I was born and raised in Miami FL, went to Buffalo for college 2012-2019. Loved Buffalo it definitely is underrated and gets unwarranted hate from people who have never been. Love Buffalo and still miss it, again that’s coming from a Miami resident lol
Because Buffalo is the best city on Earth. It's my home where my heart is. Few years ago I had to move to Syracuse NY, but still miss Buffalo every day.
Another benefit…a 90 minute drive to Toronto for great food, baseball games, and culture. Toronto is top two for the best cities for food in North America!
As someone that went to UB originally from NYC and currently living in NYC this video brings so much joy and old memories ❤ i am thinking about buying a home in Amherst or Williamsville and hopefully create a family there. I love Buffalo and its community feel. Such an underrated city overlooked by the state government
Hey, great job on the video! You are definitely a great ambassador for the city of Buffalo. It does look like a great town. Just the right size, not to big and yet, not too small. Keep up the good work on the videos.
I'm a weirdo who loves the snow here. I love the cozy feeling of being snowed in while toasty warm inside. Most of the suburbs get their plows out early and often. And while we sometimes get a ton of snow, it's not really super cold here compared to say North Dakota.
Been here since June 2022, I will add that the city takes pride in its own identity. There are Buffalo statues everywhere, 716, Buffalo Bills and Sabres art everywhere. The people here love their sports teams. I drive the city buses here and still learning this and that but I will say I’d love to buy a home in Amherst
Some of my earliest memories of Buffalo were driving through there on the way to visit family in Detroit way back in the 70’s. There were tons of steel mills at that time and it always kind of seemed like the twilight zone to me. I guess it’s changed a lot if you young professionals are digging it now!
I currently live in Miami, Florida, but next month, I'll be relocating to Buffalo because of my job. I had the chance to visit Buffalo last week, and it was definitely a beautiful place. Very old fashion. Also cold, but nothing some layering can't help. I'll be honest, although I loved the place, moving out to another state to live on my own has me pretty scared, but I'm hoping that once things are in motion and I find my routine in Buffalo, I'll come to love the place and feel comfortable. And this video certainly helps.
I’m sooo glad that this video helps! It will absolutely be an adjustment and that’s scary, but Buffalo is such a warm hearted city that will embrace and welcome you with open arms!
Grew up in Williamsville. I'll echo the help your neighbor comment. Mom my went out for groceries just before the blizzard of 77 hit. Got stranded on a side street. Went up to a random house and knocked on the door. They let her in and the husband brought her home in his truck. If you can tolerate the snow, everything you said about the community is true.
I am from India and had been to buffalo in 2016 & 2018 as part of work where i worked in hsbc 95 washington street and used to stay in williamsville , windsong apartments and i cherish all those moments and share the memories with family now :)
I left in 1983. The economy was hammered and I left for work. Settled down in California for 40 years. No regrets. Cali is in decline, but once you leave the cities, it’s like living in Italy. I enjoy coming back to Buffalo to visit relatives. It’s really recovered. People are very friendly in Buffalo. My mom had a mini stroke and was driving her car. A lady saw her in her confusion and was able to help her. This happened just 2 years ago.
I did the Pointing Rick Dalton meme when you said you’ll never get stranded in the snow in Buffalo! Born and raised in Buffalo but spent most my adult hood in Orlando. In 2002 when I was in high school I lived in the east side, walking back home one night after picking up some avenues pizza there was a ladies car stuck in the snow on Holden st. Me and my uncle helped her out and then shared some wings with her. I love my city and hope to one day return for good.
Hi, im looking to start new and am looking to move to buffalo. I was wondering if you had any other pros or cons that can help me with a decision. Thank you!
Hi Julia, I'm 22 and I'm considering moving to Buffalo from Long Island. How easy would you say it is to meet other young people up there? I'm curious because I don't know anyone that lives there. Great video!
Casey, it’s suuuper easy to meet people and I’d be SO happy to meet you for coffee if you come move! I moved from Long Island years ago and it’s been the best for me
Hey Julia! I’m also 22 and will be moving from Pittsburgh to Buffalo in a few months for a new job!! Where would you suggest going out to meet other young professionals?
Hey Julia 👋👋👋. I’m from Buffalo! Born and Raised. I live in Texas now, but, I have been thinking about Buffalo so much these days! BUFFALO IS THE BEST AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB SHOWING IT OFF ❤. Great video!
Hi Julia, I love your descriptions of Buffalo, you make me want to move there. However, I would like to know and/or watch a video on the winter time, I’ve heard you get about 7 to 8 feet of snow and after watching Grumpy Old Men, and Fargo, I don’t know that I’d be able to deal with that much snow I’m retiring and looking for a place to retire that has seasonal weather. I’m not all about sand and beaches either. Please, let me know. Thank you, in advance.
Hey hey!! Thanks for commenting! There is definitely a LOT of snow, so I think to retire you’d want to move somewhere that has snow removal services to take care of that for you!
@jbethjs well the reason iam asking is because thinking seriously to move to Buffalo but my car is not 4 wheels drive and want to know if I will be able to drive in my work during snowing days
@@georgepallidis7892 i think you’ll be fine most days! Some days will be tough but most companies are understanding during bad weather if people are. A little late for work
@@joronomo707 we get snow sometimes daily in the winter! It usually starts to snow around November, and is quite bad in December - February, and then eases in March!
Hahah aww thank you!!! The winters can be brutal I’ll be honest. Working from home has a HUGE advantage in Buffalo, and snow tires = 💯 worth the investment!
Absolutely agree the architecture is incredible and the art. We lived in Allentown *Mariner Street< Hang out on Allen street though on a weekend and see how quiet things are. ;) You are right about the food IMHO - great stuff around every corner. Much of it specific to Buff. I've been to a lot of cities in the world so far the only place that rivals Buff is Hamburg Germany though I never did get to Seoul except virtually.
Hi Julia! My fiance and I are planning on moving to Buffalo with our 9 year old. I hear super inconsistent things about crime rates there. I know there is crime in any city, but wondering what parts of the city you would recommend avoiding? We are looking to live near Buffalo Academy for Visual Arts. Which is near Cold Springs. I see apartment listings for Elmwood Village, Bryant and Allentown.
Hey Henry!! I think that the elmwood village is the best area for you guys!! It’s so quaint and definitely the safest of the three areas, although none are dangerous in my opinion. I think you’ll fall in love with elmwood though!!
Public schools suck here. I agree that Elmwood would be a good area, but then you'd want to send your kid to private school. I think a better option would be moving to Amherst. There are good public schools in Amherst. Stay away from places such as Lovejoy and areas of East Buffalo.
South Buffalo! I highly recommend it. Tim Russert grew up there and his schools still are some of the very best. Grew up all over Buffalo. For cost of housing, activities for kids, sense of family-community and traditions South Buffalo has all the elements of a well rounded upbringing giving your child a clear view of all aspects of city life. They will well educated in excellent private schools peppered with real life street smarts. They won't be naive and vulnerable when they begin college and get into trouble exploring the unknown dangers out in the real world. It's very important to be able to get glimpses of it in your growing years. Not a part of your life, but seen enough to know how important it is to avoid it. Just one of the myriad of excellent reasons I would love my kids to live in this completely overlooked area of Buffalo.
I'm presently living on Long Island (yuck!) and considering moving up to Buffalo. Two questions: (1) What are the "cons" to moving to Buffalo, if any? (2) Is Buffalo a dog friendly city? (I'm going to guess "yes" by the looks of your happy fur-partner. So adorable. I hear that the sunsets over Lake Erie are breathtaking.
Yessss i would highly recommend the move! I’ve been so happy moving from Long Island. The cons are that it’s not a huge city but the friendliness and cost of living makes up for it!
The crime is bad even in the so called good areas. It can get sketchy at any moment. The food is crap. The weather is horrible. The roads are bad. The people are rude and often very sketchy. Spend more than a few days there before you make up your mind.
I couldn’t help but notice that you made your video and walking tour in summer. Maybe your next video should show Buffalo in winter weather which should be easy, given the 7 months that Buffalo experiences it.
@@jbethjs Thanks. I grew up in the rustbelt Pittsburgh area and moved to South Carolina in my early 20s. Moved to Idaho in my early 30s. Has been good, but want to return to the East and upstate NY has really caught our attention.
@@torquetrain8963 my mom is in Pittsburgh!! I have a friend who lives in the suburbs of Rochester and loves it!! I think you guys would really be happy here ☺️ both cities have a lot to offer! I think Buffalo has MORE, personally
It sucks! 7 years I've lived here (in multiple areas) and have not once seen a trick or treater. I do NOT like Buffalo, and I'm leaving as soon as I get everything sold off.
I am moving to Buffalo as a woman of color with a doctoral degree from California, I find the rent fairly expensive. I will be living downtown I am worried about rodents. I hear they are everywhere. Is that true?
@@jbethjs 🫰🏾🫰🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 thank you! The owner of the building said I will see them outside. We’re downtown with a small green sitting area across the street and eateries on the first floor of the building. I’m scared. So, I hope not inside nor outside. I hate to leave because I will.
@@jbethjs I am traumatized. I see them! Solo and in packs! With chicken bones in their mouths! I feel so bad for the individuals without dwellings sleeping outside.
Your bubbly attitude towards Buffalo isn't convincing to people who live in downstate especially NYC, but I've always liked Upstate NY's rust belt charm, and small town America regardless. It's probably even better now when there are more things to do and eat.
Her bubbly attitude isn't convincing the people who moved away either. This video is a fake as she is. Buffalo has been in a huge decline for over 30 years now and the winters absolutely suck along with the insanely high property taxes. The area lost 85% of its manufacturing jobs in the '90s causing a massive exodus of people to states that were growing. We lived there until we were in our early 40s, moved South and never looked back and when we go back for high school reunions, only a small group of people still live there.
@@jbethjs I like Buffalo....its the weather I can't take. I lived in Buffalo (born there) 9 years from 59-67 & fort erie 20! (Same weather, just across the river) I remember one summer it rained every weekend! July 1992 8.93 inches of rain. I live in the Sonoran desert now and 'Wish' it would rain.....just a bit! I remember in the 60's epic rain and thunder shaking the windows....that was cool. I think if you live in western New York, southern Ontario, you appreciate the sunny days more than someone like me, who only sees clouds 19% of the time as apposed to 57%. I do miss the spring when everything suddenly pops up! Please don't think I'm a Buffalo Beater.....Just a bit too much rain....especially with arthritis now. Ive never gone back since 2000 when I moved. I see alot of changes. I will always have a love for Buffalo.....especially the food. -Martin from the west side!
Buffalo and WNY are anything but affordable. The property taxes on the house we sold when left there in '96 are now over $8,000 a year when the same thing down here in Clayton NC near Raleigh costs us about $1,800 a year and to act as if Buffalo winters aren't brutally cold, snowy and gray is not showing the whole picture. The expression there is that Buffalo has two seasons, winter and the 4th of July.
@@mirroronthewall6995 I said that it's anything but affordable. I didn't say it wasn't affordable for us. We're just not stupid enough to pay insanely high property taxes plus all the other taxes people get gouged for in New York when there are plenty of options in nicer areas.
@@jbethjs If you're trying to sell weather as an upside to Buffalo, that's hilarious. Freezing my ass off while watching my shopping cart tip over in the parking lot of Tops after I had to shovel my driveway three times in a day to even get out wasn't my idea of a fun time and not being able to plant annuals until the beginning of June due to the possibility of frost was just hilarious too but you be you.
I grew up in the City of Tonawanda which has lost 1/3 of its small population since the '70s and now has one elementary school for the whole city as opposed to the eight that it had when I was growing up there in the '60s and 70s. NAFTA killed 80% of the manufacturing jobs and most of the jobs were in manufacturing. Kids didn't ask you if your father worked in a factory, they asked you which factory your father worked at and the area has yet to recover. This clueless woman, used to New York City prices would be happy but no realist is going to pretend that brutal Buffalo winters, lack of job opportunities, crippling property taxes, crime and the rust belt feel of the whole area doesn't exist.
I spent part of a day in Buffalo earlier this week and I gotta say I was not at all impressed. Much of the city is really run down and just feels kinda like a city that hasn’t recovered from some kind of economic downturn. Can’t find an actual restaurant anywhere it seems like the whole damn city has nothing but bars and cafes. Even Allentown, which is Buffalo’s historic/hipster district was kinda ghetto. Plus I heard the winters are horrible.
50 years of decay don’t get reversed overnight. That’s what Buffalo is recovering from. Did you go to Canalside or Larkinville? Downtown still has a lot of work to do, but it’s absolutely heading in the right direction. #716 #buffalove
Its a good thing that you were able to shoot this whole vid during the 1 week of summer that Buffalo gets. Is that your apartment? If you've been there 13 years, why haven't you unpacked yet? Why are there pipes on your ceiling? You live in a basement? I can understand you liking Buffalo if you're from Long Island. Long Island isn't even part of the United States. Its an island. You have to pay tolls to get to the United States from Long Island.
Hahah this is great! So, Long Island is quite definitely a part of the US. Also, I’m moving to a new apartment, hence the boxes. And I live in an industrial building, hence the pipes.
@@Ms.A422 You're from NYC? Then I can understand you not knowing. You cant get ANYWHERE in the United States from ANYWHERE in NYC or Long Island (except Bronx) without paying a toll. They are all islands, and not attached to the United States.
@@jeffgolden253 It’s similar to NJ or most places if we are looking at it from that lense. I’ve been to various states we had to pay tolls for pretty much every single one if we we’re coming from another state, in particular Jersey has an exorbitant quantity of tolls. But in general if you live on these islands you do not have to pay a toll to travel amongst them except Staten Island. NYC is still apart of the United States though much more so then common wealth like Puerto Rico respectfully to Puerto Rico which should be a state.
@@jeffgolden253 BTW us residents still have to pay the toll if we are coming back from another state to NYC I know it’s expensive and frustrating but no one can bypass the tolls. Staten Island has $20 toll for non residents so consider yourself lucky you don’t have to go to Staten Island they are the most notoriously expensive toll and Jersey is up there with the amount of tolls you have to pay It’s insane.
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I was born and raised in Miami FL, went to Buffalo for college 2012-2019. Loved Buffalo it definitely is underrated and gets unwarranted hate from people who have never been. Love Buffalo and still miss it, again that’s coming from a Miami resident lol
Buffalo the best! I miss it!!! I wouldn’t mind moving back
I am from Miami, too, and considering Buffalo. The weather transition wasn't too much?
Born and raised Long Island. Grew up in Hauppauge. Getting really tired of the traffic and craziness. This looks nice.
It’s realllly refreshing!
Julia, you have such a smile! The joy this city gives you is so nice to see. It really sounds like a great place to live.
Aww thankyou so much!! 😀☺️ i really do love it here so much
Because Buffalo is the best city on Earth. It's my home where my heart is. Few years ago I had to move to Syracuse NY, but still miss Buffalo every day.
Yessss it’s really the best city
You are an asset to Buffalo, Julia ! Glad you’re here !
Thank you so much, sweet friend!!
Wish you got into specifics on cost of living. How much is rent? Great smile by the way. Love it when people smile frequently
@@Wisdomseeker1028 thank you!!! If you watch my latest apartment tour video, I share all about cost of living and rent!
Another benefit…a 90 minute drive to Toronto for great food, baseball games, and culture. Toronto is top two for the best cities for food in North America!
Yessss agreeed!! I’m obsessed with Toronto!
As someone that went to UB originally from NYC and currently living in NYC this video brings so much joy and old memories ❤ i am thinking about buying a home in Amherst or Williamsville and hopefully create a family there. I love Buffalo and its community feel. Such an underrated city overlooked by the state government
Yessss❤️🥰🥰❤️ makes my whole day to get this comment
Love your smile, it's contagious!
@@Roareyknocks thank youuuu
@ what I’d really like to do is go to a Buffalo Sabres game! I love hockey.
@ yesss!! Do it!!!
Thanks for making this! We are looking at moving to Buffalo and this made me more excited 😊
Yayy sooo so happy to hear that!!
Yay yes Also love your energy by the way
@@trinab8578 thank youuu it’s sorta my thing haha
Aww the dog's looks when you began to talk at him. Love his face so so cuteeee
Awww thank youuuu
Hey, great job on the video! You are definitely a great ambassador for the city of Buffalo. It does look like a great town. Just the right size, not to big and yet, not too small. Keep up the good work on the videos.
Thank you so much, Anthony! 😀 means the world to me. I love being an ambassador of the city! And amen to the size, i totally agree!
Born and raised in Buffalo, live in Long Island now - I'm glad one of us loves Buffalo.
Yep! I absolutely love itttt
I always come from Cleveland it’s crazy Cleveland has a bigger population but your guys downtown looks so much nicer and the city is cleaner
Oh wow that’s awesome! I haven’t visited Cleveland in over 10 years!
@@jbethjs yeah I’m in Buffalo right now
I'm a weirdo who loves the snow here. I love the cozy feeling of being snowed in while toasty warm inside. Most of the suburbs get their plows out early and often. And while we sometimes get a ton of snow, it's not really super cold here compared to say North Dakota.
@@6AM_YT totalllly!!! Some people lovee the snow
Been here since June 2022, I will add that the city takes pride in its own identity. There are Buffalo statues everywhere, 716, Buffalo Bills and Sabres art everywhere. The people here love their sports teams. I drive the city buses here and still learning this and that but I will say I’d love to buy a home in Amherst
Yessss I totally agree and Amherst is awesome!
Some of my earliest memories of Buffalo were driving through there on the way to visit family in Detroit way back in the 70’s. There were tons of steel mills at that time and it always kind of seemed like the twilight zone to me. I guess it’s changed a lot if you young professionals are digging it now!
Haha totallly!!!
I like your smile and energy! Keep going!!🥰
Thank youuu so much
City Hall has an observation deck ...it's 3 flights of stairs..the view on a sunny day is Stupendous!!
Yessss i agree it’s amazing!
I currently live in Miami, Florida, but next month, I'll be relocating to Buffalo because of my job. I had the chance to visit Buffalo last week, and it was definitely a beautiful place. Very old fashion. Also cold, but nothing some layering can't help. I'll be honest, although I loved the place, moving out to another state to live on my own has me pretty scared, but I'm hoping that once things are in motion and I find my routine in Buffalo, I'll come to love the place and feel comfortable. And this video certainly helps.
I’m sooo glad that this video helps! It will absolutely be an adjustment and that’s scary, but Buffalo is such a warm hearted city that will embrace and welcome you with open arms!
Grew up in Williamsville. I'll echo the help your neighbor comment. Mom my went out for groceries just before the blizzard of 77 hit. Got stranded on a side street. Went up to a random house and knocked on the door. They let her in and the husband brought her home in his truck. If you can tolerate the snow, everything you said about the community is true.
Yessss 🥰🫶 i loveeee that story!!
I lived there in 1977 and lived through that blizzard. Now in North Carolina
I am from India and had been to buffalo in 2016 & 2018 as part of work where i worked in hsbc 95 washington street and used to stay in williamsville , windsong apartments and i cherish all those moments and share the memories with family now :)
Oh wow that’s so beautiful!!! So happy you have those memories!
I left in 1983. The economy was hammered and I left for work. Settled down in California for 40 years. No regrets. Cali is in decline, but once you leave the cities, it’s like living in Italy. I enjoy coming back to Buffalo to visit relatives. It’s really recovered. People are very friendly in Buffalo. My mom had a mini stroke and was driving her car. A lady saw her in her confusion and was able to help her. This happened just 2 years ago.
@@jamesdellaneve9005 awww that situation you describe with your mom is SO Buffalo!! Such good people!
Your dog is so cute. Buffalo looks a beautiful city. The winters can be harsh but the summer months are great by the look of this video.
The summers really are theee best and thank you so much! He’s the sweetest cutest boy!!
I did the Pointing Rick Dalton meme when you said you’ll never get stranded in the snow in Buffalo! Born and raised in Buffalo but spent most my adult hood in Orlando. In 2002 when I was in high school I lived in the east side, walking back home one night after picking up some avenues pizza there was a ladies car stuck in the snow on Holden st. Me and my uncle helped her out and then shared some wings with her. I love my city and hope to one day return for good.
Awwww that is sooo so sweeeet thank you for sharing that story 🥹
Cool video. City is so underrated
I agree!!! Thanks for watching!
I visited the area and it’s definitely a slower city. I stayed close to the Niagara Falls. But OSB brewery was awesome
Nice! The falls definitely aren’t a good representation of Buffalo, but glad you enjoyed!!
I’d love to see a video during the fall autumn season
Amazing! Coming on up!!!
Hi, im looking to start new and am looking to move to buffalo. I was wondering if you had any other pros or cons that can help me with a decision. Thank you!
Definitely watch my other videos about Buffalo!!
Hi Julia, I'm 22 and I'm considering moving to Buffalo from Long Island. How easy would you say it is to meet other young people up there? I'm curious because I don't know anyone that lives there. Great video!
Casey, it’s suuuper easy to meet people and I’d be SO happy to meet you for coffee if you come move! I moved from Long Island years ago and it’s been the best for me
Hey Julia! I’m also 22 and will be moving from Pittsburgh to Buffalo in a few months for a new job!! Where would you suggest going out to meet other young professionals?
Thank you Julia, I was born a d raised in the " Queen City of the Great Lakes! It's the only place that I'd rather be than right here right now!❤😊
Huge college town
@@jbethjs we're all family here. No one snubs you if you smile and say, "Good morning 🌅" If you come here, it's kinda required! Hehehe
Moving there from south Africa in July .hope we can be frynds u seem so fun
Awww yess
Hey Julia 👋👋👋. I’m from Buffalo! Born and Raised. I live in Texas now, but, I have been thinking about Buffalo so much these days! BUFFALO IS THE BEST AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB SHOWING IT OFF ❤. Great video!
Awww Lisa thank you soo much that means the world to me!!!
@@jbethjs You’re so very welcome❤️
716 for life! Buffalo strong 🙌🏾 This vlog was so cute and yes I agree, the architecture in our city is amazing
You’re the bestttt babe
Hi Julia, I love your descriptions of Buffalo, you make me want to move there. However, I would like to know and/or watch a video on the winter time, I’ve heard you get about 7 to 8 feet of snow and after watching Grumpy Old Men, and Fargo, I don’t know that I’d be able to deal with that much snow I’m retiring and looking for a place to retire that has seasonal weather. I’m not all about sand and beaches either. Please, let me know. Thank you, in advance.
Hey hey!! Thanks for commenting! There is definitely a LOT of snow, so I think to retire you’d want to move somewhere that has snow removal services to take care of that for you!
"Right, Gouda? You don't have a job." Damn it's ok Gouda. I'm with you.
Hahahahaha
Your enthusiasm is infectious! I always said I would never live in Buffalo but I'm considering it now 😂
Hahaha you are so sweeet! That comment makes my day
i would love to live there for the proximity to one of the greatest landmarks in the world
Yessss!!!!
yeahhh buffalo gangggggg!!!
Woot woooot
Yay Buffalo!
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Do you need snow tire to drive in Buffalo during winter?
@@georgepallidis7892 it definitely makes life easier but isn’t absolutely needed!
@jbethjs well the reason iam asking is because thinking seriously to move to Buffalo but my car is not 4 wheels drive and want to know if I will be able to drive in my work during snowing days
@@georgepallidis7892 i think you’ll be fine most days! Some days will be tough but most companies are understanding during bad weather if people are. A little late for work
@jbethjs thanks for your responses you really very respectful and educated human being...God bless you
i like it your video! a want to move buffalo ,and now live en MIAMI
@@cristhianchef4403 Woww that’s so sweeet!
Have you gone to the top of City Hall?! It has tours with the best part being the sights from the open air top!
Yesss I’m going to make a video about it!
I’m considering buffalo . Moving from Long Island Nassau
Awesome! I did the same and love life here!
There's That Girl then there's This Girl, I like both.
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Hi! Where would recommend living in Buffalo if one works in East Aurora & plans to drive to work everyday?
I’d say ideally East aurora so that you’re close to work!
Thank you. I do not plan to live in East Aurora so I’m looking for a good area in Buffalo then I drive to work
@@prisca.thebrand so awesome! Yes definitely do some searching!!
Hello 👋 julia. Can you suggest some neighborhoods to buy a house to live in buffalo?
Definitely! Orchard park, tonawanda and Kenmore are a few!
I’m from San Francisco and I’m thinking about moving up to Buffalo Ny
We would love to have you!!!!
@@jbethjs How often does Buffalo get snow ? Me being from Cali I’ve never been in snow or know what it’s like
@@joronomo707 we get snow sometimes daily in the winter! It usually starts to snow around November, and is quite bad in December - February, and then eases in March!
How do you deal with those winters though? We hate driving in snow lol. You've got a big ol' Sheryl Crow type smile btw :)
Hahah aww thank you!!! The winters can be brutal I’ll be honest. Working from home has a HUGE advantage in Buffalo, and snow tires = 💯 worth the investment!
Absolutely agree the architecture is incredible and the art. We lived in Allentown *Mariner Street< Hang out on Allen street though on a weekend and see how quiet things are. ;) You are right about the food IMHO - great stuff around every corner. Much of it specific to Buff. I've been to a lot of cities in the world so far the only place that rivals Buff is Hamburg Germany though I never did get to Seoul except virtually.
Haha you’re definitely right that Allentown can get super loud on the weekend! My friend has a house on Mariner, what a small world. 😀
Great clip!
Thanks!
Love your video, I'm moving to buffalo for an internship and I'm looking for the best place to stay.
Amazing!! I’d recommend the north Buffalo or elmwood area!!
Hi Julia! My fiance and I are planning on moving to Buffalo with our 9 year old. I hear super inconsistent things about crime rates there. I know there is crime in any city, but wondering what parts of the city you would recommend avoiding? We are looking to live near Buffalo Academy for Visual Arts. Which is near Cold Springs. I see apartment listings for Elmwood Village, Bryant and Allentown.
Hey Henry!! I think that the elmwood village is the best area for you guys!! It’s so quaint and definitely the safest of the three areas, although none are dangerous in my opinion. I think you’ll fall in love with elmwood though!!
Public schools suck here. I agree that Elmwood would be a good area, but then you'd want to send your kid to private school. I think a better option would be moving to Amherst. There are good public schools in Amherst. Stay away from places such as Lovejoy and areas of East Buffalo.
stay away from cold springs. North Buffalo and South Buffalo is where it is safe , and put your kid in a catholic school .
lovejoy isnt bad its a little dingy but so is every other lower income neighborhood, its just like south buffalo seneca st @@Anna-xn8ds
South Buffalo! I highly recommend it. Tim Russert grew up there and his schools still are some of the very best. Grew up all over Buffalo. For cost of housing, activities for kids, sense of family-community and traditions South Buffalo has all the elements of a well rounded upbringing giving your child a clear view of all aspects of city life. They will well educated in excellent private schools peppered with real life street smarts. They won't be naive and vulnerable when they begin college and get into trouble exploring the unknown dangers out in the real world. It's very important to be able to get glimpses of it in your growing years. Not a part of your life, but seen enough to know how important it is to avoid it. Just one of the myriad of excellent reasons I would love my kids to live in this completely overlooked area of Buffalo.
I'm presently living on Long Island (yuck!) and considering moving up to Buffalo. Two questions: (1) What are the "cons" to moving to Buffalo, if any? (2) Is Buffalo a dog friendly city? (I'm going to guess "yes" by the looks of your happy fur-partner. So adorable.
I hear that the sunsets over Lake Erie are breathtaking.
Yessss i would highly recommend the move! I’ve been so happy moving from Long Island. The cons are that it’s not a huge city but the friendliness and cost of living makes up for it!
@@jbethjs Friendliness? That still exists? If that’s the case, then sign me up.
The crime is bad even in the so called good areas. It can get sketchy at any moment. The food is crap. The weather is horrible. The roads are bad. The people are rude and often very sketchy. Spend more than a few days there before you make up your mind.
@@MR-tu9dj do you live in Buffalo? Haha I’ve been here for 15 years so i think that’s enough days to weigh in 😉
@@MR-tu9dj also the food is crap and the people are RUDE!? lol I think you visited a different city
Can you do vlog on when its winter?
Yess! Am actually going to do one this week for the fall and then do one again in winter
I couldn’t help but notice that you made your video and walking tour in summer. Maybe your next video should show Buffalo in winter weather which should be easy, given the 7 months that Buffalo experiences it.
Yep! I actually did another video in the late fall more recently, feel free to watch it.
Thank you. i will check it out@@jbethjs
How about the harsh winters and tons of snow???
Yea it’s definitely rough!
@@jbethjs how much of a 1 br apartment?
@@georgepallidis7892 meaning how big is our apartment? Or how much does it cost?
@jbethjs I mean how much is the median rent for 1 br apartment and how much you pay
@@georgepallidis7892 I’d say the medium rent is about $1700-1900.
That smile is incredible.
Thank youuuuu
I love your smile
Aww thank you
@@jbethjs give me your Facebook
Hi Julia, looking to move to Buffalo from Idaho. Any suggestions? Thanks!! Interracial conservative Christian couple with child.
Definitely i think you’d love the downtown, Amherst or East Aurora area!!!
@@jbethjs thanks. We have also considered Rochester NY. Is Buffalo better than Rochester?
@@torquetrain8963 i can’t speak to rochester because I’ve only spent a little bit of time there!
@@jbethjs Thanks. I grew up in the rustbelt Pittsburgh area and moved to South Carolina in my early 20s. Moved to Idaho in my early 30s. Has been good, but want to return to the East and upstate NY has really caught our attention.
@@torquetrain8963 my mom is in Pittsburgh!! I have a friend who lives in the suburbs of Rochester and loves it!! I think you guys would really be happy here ☺️ both cities have a lot to offer! I think Buffalo has MORE, personally
I miss my city.
We miss youuu
How is it around the holidays?
It’s super fun!! Tons of holiday markets and fun events!
It sucks! 7 years I've lived here (in multiple areas) and have not once seen a trick or treater. I do NOT like Buffalo, and I'm leaving as soon as I get everything sold off.
I was born in East Amherst but Buffalo is home.
Love that!
You can make an entire video about Wegmans
Oh for sure!! I totally have haha
Buffalo has gunshots every 2 am LMAOOOOO fym
I've lived there on and off for 51 years. The ONLY neighborhood I would live in if I were to ever move back there would be The Elmwood Village.
Elmwood is amazing area!!
liked the video and also sent a like by Facebook
Thank you so much!!
Hmm, is there a reason you didn’t make this video in the Winter…?
I did make a version of this video during the winter! Check my latest videos!
@@jbethjs yeah, I was stuck in Buffalo for an extra week last year during the blizzard. Not so fun.
@@jackchn23 aw man that’s hard!
sadly, the downtown is not very walkable. It's great for drivers, but if you want something more dense Buffalo is not it. It's a great car city.
Completely agreed. It’s really not very walkable!
I am moving to Buffalo as a woman of color with a doctoral degree from California, I find the rent fairly expensive. I will be living downtown I am worried about rodents. I hear they are everywhere. Is that true?
I have never experienced rodents in my 8+ years living downtown!
@@jbethjs 🫰🏾🫰🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 thank you! The owner of the building said I will see them outside. We’re downtown with a small green sitting area across the street and eateries on the first floor of the building. I’m scared. So, I hope not inside nor outside. I hate to leave because I will.
@@SideofP absolutely yea that’s wild! I haven’t seen any!
@@jbethjs I am traumatized. I see them! Solo and in packs! With chicken bones in their mouths! I feel so bad for the individuals without dwellings sleeping outside.
@@SideofP oh wow I haven’t seen tons of rodents anywhere!
Your bubbly attitude towards Buffalo isn't convincing to people who live in downstate especially NYC, but I've always liked Upstate NY's rust belt charm, and small town America regardless. It's probably even better now when there are more things to do and eat.
I’m not here to convince anyone, rather just share my thoughts!!
Her bubbly attitude isn't convincing the people who moved away either. This video is a fake as she is. Buffalo has been in a huge decline for over 30 years now and the winters absolutely suck along with the insanely high property taxes. The area lost 85% of its manufacturing jobs in the '90s causing a massive exodus of people to states that were growing. We lived there until we were in our early 40s, moved South and never looked back and when we go back for high school reunions, only a small group of people still live there.
The weather is the worst thing. Rain rain rain.
It’s been beautiful here for over a week! Not sure what Buffalo you’re talking about!
@@McFlyGuitarsandStuff wow! Well we definitely had a gorgeous summer and start to fall here!
@@jbethjs I like Buffalo....its the weather I can't take.
I lived in Buffalo (born there) 9 years from 59-67 & fort erie 20! (Same weather, just across the river) I remember one summer it rained every weekend! July 1992 8.93 inches of rain.
I live in the Sonoran desert now and 'Wish' it would rain.....just a bit!
I remember in the 60's epic rain and thunder shaking the windows....that was cool.
I think if you live in western New York, southern Ontario, you appreciate the sunny days more than someone like me, who only sees clouds 19% of the time as apposed to 57%.
I do miss the spring when everything suddenly pops up!
Please don't think I'm a Buffalo Beater.....Just a bit too much rain....especially with arthritis now.
Ive never gone back since 2000 when I moved. I see alot of changes.
I will always have a love for Buffalo.....especially the food.
-Martin from the west side!
@@McFlyGuitarsandStuff awww well Buffalo food is definitely great! I hope you enjoy life in the desert!!!
@@jbethjs Hopefully one day I make it back for a visit!
Looks like this woman is the only one who lives in Buffalo. :)
Lol 😂
@@jbethjs Are there any busier parts of town? Are there places to spend an afternoon walking around and people watching?
@@davidforman8593 definitely downtown and the elmwood village and the Hertel area!
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Hey!!
Buffalo and WNY are anything but affordable. The property taxes on the house we sold when left there in '96 are now over $8,000 a year when the same thing down here in Clayton NC near Raleigh costs us about $1,800 a year and to act as if Buffalo winters aren't brutally cold, snowy and gray is not showing the whole picture. The expression there is that Buffalo has two seasons, winter and the 4th of July.
Actually, Buffalo gets all 4 seasons beautifully! Sounds like you’re having a really bad day, Deb 😂
And just because it wasn’t affordable for you DOESNT mean that it’s not affordable for anyone else
@@mirroronthewall6995 I said that it's anything but affordable. I didn't say it wasn't affordable for us. We're just not stupid enough to pay insanely high property taxes plus all the other taxes people get gouged for in New York when there are plenty of options in nicer areas.
@@jbethjs If you're trying to sell weather as an upside to Buffalo, that's hilarious. Freezing my ass off while watching my shopping cart tip over in the parking lot of Tops after I had to shovel my driveway three times in a day to even get out wasn't my idea of a fun time and not being able to plant annuals until the beginning of June due to the possibility of frost was just hilarious too but you be you.
@@debra2700 i don’t think I mentioned the weather as an upside lol 😆 did you watch the video??
The exodus from Buffalo says everything 2:21
More space for those of us sticking around!!
I grew up in the City of Tonawanda which has lost 1/3 of its small population since the '70s and now has one elementary school for the whole city as opposed to the eight that it had when I was growing up there in the '60s and 70s. NAFTA killed 80% of the manufacturing jobs and most of the jobs were in manufacturing. Kids didn't ask you if your father worked in a factory, they asked you which factory your father worked at and the area has yet to recover. This clueless woman, used to New York City prices would be happy but no realist is going to pretend that brutal Buffalo winters, lack of job opportunities, crippling property taxes, crime and the rust belt feel of the whole area doesn't exist.
I spent part of a day in Buffalo earlier this week and I gotta say I was not at all impressed. Much of the city is really run down and just feels kinda like a city that hasn’t recovered from some kind of economic downturn. Can’t find an actual restaurant anywhere it seems like the whole damn city has nothing but bars and cafes. Even Allentown, which is Buffalo’s historic/hipster district was kinda ghetto. Plus I heard the winters are horrible.
Wow, that’s not the Buffalo that i know but thanks for sharing!!
but on a high note, Buffalo does have you with your cute smile and bubbly personality. @@jbethjs
@@holseyd awww that’s VERY sweet! Thank you! 🥰
50 years of decay don’t get reversed overnight. That’s what Buffalo is recovering from. Did you go to Canalside or Larkinville? Downtown still has a lot of work to do, but it’s absolutely heading in the right direction. #716 #buffalove
@@jstoli996c4s amen i totally agree
You dont really get out and travel much lmfao 😂
Lol you don’t know me, so you literally can’t make that statement. I’ve probably been to more countries than you.
Would be better to see more of Buffalo than the close up gums most of the video. Buffalo is definitely underrated.
lol alright
If I come to Buffalo, will I find a good girl to marry?
Probably!
@@jbethjs What is available there?
Cheap rent .
Hellll yeah!!
I live in long Island but heard crime is bad here
Oh yea? I think it can be in different parts for sure
@@jbethjs what parts are good to live
@@johnbarasch1917 i grew up in great neck which was VERY safe
Most of Buffalo city is run down and crime infested. Must be nice to live in a luxury downtown loft…
Interesting perspective. Do you live in Buffalo? Because I just walked around downtown all day today and didn’t see much that was run down.
@@jbethjs - Check out the East Side.
@@tigerleoneinc.9282 yes, but that isn’t the entirety of Buffalo. It’s one area.
@@jbethjs - The largest area of Buffalo.
@@tigerleoneinc.9282 do you live in Buffalo??
dont smile so much gums arent pretty
@@jerryeinstandig7996 hahah Jerry, I couldn’t care less if you think I’m pretty. I’ll smile exactly how I’d like to.
Yeah buffalo is the dirtiest city ever high taxes gas smokes rentals. This chick is talking all about the rich towns outside buffalo.
Lol I’m talking about downtown, which is where I live.
What? There is actually a channel of a childless woman who enjoys living her young adult life in Buffalo? TV has really slid. 😂
What? There’s someone who takes their time leaving comments like this on peoples videos? 😂 humanity has really slid.
Its a good thing that you were able to shoot this whole vid during the 1 week of summer that Buffalo gets.
Is that your apartment? If you've been there 13 years, why haven't you unpacked yet? Why are there pipes on your ceiling? You live in a basement?
I can understand you liking Buffalo if you're from Long Island. Long Island isn't even part of the United States. Its an island. You have to pay tolls to get to the United States from Long Island.
Hahah this is great! So, Long Island is quite definitely a part of the US. Also, I’m moving to a new apartment, hence the boxes. And I live in an industrial building, hence the pipes.
You don’t have to pay a toll to get to Long Island, are you thinking of Staten Island? I’m from nyc so that’s how I know this.
@@Ms.A422 You're from NYC? Then I can understand you not knowing. You cant get ANYWHERE in the United States from ANYWHERE in NYC or Long Island (except Bronx) without paying a toll. They are all islands, and not attached to the United States.
@@jeffgolden253 It’s similar to NJ or most places if we are looking at it from that lense. I’ve been to various states we had to pay tolls for pretty much every single one if we we’re coming from another state, in particular Jersey has an exorbitant quantity of tolls. But in general if you live on these islands you do not have to pay a toll to travel amongst them except Staten Island. NYC is still apart of the United States though much more so then common wealth like Puerto Rico respectfully to Puerto Rico which should be a state.
@@jeffgolden253 BTW us residents still have to pay the toll if we are coming back from another state to NYC I know it’s expensive and frustrating but no one can bypass the tolls. Staten Island has $20 toll for non residents so consider yourself lucky you don’t have to go to Staten Island they are the most notoriously expensive toll and Jersey is up there with the amount of tolls you have to pay It’s insane.
What are you smoking?
Where am I smoking? Lol
I never seen anyone with so many teeth & gums exposed while talking.
Interesting observation lol
@@jbethjs You’re beautiful! Don’t pay attention to that jerk.