Buffalo and Syracuse metros make top 25 affordability list

[JWRocks]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Same here and the family median income is actually a little bit higher in the Buffalo area, according to the NAHB list. The Buffalo metro area is just Erie and Niagara counties.

Like I've mentioned in the past, people may not realize how small in land area the Buffalo metro is for having over 1 million people within it. Only Hartford and Milwaukee are smaller in terms of land area and having over 1 million people in the metro area.

Metro areas are defined by the economic, commuting activity between the host city outward. For instance, Yates county was added to the Rochester metro a year or two ago. Another fact comparing Erie county to Monroe county, Monroe county is about 40% smaller in land size.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by JWRocks

Metro areas are defined by the economic, commuting activity between the host city outward. For instance, Yates county was added to the Rochester metro a year or two ago. Another fact comparing Erie county to Monroe county, Monroe county is about 40% smaller in land size.

Again, the Buffalo metro area is just Erie and Niagara counties and that is due to the commuting activity. I knew that about Yates County and that Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Ontario and Orleans Counties are also a part of the Rochester metro area.