# More news/proof that people are leaving NY **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 3, 2006, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-news-proof-that-people-are-leaving-ny/15432 "2006-08-03T08:17:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 39
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-news-proof-that-people-are-leaving-ny/15432/39 "2006-08-04T10:14:00Z")
> [@LXTASY](#): > > Wow, I must be the only person that has actually come to Buffalo…granted it was my job that brought me here but I did leave the greatest city on Earth to be here (Minneapolis). In the 2 years I’ve been here it’s been pretty good and easy to survive. I’ve lived in a couple of other cities (Cleveland, Detroit) and honestly have enjoyed Buffalo more than both those places. There’s so much more here than what most realize…I have never really understood the negative attitude here. Low cost of living, beaches, warm water, Alleghany/Letchworth close by, pro sports, not overpopluted, low amounts of traffic, 4 seasons, snowmobile trails, active downtown nightlife, etc… It is nice to hear someone not from here say good things about the area. About low cost of living… It is a double edged sword. My parents bought their house here in WNY at about the same time my aunts and uncles bought their homes in other states. They have paid not even half the real estate taxes over the years that my parents have paid. They have recently sold their homes and made a small fortune because of the huge increase in value. I am talking about numbers near or over $1,000,000. My dad won’t get $350,000 for his. I have paid over $20000 in real estate taxes in the last nine years so when I sell my home I will be lucky to break even. If I bought a house in a better area(not WNY) it would surely have a much bigger return. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-news-proof-that-people-are-leaving-ny/15432)._