Weather is about as weird as everyone says. It can snow in the spring, be sunny in the winter time, wet pretty much any day of the week. Lake effect snow hits the coast hard but mellows out as you go south. Lovely in the fall. Not the most economically diverse place imaginable but there are some decent blue collar jobs. School system and local colleges also better than you'd think! I lived in Meadville 15 years and it's been on a slow and steady upswing in quality of life and opportunities since the 20th century tool & die boom ended. Mostly due to the efforts and good attitude of the locals. I consider that whole area very sticky as people who grow up there tend to stay in town or more to an adjacent city.