As Kate, Robert and Cynthia Evans finish unpacking from their Seattle-to-Buffalo move, two national stories mention Buffalo as an attractive and affordable city. The over-heated housing markets in California and the Northeast Corridor are forcing young families, retirees and recent immigrants to look for affordable living elsewhere.
The New York Times’ Saying Goodbye California Sun, Hello Midwest showcases a house on Depew Avenue as an example of what $500,000 can get you in a lower priced city:
MSNBC lists Buffalo as a “Bohemian Bargain” in its Cheap Places to Live Rich article:
Don’t let Buffalo’s reputation as a frigid Lake Erie town fool you. There’s plenty of heat here*particularly in the arts. Keep your toes tappin’ at one of the major concert venues in Buffalo, which routinely bring jazz, chamber music, rock, blues, and bluegrass sounds to town. For more urbane fare, take in a touring Broadway show at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, a restored 1926 movie palace. And Buffalo isn’t the year-round icebox you think. The “snowbelt” actually lies south of the city.
It appears as though our story is trickling out.