So I tried to write this before I downloaded Lazarus like (e:tinypliny) suggested. I naviagated away from the page and I lost everything I wrote. Now that should never happen with the special little add on for Firefox.
Back to the point. Buffalo was recently listed by Forbes as being number five of top cities within the US where it is hardest to get by. My first feeling was of pride that I am able to make it in the fifth hardest place to get by. My next thought was about number 4, Tampa, who not too long ago experienced tremendous growth and prosperity and has now completely bottomed out. Finally, I thought, WOW! we have tremendous stability and resilience here.
Buffalo is number 6 on top downsized US cities according to Forbes. This is clearly no surprise- as we all know how much of Buffalo is boarded up. They say positively about Buffalo:
Buffalo, for example, saw a 0.8% increase in housing value over the last year. Sure, the median home price is just $106,200, but home values have decreased by 30% in some parts of the country over that same period...
"When I moved to Buffalo, I carried the same misconceptions that most do. What I found was jaw dropping" she says of the city's architecture and cultural offerings. "Efforts to market the region are so important."....
We certainly do have a lot to market. Buffalo is a great city and I think it will remain to be long into the future.
I would guess the toughest places to get by would be LA and NYC and San Fran just because of how costly things are and because so many people go out to LA for fame and never make it
Eh, Buffalo only looks good on paper when the economy is in the shiter. Assessed home values in part of the city have gone up 10%-20% in the last five years, the rest of the city has seen a sharp decline. People are losing their homes due to the water authority and increasing taxes in that small part of the city. And if you have a family, it is extra expensive because you damn well better not send your kids to public schools unless they are a brainiac who can get into Olmstead and City Honors.
Buffalo is a great city. But relative to the rest of the country it is not a desirable place to live if the economy is stable because we are continuously in a recession.
Both (e:leetee) and I think that Buffalo is a great city. We chose to live here and have no regrets.