Upstate New York never looked so good! Lockport, New York is a haven for tourists, businesses, and real estate developers looking to be close to the great Niagara Falls.

Lockport is a city of about 22,650 population (1998 figures) in the northwestern part of New York State, about 20 miles northeast of Buffalo and 15 miles east of Niagara Falls. It is the county seat for Niagara County, located in the heart of the Niagara Fruit Belt and home for several manufacturing operations.

The city is on the New York State Barge Canal System and got its name from the set of large canal locks which allow boats on the canal to traverse the Niagara Escarpment (about a 50-foot drop-off). The Town of Lockport surrounds the city on all sides and has a population of about 18,629 (1998 figures).

Lockport enjoys a favorable geographic relationship to Buffalo. Although with a separate identity, government, and demographics, it is close enough to the major city to be effectively served through good highway systems, by Buffalo's shopping, cultural, business, transportation, and entertainment assets---without (yet) having to endure many of the liabilities of big rust-belt cities. Lockport is presently near full employment (unemployment rate hovers around 5.6%) and has a state employment office to help job seekers and employers.