The Buffalo News has an article citing the US Census, preaching a high poverty level.
I’m just going to shoot-from-the-hip my reasons why I think Buffalo made second on the list.
*NO GOOD JOBS (paying above minimum wage)
*POLITICIANS (who only talk about bringing good paying jobs)
*Cost of living (raising higher than minimum wage can support)
*Massive utility rates (Niagara Falls is right in our back yard and ½ our bill goes towards “user rates”)
*Absentee landlords (property owners from out of state invest in property but not caring of the property in this community)
*Poor education advantages.
Feel free to add more of your own thoughts why Buffalo is the second poorest city in the US.