Most cities in upstate NY are an afterthought, but they're not all great places to live,especially Buffalo. Really, Buffalo shares a similar story to Detroit; Ever since manufacturing jobs have left, the city has been on the decline. Not being able to replace those jobs, increasing poverty, and shytty governing has lead it to be one of the most depressing places to live at outside of Detroit. Not to mention Buffalo being one of the most racially segregated cities and having one of the lowest performing school districts in the country.