Which region is more culturally aligned with NYC

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by jpdivola

I think the buffalo stat is that more people move to buffalo from NYC than any other place. Not too surprising given NYC is so much larger than any other nearby city. I suspect this is largely driven by people from NYC attending UB and some immigrant communities attracted to a low CoL and people with WNY roots returning after living in NYC for a few years

This(along with what Duderino said) and you have other colleges in Buffalo like Buffalo State, Canisius, Medaille, Hilbert, Daemen, D’Youville, Niagara and even Erie CC, Villa Maria, Niagara CC, etc.

Also, some of those students stay in the area or you just get some from NYC that come to the area for other reasons. It is not uncommon for NYC people to move Upstate for whatever reason and this includes people at different educational/economic levels.

[RocketSci]

Originally Posted by jpdivola

I think the buffalo stat is that more people move to buffalo from NYC than any other place. Not too surprising given NYC is so much larger than any other nearby city. I suspect this is largely driven by people from NYC attending UB and some immigrant communities and people with WNY roots returning after living in NYC for a few years

Lots of South Asians, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, etc and other typically less wealthy communities from the boroughs move to Buffalo because it is more affordable. South Asians now account for 20-25% of all home purchases in Buffalo, up from near 0% ten years ago, for example. I see more "NY Deli" "Brooklyn Deli" and other such corner stores popping up around town, catering to newer arrivals. Not sure of the percentage of college students from downstate, but a couple of years ago it was stated that Queens County had the second highest number of students enrolled at UB just behind Erie County.

NYC isn't all high rises, brownstones, and row houses. A lot of residential areas in Buffalo and the boroughs are nearly identical, but at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost (or less).

[Muinteoir]

Yeah, Philadelphia is the obvious choice. In regards to metro areas of substantial sizes (1M+), Philadelphia is the closest relative NYC has.