Why I Love Living In

Come along with me as I take you around downtown Buffalo and share my top 6 reasons why I love living in Buffalo, NY!
From the affordability, to the architecture, to the location and water access, to the pride that Buffalonians have, there is so much to love about living here!
CHAPTERS:
0:31 Welcome
1:11 Top 6 reasons why I love Buffalo
1:15 Reason 1
2:08 Buffalo's affordability
3:04 Reason 2
4:44 Downtown Buffalo
5:26 Reason 3
7:50 Reason 4
8:23 At Canalside
9:40 Reason 5
11:03 Reason 6
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[@shiyanvillarrel1936]

Looking to move here from Houston,Tx with my little family ✨🙌🏾

[@jbethjs]

@@shiyanvillarrel1936 think you’d love it!

[@115AL]

Love Buffalo….. but property taxes are crazy high so you pay taxes instead of equity on your home….. also state income taxes….. ridiculous…..

[@jbethjs]

Totallly hear that!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@SpiderLove70]

Hi, just found your channel and subbed, your smile and energy is contagious. I grew up here, moved to Texas 2 yrs than to Arizona for almost 20. Never felt at home. I moved back 14 yes ago. There's no place like home. I have friends here since kindergarten, 50 yrs. ❤

[@jbethjs]

@@SpiderLove70 hiiii!! Welcome to the channel! So happy to have you here and thank you so much 😊 no place like home is right!

[@SpiderLove70]

@@jbethjs ❤ I shared on my tiny page. I made it to share my tarantulas, but I only posted a few videos. I have too many (40) , I need to give some away, but few are into the hobby. Thanks again

[@jbethjs]

@@SpiderLove70 😀☺️☺️

[@jeanmeizel8895]

No transportation ..Nope!

[@Pubslife]

Shhh, don’t tell everyone! They will move here and ruin it for us!

[@jbethjs]

@@Pubslife hahaha 😆

[@bozoboy3of12]

LET'S GO BUFFALO, LET'S GO!! 🦬 🏈

[@jbethjs]

@@bozoboy3of12 yesssssss

[@GxFR716]

Your love for Buffalo is infectious ❤ I was born in Buffalo and I hope to return and spend the rest of my days there, I just have to convince my wife. So far she’s agreed to move there when my daughters finish school. It’s a start but I’ll keep chipping away little by little to move that date closer. Thanks for this video. It made my day 🙌🏻

[@jbethjs]

@@GxFR716 awww thank you so much! Buffalo would love to have you back, and it’s an amazing place to call home 🏡 during or after having kids at home!

[@CallMeLexis]

how was it adjusting to the winters? i've lived in Reno and seattle and had to deal with snow more so in reno than in the latter, but I know upstate NY has it beat. Hows all the seasons? do you guys get 4 seasons? i'm considering buffalo or philly for my next adventure -- just returned from the PNW back to the bay area I actually found your channel while looking at videos from vloggers living in buffalo and philly -- just wanted to say you have such a contagious positive energy and i'm glad I found your channel!

[@jbethjs]

Ahhh I’m soo happy you found my channel! Your comment just made my day 🫶🥰 it definitely was hard to adjust to the winters but the summer makes up for it! We definitely get all 4 seasons! You should totally come visit in the spring!!

[@deborahlincoln-strange622]

Sounds like an awesome place to live. I prefer cold over hot/humid weather.

[@jbethjs]

Totallly! Yes i absolutely love it here

[@doctorskull8197]

Not me. F that freezing crap! I don’t want to chisel ice bergs off my car in the morning.

[@macedon4049]

Wow. You don't say....at least it's cheap.

[@tdevianc679]

I work In Buffalo and live In Detroit I drove Detroit to Buffalo everyday I love Buffalo like my 2nd home

[@jbethjs]

@@tdevianc679 awww i love to hear that!!

[@melona01]

4 hours drive?

[@tdevianc679]

@@melona01 yes

[@tdevianc679]

@@jbethjs I actually considered moving to Buffalo New York

[@paulaswanson13]

City with a heart! From here but have lived other places and I can truly say no other place is like this. It’s hard to explain to people who never lived in the area.

[@jbethjs]

@@paulaswanson13 yessss ✨ it just has such special charm

[@enigma4649]

I had a roommate in Brooklyn who was born and raised in Buffalo. She hated it because she couldn't stand the cold.

[@jbethjs]

Haha totally understandable

[@lainey3815]

It’s not for everyone.

[@jackchn23]

Just came over from your other why you love Buffalo video…I visit a few times a year, but I can’t deal with the lack of bright sunshine. I find I miss the Florida sun after about a week.

[@jbethjs]

Haha that’s fair! I totally get that!! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Neckername1]

There you have it folks, if you have money, you'll love living in downtown Buffalo :D

[@jbethjs]

@@Neckername1 downtown Buffalo is more affordable than SO many major cities in the US.

[@brianj1203]

I will be honest, if they had completed the entire subway system citywide instead of just Main Street this city would be a baby NYC. I will log off now because I will be attacked for this***

[@lizzabbott]

You’re not wrong. But I guess it’s part of Buffalo’s “Underdog Charm” that the subway wreaked so much havoc on Main St businesses for so many years, & only had a lil five mile subway to show for it in the end ! Itz SO Buffalo tho, isn’t it? ! That said, I use the subway. It’s still useful.

[@michaelchilds4773]

I feel they could do better with transit. Even if it was just more buses

[@angelawilliams9088]

No you wouldn't because I said this when they did it. It was my first year of college and saw right before my eyes Buffalo's downtown disappear! To build a trolly that went know where! SMH

[@davidwelty9763]

Buffalo is far better than NYC. Why would you want to make it like that dumpster fire?

[@AldermanFredCDavis]

Love your enthusiasm!

[@jbethjs]

Thanks!!

[@auxbonnieux]

KZbin recommended vid...I moved here in 2005...from Long Island also (Mastic is where I graduated HS) . This winter, having a Very hard time with freezing temperatures (also, i live in a suburb, fortunately been WFH since pandemic)

[@jbethjs]

Sooo glad you found my video! Love meeting a fellow Long Island native ☺️ gotta love WFH life during Buffalo winters, right!?

[@auxbonnieux]

@@jbethjs yep...I don't think I can ever drive in snow again...

[@jbethjs]

@@auxbonnieux haha get yourself some winter tires! They will change your life in Buffalo!!

[@doctorskull8197]

Now that the Old Pink was destroyed by fire, there is place to go in Buffalo.

[@jbethjs]

@@doctorskull8197 it’s sooo sad it was destroyed 😢😩

[@CARLiCON]

thanks for doing this, was born there & moved away young, lived in many other places but none of them ever felt like home..hoping some day I'll find a way home 🦬

[@jbethjs]

@@CARLiCON loveee love that!!! Hope you make it back!!

[@zootopia8586]

Check out the stepford wives.

[@jbethjs]

@@zootopia8586 lol why

[@MichaelPerrone-f5w]

I am in town for work and i love your chanel

[@jbethjs]

That makes me so happy!

[@MichaelPerrone-f5w]

@@jbethjs w/Love

[@brianog5267]

I literally have been to buffalo 4 times… I literally live in Albany… let’s face it all upstate cities are hurting…. Albany and Buffalo Rochester Syracuse etc etc were all beautiful thriving functioning cities at one point… now?? Not so much…. The death of the American city is probably the saddest thing to happen to this nation over the past 50-150 years. Agree the architecture is top notch….Albany has so beautiful street scapes.. parks etc…. But for a variety of reasons they are essentially dead places and likely never coming back….i just watched a KZbin story about Hiroshima…. Mind boggling the differences… ps… there wasn’t one active human being in any of your street scenes… not one….Albany no different

[@jbethjs]

Thanks for sharing your feedback! I love the city so much but yes it’s definitely more quiet, especially during the week!

[@bbc454nos]

Literally?

[@fennyellis3366]

I've lived here my entire life...wouldn't live anywhere else!!❤

[@jbethjs]

@@fennyellis3366 righttt it’s the best

[@NKMStyling]

Buffalo proud!! It’s so true too about Bflo being a central location. Super close to all the other major east coast cities!

[@jbethjs]

🫶🫶🫶🫶

[@highlymedicated2438]

No its not lol.NYC is a lot more centrally located

[@jbethjs]

@@highlymedicated2438 for sure but Buffalo is really close to a lot of cities too

[@daveblock4061]

Why I love living in Buffalo, NY...You are always drunk? So you know: Canalside it an open sewer when it rains, those aren't Snickers bars. (Born and Raised, got out).

[@jbethjs]

This comment makes very little sense but have a great day, Dave! Haha

[@brianog5267]

And ps… enough with the literally stuff

[@jbethjs]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@philiparnold3948]

Thanks for the update! I’m moving back after 40 years . Can’t wait!

[@jbethjs]

Yayyy!!! Buffalo can’t wait to have you!

[@bernhardwagner9879]

Ah Lady, love downtown and the waterfront but explore our city and present the rich panorama of its art, architecture, history, culinary, breweries, retail, affordable living and etc, etc. Welcome to our city. I came from Europe at age 10 and I have treasured its great history for 72 years.

[@jbethjs]

🥰🥰🫶 absolutely love that!!

[@soniyaakhter361]

Buffalo city is a very beautiful city. I am watching your video from Bangladesh.. Very nice. Wish you all the best❤❤❤ 

[@jbethjs]

Awww thank you so much

[@minigol91]

What about the winters? Is it as bad as everyone says? I also hear a lot that the job market is bad.

[@jbethjs]

The winters can definitely be tough although this winter hasn’t been bad! And the job market isn’t great but it’s also not awful.

[@SmoggyFroggy]

👍

[@MaartenvanderVeeke]

Since when is a 20 minute drive short? If you have to drive there it's already quite far away, but 20 minutes is a lot (at least in my opinion)

[@elblanco5]

Great video, interested in more about the city. Subscribed!

[@jbethjs]

Thanks so much!!!! So happy you’re here 😅 what do you want to see in particular?!

[@lizzabbott]

YES ! “Buffalo’s got a spirit … Talkin’ PROUD ! Talkin’ PROUD ! “ An old, vintage jingle from the early 1970s. More than that though; it was … that sense of Pride that you feel as a Buffalonian, too ! You totally get it, & you embody it, Julia ! Woo hoo ! There were Talkin’ Proud buttons, too. Probably bumper stickers, the whole nine. Can find the old jingles here on y’tube. And yes I am obsessed with our architecture !! Especially Gold Dome …. Or …. Buffalo Savings Bank as it was once called. Thanks for making this wonderful video. Right with ya, Girl !

[@jbethjs]

Thank you sooo so much, Liz!!! I so appreciate you. Your comments mean the world to me and i really am so proud to live in Buffalo!

[@lizzabbott]

Buffalo LOVES having you here, Julia ! Your infectious smile, unstoppable work ethic, poz vibes, awesome & inspirational style, highly relevant business ideas … & on & on make you a huge asset to B’lo & WNY ! Welcome Home !

[@luisv7117]

The snow?

[@jbethjs]

What about it? Haha

[@Laura-hk8wn]

Beats hurricanes. You just stay home.

[@jstoli996c4s]

Aside from the rough winters, if you can’t find things to like about Buffalo, you simply aren’t trying. #facts #buffalove

[@jbethjs]

YESSSSS AGREEED

[@tomporterjr652]

new bills stadium orchard park area

[@saleimafi8163]

Great video!

[@jbethjs]

Thank you!!!

[@dog_biter]

Buffalo, where 10% of the streets have striping, the bridges are deteriorated, the leadership is corrupt and the segregation is striking. For many outsiders, especially those who have already f'd up the places that used to be affordable and cool, buffalo seems like an oasis of cheap housing and great art. The artists are what makes the town special,,the dime a dozen mediocre hipster/yupsters are as ordinary as any strip mall in the US, you can and them drinking beer at any of the usual spot for that kind of crowd. Ask black people on the Eastside what they love about Buffalo, the community that a gunman traveled several hours to target the most "black" and segregated zip code to murder people while shopping.. We have a sound pro-Palestine movement, lots of great Yemeni bodegas, Halal supermarkets and these are the true entrepreneurs keeping Buffalo going block by block. It's a great place for artisanal gentrifiers to start a shop that wouldn't d very well in a more developed city. Buffalo is desperate.

[@jbethjs]

Thanks for your feedback

[@dog_biter]

Probably one of the hundred+ people that walk their apartment dogs on Seneca st,,I always feel bad for the Apartment Dogs that have to do there thing in a tiny chainlink cage outside or on the sidewalk and spend too much time in a cage 😔@@jbethjs

[@jbethjs]

@@dog_biter my dog spends no time in a cage; we got rid of his crate when he turned 2.

[@jeanlittle405]

dog biter: You are 100% correct...Buffalo is HORRIBLE!!!!!!

[@jbethjs]

@@jeanlittle405 nobody said that… are you okay??

[@TBold1085]

I grew up in Buffalo. Another thing you can add. The overall quality of the Public Schools. New York State consistently rates in the top 10 overall for school quality. The New York Regents systems is amazing. I teach and live in Michigan and we have nothing comparable. (Michigan ranks in the bottom 1/2 of public education). I went to Cheektowaga and Williamsville Public Schools and received a 1st class education.

[@jbethjs]

Absolutely LOVE this comment! You’re so right!!

[@NomadicBrian]

As a former New Yorker that went to Buffalo State University in the 1980s and have returned to visit in 2021 and 2022 I have to say I was delighted with the changes. We did the U2 Reunion Tour there and the water front. I'm a casino guy and loved the casino downtown. Elmwood Village which for me was Elmwood Ave closer to the college. Love the expansion of places like Panos (the original was so tiny). Great microbreweries around and much more restaurants. I will say that Buffalo always had great bars and food even 35+ years ago. Still has that warm feeling to it for wine and dine or beer. Yes.

[@jbethjs]

Yessss!! There’s been so so much development! Love your comment thanks so much for watching and sharing

[@lainey3815]

Many Buffalonians (myself included) have the means to move away but choose to stay because we love it! Hard stop!

[@mightyJudah]

I love buffalo as well. I can't wait to get back to my weekly visits

[@jbethjs]

Awwww Buffalo loves you back!

[@porterbrass]

Thank you for sharing a great video about Buffalo. 🦬! We love to travel, but every time we touch back down in Buffalo, we breathe a sigh of relief. It’s more laid back, less expensive, great food, friendly people. We help each other thru the blizzards and then really enjoy our summers! Thanks again for sharing your enthusiasm about our home. 😀

[@jbethjs]

Awww thank you sooo much! This means the world to me to read 🥰 I’m so happy you appreciate the video and my enthusiasm