Erie County, New York
Tonawanda / KenmoreHomes For Sale
Bordered by the Erie Canal and the Niagara River, with the school district everyone calls Ken-Ton — the northern inner-ring suburb of Buffalo.
72,636
Population
2020 US Census
1836
Established
Separated from Buffalo
20.3 sq mi
Town area
US Census Bureau
1.5 sq mi
Of that, water
Town of Tonawanda
Where it is
The town line, 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 Tonawanda
- University at Buffalo, North Campus15min4.4 mi
- Downtown Buffalo22min11.9 mi
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport22min8.2 mi
- Walden Galleria23min10.4 mi
- Niagara Falls31min16.4 mi
- Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park40min22.1 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
On the market in Tonawanda.Live from the MLS.
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A local’s perspective
Tonawanda / Kenmore, in the team’s own words.
Located near the northern border of Erie County, Tonawanda and its constituent village of Kenmore are bordered to the north by Tonawanda Creek (part of the Erie Canal) and to the west by the Niagara River.
The Town of Tonawanda and Village of Kenmore share a school district affectionately referred to as “Ken-Ton”.
Tonawanda was established in 1836 after separating from the town of Buffalo (now city) and sits across from its sister City of Tonawanda.
The Town is comprised of 1.5 square miles of water and contains many green spaces, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, public pools, and pavilions — perfect to enjoy events from June through October, depending on the (sometimes unpredictable) Western New York forecast.
At a glance
- County
- Erie County, NY
- Village within the town
- Kenmore
- Neighborhoods
- Brighton, Kenilworth, Parkview and more
- ZIP codes searched
- 14150 · 14223 · 14217
- School districts
- Ken-Ton, Sweet Home
- Water frontage
- Niagara River, Erie Canal
Thinking about Tonawanda?
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) 309-5489Highlights
Why people choose Tonawanda.
Two waterfronts
Tonawanda Creek — part of the Erie Canal — runs the northern border and the Niagara River the western one. 1.5 of the town's 20.3 square miles is water.
Ken-Ton
The Town of Tonawanda and the Village of Kenmore share one school district, and the name people actually use for the area comes from it.
Fifteen minutes to UB North
Measured driving from the centre of the town. The airport and downtown are both about 22.
Separated from Buffalo in 1836
The town was established that year after separating from the then-town of Buffalo, and until 1903 it also included what is now the City of Tonawanda.
Parks, pools and pavilions
Green spaces, playgrounds, sports fields, public pools and pavilions across the town, running a programme from June through October.
Named neighbourhoods, not subdivisions
Brighton, Kenilworth, Parkview, Green Acres, Old Town and Sheridan Parkside are established parts of the town with their own identities rather than developer names.
Neighborhoods
One town, 6 places with their own name.
A mailing address and a municipality are not the same thing in Tonawanda. This is which is which.
Village
Kenmore
The town's only incorporated village, with its own village government inside the Town of Tonawanda. Delaware Avenue is its high street.
Neighborhood
Brighton
Eastern Tonawanda around Brighton Road, toward the Amherst line.
Neighborhood
Kenilworth
Between Kenmore and the Buffalo city line in the town's south.
Neighborhoods
Parkview and Green Acres
Established residential areas in the centre and north of the town.
Neighborhood
Sheridan Parkside
Along Sheridan Drive, the town's main east-west route.
Separate city
City of Tonawanda
Not part of this town. The city was carved out of the north of the Town of Tonawanda in 1903 and has its own government and school district — a Tonawanda address can mean either, so we confirm which.
Lifestyle
What is actually in Tonawanda.
The Erie Canal at Tonawanda Creek
The town's northern border is a working piece of the canal system.
Niagara River waterfront
The western border of the town, with river frontage and the parkway along it.
Public pools and pavilions
Part of a town recreation programme that runs June through October.
Delaware Avenue, Kenmore
The village high street, with shops and restaurants along a walkable centre.
Parks, playgrounds and sports fields
Green space distributed across the town rather than concentrated in one large park.
Sheridan Drive corridor
The main east-west route through the town and its principal shopping and services run.
Schools
Which district serves Tonawanda / Kenmore.
Public districts
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District
The district shared by the town and the Village of Kenmore, universally called Ken-Ton.
Sweet Home Central School District
Draws from the eastern side of the town, which it shares with Amherst.
Nearby higher education
University at Buffalo, North Campus
About 15 minutes.
Erie Community College, North Campus
Daemen University
Before you write an offer
Ken-Ton is not the whole town
The eastern side is Sweet Home Central. And the City of Tonawanda has a separate district again. 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 Tonawanda comes with dues.
The Town of Tonawanda is an inner-ring suburb built out largely before homeowners associations were common, so most property here carries no HOA at all. Where one applies it is usually a condominium or townhome association.
- We pull the association documents, the current dues and any special assessment on file before you commit — not after the inspection period has already started.
- A Kenmore village address carries village tax and village services on top of the town's. That is not an HOA, but it is the line people most often mistake for one here.
- Condominium and townhome associations carry their own budgets and reserve positions. The reserve study, not the monthly figure, is what tells you where dues are going next.
- 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 Tonawanda.
At 20.3 square miles and 72,636 people, the Town of Tonawanda is the most fully built-out town on this site. New construction here is infill and rebuild on existing lots rather than new subdivisions — there is very little unplatted land left.
- On an infill or teardown lot, the site decides the build: setbacks, drainage, the age of the utility laterals in the street, and what the neighbouring structures do to the envelope.
- Older established streets often carry deed restrictions dating back decades. We read them before you design around them.
- 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 Tonawanda.
Amherst / WilliamsvilleHome base for the team. Top-rated schools and tree-lined suburban streets.Explore
BuffaloFrom waterfront lofts to historic neighborhoods. The heart of it all.Explore
ClarenceRolling countryside estates minutes from Buffalo, prized for privacy and land.Explore
Cheektowaga / DepewConvenient, connected, and consistently one of the region's best values.Explore
Market trends
What the Tonawanda 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 Tonawanda, 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 Tonawanda numbersThinking of selling
What your Tonawanda 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
Tonawanda / Kenmore, answered.
The questions buyers and sellers actually open with, answered straight rather than hedged.
What is Ken-Ton?
The Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, shared by the Town of Tonawanda and the Village of Kenmore. The nickname is used for the area as well as the district. It does not cover the whole town — the eastern side is Sweet Home Central — and it does not cover the City of Tonawanda at all.
What is the difference between the Town and the City of Tonawanda?
They are two separate municipalities. The city was carved out of the north of the town in 1903 and has its own government, tax bill and school district. A “Tonawanda” address can mean either, so we confirm which one a property is actually in before anything else.
Is Kenmore part of Tonawanda?
Kenmore is an incorporated village inside the Town of Tonawanda, with its own village government, village taxes and village services on top of the town's. It is part of the town, but a village address is a different bill and a different set of services from a town-only address.
How far is Tonawanda from downtown Buffalo and UB?
Measured driving from inside the town: about 15 minutes to the University at Buffalo's North Campus, 22 to downtown Buffalo, 22 to Buffalo Niagara International Airport and 31 to Niagara Falls. Those are free-flow times from the Mapbox Directions API in September 2026 and will run longer at peak.
Does the town have waterfront?
Yes, on two sides. Tonawanda Creek, part of the Erie Canal, runs the northern border and the Niagara River runs the western one. Of the town's 20.3 square miles, 1.5 is water.
What is the Tonawanda and Kenmore market doing right now?
The grid on this page is the live MLS feed for Tonawanda and Kenmore, so it is the current market rather than a figure typed in last quarter. For what has actually been selling — disclosures, sale history, and the dates and prices of homes sold nearby that public portals do not publish — call James Hoffman at (716) 309-5489.
Guides
Reading on Tonawanda / Kenmore.
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Next step
Buying or selling in Tonawanda / Kenmore?
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.