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100 inches of snow annually in those 3 cities is enough to keep any sane person away.
Actually, even that varies within the metros. For instance, the Southtowns in the Buffalo area gets in the 80-120 inch range, while Niagara County gets around 50-70 on average. In the Syracuse area, the further south from Lake Ontario, the less snow.
Very true and dare I say that faith may play a role in terms of how you feel about things working out or about any adjustments. For instance, I think due to my upbringing, I feel that there aren't too many places that I couldn't live in, but you still never know until you actually go to that new place to see for yourself or when you start living there.
Good point about having faith, I try to remain optimistic that I'm right where I'm supposed to be. I will say that I am very sensitive to my surroundings. I'm pretty much a country boy so suburbs or exurbs with easier access is my preferred environment.
No it isn't and the average income in the Syracuse area is actually the highest of the three areas and the COL is in the middle. No one is buying the Oneida is ghetto thing either.
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Yeah I don't really know a lot about WNY. I live in what would be the Syracuse area and it's bad here. The taxes and utilities plus the just general cost of everything is really sucking the fun out of everybody.
I got a real good job and just got a nice raise. It's not even gonna cover the increase in school taxes never mind the other taxes and MASSIVE heating bills left from last winter(budget plan).
We live deep in the ghetto which sucks but keeps the mortgage low and keep the heat on 60 and drive beat up rust buckets. My heart goes out to folks with nice houses that like to be comfortable in winter. The walls are really closing in on the few middle class people left in NY.
Looks like Google Maps now has most of the side streets up in Oneida. Seems like there's some abandoned properties sprinkled throughout the city, but I haven't seen a deep ghetto section. This was probably the worse street I'm seeing:
A 20% down payment on a $400K home is $80K. Transaction/closing costs will be about $14K and points will be about $4K. So that's $98K required to make a 20% down payment and cover closing costs and points on the purchase of a starter home in Fairfield County, CT.
Right now I have $47K saved up for that purpose, so $52K more to go. I can save about $17K per year, and I will need to purchase a new $20K car by then (my car is getting old), so it would take me about 4 or 5 years to reach the $98K if I want to purchase a home here. But I'd be 35 years old by then.
I'm also planning to spend $1,600 on a road trip vacation next week to the Midwest/west.
How come when I look at homes in Fairfield County, I find starter homes in nice towns for around $200k? How much house does a single guy need?
How come when I look at homes in Fairfield County, I find starter homes in nice towns for around $200k? How much house does a single guy need?
Keep in mind that I live and work in Stamford, which is in LOWER Fairfield County. Even $400K isn't quite good enough. Gotta be more like $500K for a basic starter home. You must have been looking in northern Fairfield County, which is almost an hour from work (too far).
Keep in mind that I live and work in Stamford, which is in LOWER Fairfield County. Even $400K isn't quite good enough. Gotta be more like $500K for a basic starter home. You must have been looking in northern Fairfield County, which is almost an hour from work (too far).
What most people do when they can't afford to live where they work is commute. I mean, Manhattan has 1 million people but the metro has 18 million. You live in the NYC metro, commuting an hour is not uncommon to be able to afford a house. And its really not that bad.
Looks like Google Maps now has most of the side streets up in Oneida. Seems like there's some abandoned properties sprinkled throughout the city, but I haven't seen a deep ghetto section. This was probably the worse street I'm seeing:
Damn dude. You pretty much zeroed right in on my house!!! Not bad given like 16 square miles. Looks they came though just after the flood. On my house the sheathing is up but not the siding. IIRC that would be about last August.
Now try and imagine paying a grand a month with taxes to living in that area.
People that transfer to different states end up living in nice modern middle class houses. On the same income.
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