Syracuse

My home for eighteen years and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. The seasons are beautiful. Autumn is truly awe-inspiring. The snow is gorgeous. Sure it’s cold in the winter time, but dress appropriately and you’ll be fine. You are a few hours from NYC, Philly, DC, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, etc. – BUT you are living in a town that is very small considering its population. Low cost of living. Extremely reasonable home prices. Great neighborhoods abound. I think of Syracuse as a gem.

Ah, Syracuse I miss you…but not the winter!

I’m from syracuse… its a place to grow up, a place to get educated, and a place to retire… NOT a place for the inbetween. I love to visit now that I’m gone. soft smile

If you dig snow, then maybe… MAYBE. But don’t assume that because it snows a lot there are good places to ski/board. Pretty humid in the summer. There really isn’t much to do, music scene isn’t great, but better than other cities of its size. There is a reason this was voted one of the 50 worst places to live in America (along with all of the other central/western New York cities.) The nightlife is nothing special. The only thing Syracuse really has going for itself is Syracuse University. Really, there are tons of cities that are far more worthy of a time investment. Syracuse has nothing except SU over any other real large city in America.

nightlife is good
The state fair in august is nice but expensive (but arent they all?)
I used to live here, and Id prefer to live in Syracuse rather than where I am now.