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The surprises: the affordable pocket inside an expensive metro, a comeback a decade in the making, the priciest enclave in the state, a small city nobody had on their list.

Elmwood Avenue in Elmwood Village, Buffalo, in autumn

Wildcard

Elmwood Village, Buffalo, NY

The comeback story you can still afford: Olmsted parkways, Queen Anne streets off Bidwell Parkway, a mile of independent shops on Elmwood Avenue, and major museums at the top of the strip, about two miles north of downtown Buffalo.

Median $387,500Walk Score 92

Affordable price band. Most affordable pocket in a comeback city.

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Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons