I guess no one is hanging around here as people continue to leave this area and the state. Same old story high taxes, new state fees, no jobs and the laws these idiot politicians continue to burden people with. I thought for sure everyone would be moving in to this area because of cannelside.

Do we blame Cuomo? “Every single county in New York, except for three, had net out-domestic migration.” Another big factor which will effect this area. Erie County's population is higher than it was five years ago, but the trend line does not appear promising, particularly if federal government policy changes diminish immigration numbers.

Erie County is losing population – but that’s happening across the state.

More people are moving out than moving in here, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The 2016 estimate reverses a growth trend in Erie County and in New York State, where population dropped for the first time in a decade.

“People are moving away from the state,” said Peter Borsella, a demographer with the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Branch. “Every single county in New York, except for three, had net out-domestic migration.”Niagara County's population, meanwhile, continues to fall at a steady but steeper rate. The Census Bureau estimated its population for last year to be 211,758, a decline of 764 people.

The metropolitan statistical area, including Buffalo, Cheektowaga (cheek is right up there with the high crime cities) and Niagara Falls, shows greater population losses since the growth leveled off in 2014. The Buffalo metro area still ranks among the top 50 metropolitan areas nationwide – barely. It ranks 50th. More troubling is that the metro area had the 10th biggest numerical decline in population in the nation.


http://buffalonews.com/2017/03/23/la...pulation-loss/