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Canandaigua NY - Anybody live there or close to it? (1 Viewer)

JNox3

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How do you like it? How long have you lived there? Are the winters brutal in this part of NY or is that another part?

I would appreciate any information FBGuys have in reference to it.

Thanks for your help.

I have googled it

 
I lived in Rochester for 7 years, same area - Canandaigua is pretty tied to Rochester in general.

Rochester was a good place to live for me - good arts, good minor league sports, but a bit murdery downtown.

One thing to know about that area of NY is that it varies quite a bit weather-wise. There were many times that only 1 or 2 of Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse got hammered by a blizzard. I'd say the weather in general was similar to the other Great Lakes states - western Michigan is about the same, maybe one fewer blizzard per year.

Canandaigua is right on the tip of one of the Finger Lakes. That area in general is very nice, with vineyards, Amish furniture, and really beautiful scenery. I haven't just hung out in Canandaigua to know how much of a role the lake plays there, or how that specific part of the Finger Lakes is, but I'd assume it's important.

Lots of info on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canandaigua_(city),_New_York

 
AcerFC said:
I live 6 hours south of there in NY and winters suck here. Can't imagine living there
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Are you the dude from Fairbanks? If a guy from Fairbanks says the winters suck, cross it off the list of habitable cities.

 
My people are from the next fingerlake over, Keuka. A lot like VT - glorious summers, brutal winters (though the lake effect is less than rochester's), would be a LOT more popular if it could find an economy. if you like the outdoors and already have a gig there, the glacial region of NY/PA is some value living.

ETA: hit a 4-figure trifecta at the horse track there once. dont even know if it's still there.

 
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Canandaigua is a very nice small city.

I grew up about half an hour to the east down 5&20.

My brothers lived in Canandaigua for several years.

There's a very quaint main street, a decent concert venue at FLCC campus and the north shore of Canandaigua lake is some of the most expensive real estate in Upstate NY. The Racino is just down 96 and has become somewhat decent. The track is still pretty rundown and you get the feeling that most horses are on their last stop before the glue factory, but there are much worse ways to kill an afternoon.

Winters aren't fun, but less snow than Rochester/Buffalo because of less lake effect.

Very pleasant in the other three seasons though.

Where are you coming from? Specific questions?

Constellation Liquor is one of the big businesses there.

 
Rochester NY here. Lived here for 45 years. Looks like most every has covered the basics. Finger Lakes are awesome for fishing/boating etc.

Feel free to send a PM if you have specific questions. I'll try to add some more details later.

 
Spent a lot of time in the Finger Lakes having grown up just south of there. Canandaigua has a great location if you are into wine, or buying your foods from local farms. There are one or two decent local breweries, with more coming every year. Rochester is a fairly short drive away, and that's been covered above. You are also not very far from either Buffalo or Syracuse, just about an hour or so away in either direction. The Finger Lakes are stunning, especially in the summer and fall. Like most places in upstate New York, the economy is not what it once was. There is a local half mile dirt track speedway which gained notoriety for being the location where Tony Stewart was involved in a fatal accident with a local driver.

 
Grew up about an hour and a half north east of there, in the heart of the real upstate NY snowbelt. Spent a lot of time in and around the Finger Lakes area.

As mentioned the summer's are beautiful. Winter's are typical of north eastern US. Snowfall isn't anything like the lake effect pummeling that Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse seem to get once or so a year. Lake Ontario is rich with history and recreation. I could sit at the locks in Lockport for hours and hours with a cooler, reading, watching the boats, chilling (before kids, that is). The Catskills and Adirondacks are gorgeous, Niagara Falls is awesome, NYC is a few hours away (but a sucky drive). Canton isn't far, you're 90 mins from an NFL stadium. An hour from Watkins Glen race course (way better than most NASCAR tracks (IMO).The Finger Lakes are awesome for recreation. LOTS of wineries. An hour or so from some great hunting in southern NY/Northern PA.

I could go on, but you get the jist.

One thing that I hate about NY though, is the taxes.

 
Great info all. I've got a telephone interview for a job on Wednesday. I've never lived anywhere east of Illinois but my wife visited Buffalo and has friends there and is hooked on it. She knows the kind of area I'm envisioning when I retire and this sounds area sounds really nice.

We are coming from Texas but I've lived with snow before (Colorado, Utah). Appreciate all the insight.

 
wikkidpissah said:
My people are from the next fingerlake over, Keuka. A lot like VT - glorious summers, brutal winters (though the lake effect is less than rochester's), would be a LOT more popular if it could find an economy. if you like the outdoors and already have a gig there, the glacial region of NY/PA is some value living.

ETA: hit a 4-figure trifecta at the horse track there once. dont even know if it's still there.
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the BIRD!

 
Friends of our lived in Canandaigua for a while (they recently moved due to work), and we visited a few times. I loved the area. Very nice. The whole Finger Lakes area is nice.

 
I live about a half hour west of there. Nice place and area. Head there a handful of times a year feel free to Pm me with any questions.

 
I have some extended family there... very nice little area and the lake is really great during the summer. Winters/taxes suck but it's New York so you gotta expect that.

 
JNox3 said:
Great info all. I've got a telephone interview for a job on Wednesday. I've never lived anywhere east of Illinois but my wife visited Buffalo and has friends there and is hooked on it. She knows the kind of area I'm envisioning when I retire and this sounds area sounds really nice.

We are coming from Texas but I've lived with snow before (Colorado, Utah). Appreciate all the insight.
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I grew up in the town next to Canandaigua - Victor (well, technically, East Bloomfield, but that's another story). I haven't spent any extended time there since high school (graduated 1994), but all of my family is still there so am pretty familiar with the town and surrounding area. There is already a pretty good summation in here, but I'll add a couple things... Canandaigua has a nice little downtown, but is pretty rural on the outskirts. You can find more traditional suburban towns to the north and more rural towns to the east, west and south. It all depends on what you prefer.

Also, I wouldn't compare the snow and winters in Colorado and Utah to what you'll find in Western NY. Yes, you might be able to avoid the snow belt/lake effect snow in most of the Western NY towns, but you still get a lot of it... and the overall weather is much more icy and gray. I seriously had no concept of sunny winter days and powder snow until I visited Colorado and Utah in my mid-30s ( :bag: ).

With that being said, the people are friendly and it was a nice place to grow up. Hope it works out for you guys.

 
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