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I just caught the bolded statement and actually Minneapolis is colder than both during the winter. It is just that Buffalo and Syracuse get more snowfall on average, which usually happens more so in the portions of the metros on/near the Great Lakes away from the actual cities.
Good point on average temps, although when you are talking about 5 degrees vs 10 degrees, it is still too dang cold
You are right about the amount of snow, however. I believe Syracuse gets more snow on average than any city in the United States. I will never forget during one Christmas holiday season, my family and I traveled to Syracuse to shop at the Destiny Mall (Syracusans and most Central NYers know what I am talking about). When we got to the mall at 9 am, no snow on the ground anywhere. When we came outside 6 hours later, the whole area was covered in about 12-14 inches of snow! Our SUV was blocked in for two hours by a gigantic mountain of plowed snow. Craziness!
Good point on average temps, although when you are talking about 5 degrees vs 10 degrees, it is still too dang cold
You are right about the amount of snow, however. I believe Syracuse gets more snow on average than any city in the United States. I will never forget during one Christmas holiday season, my family and I traveled to Syracuse to shop at the Destiny Mall (Syracusans and most Central NYers know what I am talking about). When we got to the mall at 9 am, no snow on the ground anywhere. When we came outside 6 hours later, the whole area was covered in about 12-14 inches of snow! Our SUV was blocked in for two hours by a gigantic mountain of plowed snow. Craziness!
The real difference between Minneapolis and places like Buffalo is with the cloud cover.
Minneapolis actually sees plenty of sun during the fall/spring/winter (for a place so far north in latitude), while Buffalo is frequently overcast due to lake effect clouds a lot of the time.
Good point on average temps, although when you are talking about 5 degrees vs 10 degrees, it is still too dang cold
You are right about the amount of snow, however. I believe Syracuse gets more snow on average than any city in the United States. I will never forget during one Christmas holiday season, my family and I traveled to Syracuse to shop at the Destiny Mall (Syracusans and most Central NYers know what I am talking about). When we got to the mall at 9 am, no snow on the ground anywhere. When we came outside 6 hours later, the whole area was covered in about 12-14 inches of snow! Our SUV was blocked in for two hours by a gigantic mountain of plowed snow. Craziness!
Yes, that can happen. Lately though, the snow is gone within a week after heavy snowfalls. So, it doesn’t stick around as much.
Again, the high snowfall totals for the “city”/metro is due to higher snowfall totals near Lake Ontario to the north. You can be clear in Syracuse but go about 30 minutes north and get whiteout conditions.
Saint Petersburg, Florida has great potential. It’s come a long way in the past 20 years, but still hasn’t really been in the national spotlight. Walkable downtown, great waterfront, nice historic neighborhoods, great arts scene (2nd in FL to Miami only), great food scene and 15 minutes to the beach. Public transit is probably the biggest flaw.
El paso. Nice climate, safe, huge military presence and it's the biggest city for miles around. The metro area including mexico side is two to three million. It's has better air connections than anyone would guess for a city well under a million population.
El paso. Nice climate, safe, huge military presence and it's the biggest city for miles around. The metro area including mexico side is two to three million. It's has better air connections than anyone would guess for a city well under a million population.
I think it's beautiful too. Loved driving through and seeing Mexico on one side and the US on the other. Striking difference in housing.
El paso. Nice climate, safe, huge military presence and it's the biggest city for miles around. The metro area including mexico side is two to three million. It's has better air connections than anyone would guess for a city well under a million population.
I think El Paso will continue to grow at a steady clip because it will remain attractive for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, but I'm not sure it would ever be discovered as a 'trendy' city for people in general.
Its overall reputation appears to be somewhat grimy and undesirable due to the problems of Mexico in its direct vicinity and its association with those problems.
Climate-wise it seems like it's a cooler version of Phoenix, so that should be highly attractive to transplants and retirees. But there's a huge perception gap between El Paso and Phoenix. People think that moving to El Paso means you're going to be with one foot in Mexico already.
I think El Paso will continue to grow at a steady clip because it will remain attractive for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, but I'm not sure it would ever be discovered as a 'trendy' city for people in general.
Its overall reputation appears to be somewhat grimy and undesirable due to the problems of Mexico in its direct vicinity and its association with those problems.
Climate-wise it seems like it's a cooler version of Phoenix, so that should be highly attractive to transplants and retirees. But there's a huge perception gap between El Paso and Phoenix. People think that moving to El Paso means you're going to be with one foot in Mexico already.
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