, home of the Taste of Lockport each August.
Schools
Which district serves Lockport / Pendleton / Wheatfield.
Public districts
Lockport City School District
Serves the City of Lockport and most of the surrounding Town of Lockport.
Starpoint Central School District
Covers almost all of Pendleton, most of Cambria and sections of Lockport and Wheatfield. Its campus is on Mapleton Road.
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District
Serves the towns of Niagara and Wheatfield; the high school is on Saunders Settlement Road in Sanborn.
Edges of the Town of Lockport
Akron Central, Newfane Central and Royalton-Hartland Central also draw from parts of the town.
Nearby higher education
Niagara County Community College (SUNY Niagara), Sanborn
University at Buffalo, North Campus
Before you write an offer
The district follows the address, not the town name
Several districts cross these municipal lines, and a Lockport mailing address can sit in the city, the town or a neighbouring district. We confirm the assigned district and school for the exact address, in writing.
District and school assignments are set by the districts and can change. Nothing here is a rating or a recommendation of any school. Verify the assignment for a specific address with the district before you rely on it — or ask us and we will confirm it in writing. See the New York State Fair Housing Notice.
Before you sign
The parts that are not the house.
HOAs and associations
Whether Lockport comes with dues.
Across the city and the three towns, most single-family property carries no homeowners association. Where one applies it is usually a condominium, townhome or planned-subdivision association.
- Where an association does apply, we pull the documents, the current dues and any special assessment on file before you commit — not after the inspection period has already started.
- A City of Lockport address carries city taxes and city services; the three towns each carry their own. Not an HOA, but the line people most often mistake for one here.
- On larger rural lots the questions that matter are rarely dues. Septic, well or public water, easements and drainage are what decide the real cost of a property.
- Dues and coverage vary by association and change year to year, so we quote them from the current documents for that specific property.
New construction
Building new in Lockport.
With the city at the centre and about 100 square miles of town land around it, a new home here can be a subdivision house in one of the towns or a custom build on a purchased parcel.
- On a build-on-your-own-lot, percolation, septic approval and the distance of the utility runs decide the budget long before finishes do.
- Each of the three towns has its own zoning, permits and setback rules. They are worth confirming with the right town before you commit to a parcel, not after.
- A builder’s on-site agent represents the builder. Bring your own representation to the first visit; on most builder contracts you cannot add it afterwards.
Nearby
Also worth a look beside Lockport.
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Tonawanda / KenmoreCharming riverside streets with quick access to the Niagara corridor.Explore
Akron / NewsteadA village centre and wide rural town in Erie County's northeast corner.Explore
Market trends
What the Lockport market is doing.
Live, not last quarter
The grid above is the market.
There is no median price or days-on-market figure printed on this page on purpose. Those move week to week, and a number typed into a web page last quarter is a number that will be wrong when you need it. What is on this page is the live MLS feed for Lockport, updated as listings change.
The rest of the picture — what has actually been selling, what it sold for, how long it sat, and the disclosures and sale history that public portals do not publish — comes from the MLS, and we will walk you through it for the streets you are looking at.
Ask for the Lockport numbersThinking of selling
What your Lockport home is worth today.
An instant estimate is a starting point, not a price. It does not know what you did to the kitchen, and it does not know what the house three streets over actually closed at. Start with the estimate, then we will price it against the real comparable sales.
Questions
Lockport / Pendleton / Wheatfield, answered.
The questions buyers and sellers actually open with, answered straight rather than hedged.
What school district is Lockport, Pendleton or Wheatfield in?
It depends on the address. Lockport City School District serves the city and most of the Town of Lockport; Starpoint Central covers almost all of Pendleton and sections of Lockport and Wheatfield; Niagara-Wheatfield Central serves the towns of Niagara and Wheatfield. Akron Central, Newfane Central and Royalton-Hartland Central also draw from edges of the Town of Lockport. We confirm the assigned district and school for a specific address before you make an offer.
Is Lockport a city or a town?
Both exist, and they are separate municipalities. The City of Lockport, incorporated in 1865, is the Niagara County seat; the Town of Lockport, established in 1824, surrounds it on every side. They have different governments, different tax bills and largely different services, and a Lockport mailing address does not by itself say which one a property is in.
What are the hamlets in Pendleton and Wheatfield?
Pendleton's hamlets include Pendleton Center on Route 270, Wendelville near Tonawanda Creek, Mapleton, Beach Ridge and Hoffman. Wheatfield's include Bergholz, Shawnee, St. Johnsburg, Walmore and Sawyer. None of them is separately incorporated; each is governed by its town.
How far is Lockport from Buffalo?
Measured driving from downtown Lockport: about 30 minutes to UB North Campus, 37 to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, 39 to Niagara Falls and 42 to downtown Buffalo. Those are free-flow times from the Mapbox Directions API and will run longer at peak.
What is the Flight of Five?
Erie Canal Locks 67 through 71 in the City of Lockport, completed in 1825 to carry boats up the sixty-foot Niagara Escarpment. It is the largest intact section of the historic canal. Two modern locks, 34 and 35, replaced one side of the original double flight in 1918 and still carry boats today.
How do I hear about new Lockport, Pendleton and Wheatfield listings first?
In the team's own words: in this competitive market it's important to stay on top of the newest listings and to alert us on anything you would like to see. Register on the search site for email alerts when new homes come on the market in these four municipalities, or call James Hoffman at (716) 531-2898 — the team can provide information that is not available to the public, including disclosures, past sales history, and the dates and prices of homes recently sold nearby.
Next step
Buying or selling in Lockport / Pendleton / Wheatfield?
James Hoffman and The House Hoffman Team has closed over 2,773 transactions and has ranked in HUNT’s top five for closed volume and transactions for more than a decade. The office is at 8780 Sheridan Drive in Williamsville, inside the town.