A Ranking of the Toughest Places to Live in the U.S.

Step into Broadway-Fillmore, and the echoes of Buffalo’s golden era are deafening. Once a Polish-American stronghold, the neighborhood now contends with staggering vacancy rates and generational poverty.

Around 7,000 residents navigate a landscape of boarded-up businesses and failing infrastructure. Crime here isn’t explosive—it’s chronic: petty theft, break-ins, drug activity. What remains are vestiges of cultural pride: historic churches, Kielbasa shops, and community gardens clinging to relevance.