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Old 08-17-2016, 07:52 PM
 
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Driving around Erie County NY, I can't help but notice that there are very few homes being built. Are there any new subdivisions or towns with a lot of new builds? It seems as if the number of new houses has really stagnated since 2010.
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Old 08-17-2016, 08:24 PM
 
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This may help give some ideas of where homes built after 2010 are located in the area: RealtyUSA - Property - Property-List
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Old 08-17-2016, 09:02 PM
 
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Driving around Erie County NY, I can't help but notice that there are very few homes being built. Are there any new subdivisions or towns with a lot of new builds? It seems as if the number of new houses has really stagnated since 2010.

When you have been losing population over 40 years, and only a few (mostly public sector workers)
can afford spending over $300,000 or more and another $10,000+ a year for property taxes
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Old 08-17-2016, 09:47 PM
 
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When you have been losing population over 40 years, and only a few (mostly public sector workers)
can afford spending over $300,000 or more and another $10,000+ a year for property taxes
There still appears to be some post 2010 builds in the area. It may be a matter of the town and not all of the new builds are over $300k.
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Old 08-22-2016, 12:37 AM
 
Location: Clarence, NY- New Haven, CT
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Clarence still seems to have new homes being built. As a resident, i am not very impressed at all!
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Old 08-22-2016, 05:39 AM
 
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In a county with pretty steady population, I'm not sure how anyone can justify new homes...
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Old 08-22-2016, 06:00 AM
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Niagara county has a ton of nice homes being built. Wheatfield, North Tonawanda, Town of Lockport. People are buying land and putting up pretty nice houses. I wonder what the Taxes are on those monsters though.
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Old 08-22-2016, 06:26 AM
 
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The town of Elma has single family homes. Sorry no developments like Lancaster
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Old 08-22-2016, 06:56 AM
 
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In a county with pretty steady population, I'm not sure how anyone can justify new homes...
I think part of it is to make the industry viable in the area and another part is that there is a market for those that want more land and house than what may be available in the first or even second suburbs.
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Old 08-30-2016, 08:28 PM
 
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In a county with pretty steady population, I'm not sure how anyone can justify new homes...
50 years ago, people were pouring out of the East Side. Now, people are pouring out of the first ring suburbs. Cheektowaga by the Buffalo city line is rapidly dwindling in population with many vacant homes. Those residents are looking ever-outward to new homes. Plus, the average household size keeps shrinking year after year. 10 houses used to have say 40 people in them, but today those same 10 homes would be lucky to have 25 people. Still, Buffalo has had an unsettling amount of sprawl for population stagnation. This article explores the history of sprawl in Erie County.

Joe the Planner: Sprawl and the r-word, a Buffalo-Niagara case study
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