Best place to live in New York State?

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9 years ago 05/07/2014 8:37am EDT

Hello

What is the best place to live in New York State?

Personally I believe that Rochester, NY. is on the top of the list, but I am eager to hear anyone's argument as to why a particular area should be #1 on the "Places to lives in New York" list.

Rochester brings affordable living/housing, a decent urban/entertainment environment if you seek that, and great natural attractions (Finger lakes, the grand canyon of the east, lake Ontario, Erie canal, skiing, boating, running, etc.)

Most of my city friends do the same things you can do in albany/buff/syr/roc but at 2x the cost - live in an apt, go to bars, get take out.

Thoughts?

9 years ago 05/07/2014 8:41am EDT

re: Ruination

15 Central Park West Penthouse is nice:

http://ny.curbed.com/uploads/15%20Central%20Park%20West%20Interior.jpg

In case you don't have $ 30 million to spare, then your answer may be different.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 8:42am EDT

re: Ruination

The best place doesn't have to do with price. You are looking at the best cost to quality of life so that you can convince yourself and others that your decision to shoot for the middle in life and live in Rochester was a great one. For people that make more money than you, they would probably choose different areas. Actually, they do, that is what determines property values.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 8:44am EDT

re: Ruination

Rochester is great, if you like crime and don't like schools.

Some of the suburbs are nice, but the actually city is really crappy in parts. As in, dangerously crappy.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 9:05am EDT

re: mellorunner

I spent five years in rochester going to undergrad. It is an ok city, but the quality of women is not very good. The 2 big universities, U of R and RIT are pretty nerdy schools that don't attract the same types that you will find at the state schools. The music scene also sucks. Honestly, having lived in both, Buffalo is a much better city.

To answer the original question, my choice would probably be ithaca, although that would change if I had the money to live in NYC. That said, when I retire I would like to get a place in the catskills but that is only because I like flyfishing.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 9:07am EDT

re: mellow seeds

NYS is the most unfriendly place in the US. Why would you want to live here?

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:10am EDT

re: NYCDude

NYCDude wrote:
15 Central Park West Penthouse is nice:
http://ny.curbed.com/uploads/15%20Central%20Park%20West%20Interior.jpg
In case you don't have $ 30 million to spare, then your answer may be different.

I just delivered wine there.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:13am EDT

re: nonsense

Oh? Go on...

nonsense wrote:
NYS is the most unfriendly place in the US. Why would you want to live here?

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:19am EDT

re: jamim

Lower to Mid Hudson Valley - Putnam, Dutchess, Orange

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:37am EDT

re: DenaliHub

Adjacent to the Rockeller Estate, or for that matter, on the Rockefeller Estate if you can swing it.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:41am EDT

re: mellow seeds

My brother spent 15+ years in Rochester. He loved the city and even the snow but there just were no women.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:45am EDT

re: Ruination

Saranac Lake. Beautiful country, close to Lake Placid.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:51am EDT

re: garth

NY is a nice place to live but you have to balance urban and rural locations. Rural places (like saranac lake) is nice if you can tolerate backwater hicks,cows,everything closing at 8pm, and nothing to do but sit outside. If you go real rural like saranac you gotta drive at least 90 min to get to anything resembling a large town, not fun for groceries, shoping, doctors, etc. Cities are nice but they are cities. Downstate/long Island is an expensive NYC suburban hell. Western NY is nice. Pockets of culture in the big cities but plenty of rural space that is close enough. Cheaper than the capital district area.

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