Snapshot: Google Maps Performance for Buffalo Restaurants

The goal is practical comparability on a single platform: Buffalo against nearby and national baselines, without cross-platform noise. Data collected on 2026-03-27.

Google Maps rating in Buffalo is 4.48, which is +0.00 vs New York and +0.02 vs US.

Scope Average rating Avg reviews per location Sample size
Buffalo 4.48 644 86
New York 4.48 385 798
US 4.46 1,248 7

What is the average Google Maps rating for Buffalo Restaurants?

The average rating shown here is 4.48, calculated from listing-level rating totals across 55,401 published reviews in the current locality-level snapshot. The 5,491 sampled review texts are used separately for themes, quotes, and distribution rows.

City vs Region Benchmark (Google Maps)

Compared with New York, Buffalo is currently at baseline by 0.00 points.

Use this as your nearby-market check before deciding whether a city issue is truly local or part of a wider regional pattern.

City vs Country Benchmark (Google Maps)

Compared with US, Buffalo is currently above baseline by 0.02 points.

This baseline is most useful for quarterly target-setting and national positioning on Google Maps.

Decision Guidance for Operators

Because Buffalo is at New York by 0.00 and above US by 0.02, your next decision should prioritize national positioning on Google Maps.

If city and baseline deltas move in opposite directions over time, treat that as a signal to split reporting by market tier rather than rely on one blended KPI.

Data Methodology

Public Google Maps reviews. Data collected on 2026-03-27.

Ratings and published review totals come from page-level listing data. Themes, quotes, and sampled rating distribution rows come from 5,491 sampled review texts analyzed for this article.

  • Published reviews across analyzed locations: 55,401
  • Review texts analyzed: 5,491
  • Locations in scope: 86
  • City/region/country benchmark rows use the same platform-specific aggregate method.

This is a pooled locality-level snapshot; individual listings may differ sharply.

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