SperlingViews - Lockport, New_york

Great history of New York can be found right in our little town/city. There are fun things to do with the wine trail, camping, parks and hiking trails, the Erie Canal and Locks, and the many farms for finding some great produce.[read more...]

I moved to Lockport/Cambria area and Niagara County all together assumes they can take what they please I cannot wait to move out of this area. The Town taxes are well over $5000.00. No location location here we live near cows.But still the high suburbian taxes hmmmm. The School taxes will make you run for some other hills rather than the ones here, are you sitting ,I pay $7600.00 on a home that is $350k. Well the home was assessed for $300k but when I moved in it was jumpped up more just becouse I was told it was due to be raised,even though property decreased by 3%. Niagara county still wants that money, from law enforcement to farming its nothing but a racket to take from the middle class worker. LOOK OUT IF YOU PLAN ON LIVING IN LOCKPORT ,your nest egg will be cracked[read more...]

Lockport is close to Niagara Falls, a natural wonder. There are many colleges and universities within commuting distance. Housing is relatively inexpensive. Many cultural actities are available, such as the museums, philharmonic, and theater district in Buffalo. Yahoo will be building a new center in the Lockport industrial park this fall. I live on the outskirts of Lockport, in Cambria. Much of the area is rural but rapidly becoming built up. However, jobs are scarce and taxes are high. The weather is cold most of the days of October thru April.[read more...]

in reply to annas post from Buffalo ny she says that Buffalo only has 2 nice months a year she doesnt know what she is talking ABOUT IF SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 15 Years. Yes our winters are long sometimes but we have nice weather usually May through October which is 6 months. And living north east of Buffalo Lockport Doesnt get alot of snow like the areas south of Buffalo get. In general we have 4 crappy months a year Nov. through March.[read more...]

this is the site of the Erie Canal and also the widest pedestrian bridge in the world. Vollyball was invented here, as well as, the fire hydrant,steam heat, the Sutherland Sisters, the crime rate is low,near Buffalo and Niagara Falls,housing is cheap as well as rents housing about 50,000 average and rents about 400. the hymn" This Is My Father's World" was written here inspired by Outwater Park. great place to live[read more...]

Very quiet town[read more...]