THE NORTH BOSTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cattaraugus Hills setting.
North Boston CDP has 4.13 square miles of land in Erie County. Its Census reference point is in Cattaraugus Hills, within Northern Allegheny Plateau.
Rolling hills, broad valleys and low mountains are mantled by glacial deposits. Sandstone, shale and siltstone underlie a mix of open land and woodland across the northern plateau.
Regional context: Northern Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
North Boston and Erie County
North Boston is associated with Erie County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
North Boston by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within North Boston, or 0% of its total area. It is 15 percentage points lower than the 15% recorded for Erie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, North Boston CDP has 11.5% of the land area of nearby Boston town (35.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

