Why does Skaneateles Lake seem to have so many more really pricy houses than any other Finger Lake (especially Canandaigua)?
This is purely based on some light Trulia scrolling, but it always surprises me how much more the houses on Skaneateles are than the other Finger Lakes.
I'm especially surprised how many more huge $5m+ places there seem to be than Canandaigua. Both are pretty close to large regional centers, have thriving towns at one end, and are pretty comparable in size. Skaneateles has the slight edge of nicer town at the top, but otherwise on the surface they seem pretty similar.
I can understand why Seneca and Cayuga aren't quite as popular as the size makes a lot of those lakefronts pretty far from a lot of amenties. But Canandaigua and Skaneateles seem very similar to me.
Is it easier to get land? Is the land flatter so there's more? Parts of Canandaigua are pretty steep so lots are pretty limited maybe? Am I totally imagining this?