As shocking as it may seem, I actually think there's some truth to this. I have a lot of friends in Buffalo, live a bit over two hours away. I visit probably about once a month or so.
Bar/social scene is still very active even in the winter, the city is very much about drinking culture. Frankly I think people there are just used to the weather. Quite a few very affordable neighborhoods that I'd consider leaning towards the younger crowd. It's that rare combination of hip but still leaning conservative I find appealing.
As far as cities go, Buffalo leans towards blue-collar, so masculinity isn't automatically seen as toxic, which is a plus. That said, I'm always surprised by the quality and attractiveness of younger women there (but yes the older crowd does skew towards the stereotypical larger chicken wing eating crowd).
There's no shortage of sporting events, be it the Bills, Sabres, Bandits. But also a lot of quality music/comic acts make the rounds there. There are a bunch of decent colleges in the area UB, Canisius, Niagara, Buff State, and since there are no truly "college town" areas, the ladies from these schools tend to intermingle with the general population more.
Overall I definitely think it's a slept on city, only issue is you have to deal with New York's government, a big detractor
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