Cheapest car insurance in Buffalo, New York

New York requires minimum liability coverage of 25/50/10. Rates below are monthly estimates for the 25-55 driver, Full coverage, Fair credit bracket.

Filed per-carrier data
Methodology → All of New York →

Pulled directly from carrier rate filings for this city.

With 278,000 residents, Buffalo sits in the mid-size band where carriers file rates regularly but the field of insurers is a bit shorter than in a major metro. The spread here is wide, 74% between the cheapest and priciest insurer we track, which is exactly the kind of gap a flat citywide average would hide. On average, drivers here pay about 52% more than the national baseline we track.

What do you pay now?
#InsurerPosition in spreadMonthly
01 ProgressiveFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $127.82
02 NYCMFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $209.15
03 GEICOFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $232.09
04 AllstateFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $316.30
05 Preferred MutualFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $356.19
06 TravelersFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $382.23
07 State FarmFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $436.48
08 The HanoverFiled rate, credit/record adjusted $490.01
Rate explainer
Why is your best rate $127.82 and not $209.31?

Buffalo is priced against 8 insurers for the 25-55 driver, Full coverage, Fair credit bracket. Below is every step from the national baseline to your best filed rate.

City vs national baseline, adult/full +$47.77
Age bracket, 25-55 +$0.00
Coverage, Full coverage +$0.00
Credit tier, Fair (modeled) +$61.70
Driving record, Clean (modeled) +$0.00
About these numbers

Rows marked filed come from a per-carrier, per-city import. Rows marked state-average estimate are built by spreading a statewide average across insurers until real per-city data is imported. Credit tier and driving record are always modeled adjustments, never filed. Your real premium depends on your record, exact address and chosen limits.