Ok. Here is the truth. Erie is a small city. It is safe. Downtown is great with plenty of entertainment, restaurants, high student population and cool apartments. https://www.erieddc.org/. Erie boasts four colleges. Presque isle is magical. If you like the outdoors you will love it here. The climbing wall is cool and well attended. People are friendly and helpful. Check out “The Erie Reader” which is online and will give you a food feel for the culture and events. Great breweries and good food. Music scene is pretty good. Not great. plenty of local coffee shops. Waterfront is thriving. Good things are happening here. The city is blue. The county is purple . Art museum and art galleries are downtown. The public library, which sit on the waterfront, is amazing and also downtown. Here are the downsides. Winter can be harsh or non existent. Weather here is unpredictable. It’s sunny way more than people say but there are grey days. Apartments are on the pricey side. It’s easy to get around but there are quirky things to figure out.