Steuben County New York?

njmama · #1 09/30/06, 11:12 AM

Hello! What is Steuben County like? We are checking into that area & wonder if you all have any info? We would want animals, large gardens, etc. Thanks!!

Raftercat5 · #2 09/30/06, 02:34 PM

njmama: I used to live in Remsen, NY so many years ago, I can't even remember what county it was in. There was a park up on the hill (west of Rt. 12) called Baron von Steuben Park. It's beautiful there. I guess I need to get out my map, huh? Remsen is situated on the south side of the Tug Hill Plateau, which means it gets LOTS of snow in the winter. I had a great veggie garden, and there were wild blackberries and rasberries. A beautiful place to live if you don't mind shovelling snow from Nov. to March.
- Kathy

Prinls · #3 09/30/06, 03:10 PM

Steuben County is very beautiful. Great people. Fairly good schools. Jobs can be hard to come by. Prices are high. Utilities, taxes, insurance and food are very high. It is a really fun area though with alot to do. I just moved from there back to Ohio partly because of the high cost of living. It is an agricultural area and most places in the country have no restrictions for animals. There are alot of dairy and potato farmers.

Deb862 · #4 09/30/06, 05:25 PM

We are also currently looking in that area of NY as well and have looked at a few properties there so far. We liked the look of the area so far that we have seen, lots of farms, etc. There is a wind farm being proposed (and hotly contested by hte locals) in the Prattsburg area and some folks are selling because of this. Some of the terrain can be pretty rugged but that's okay with us. Other than that, we don't know too much about the area so I would also be interest to see if anyone here lives there. We would like to know more about the winters, as I here tell they can be pretty bad.

Irish Pixie · #5 09/30/06, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Raftercat5

njmama: I used to live in Remsen, NY so many years ago, I can't even remember what county it was in. There was a park up on the hill (west of Rt. 12) called Baron von Steuben Park. It's beautiful there. I guess I need to get out my map, huh? Remsen is situated on the south side of the Tug Hill Plateau, which means it gets LOTS of snow in the winter. I had a great veggie garden, and there were wild blackberries and rasberries. A beautiful place to live if you don't mind shovelling snow from Nov. to March.
- Kathy

I believe that Remsen is in Oneida County, I can remember going to a craft/antique fair there that was wonderful.

I've lived in Steuben County- in Howard, and, very briefly, the city of Hornell. I'm very familar with the area and would be happy to help anyone with information.

Stacy

toomb68 · #6 09/30/06, 07:51 PM

why ny? off all the states to move to, ny would be very low on my list. especially rural ny. i live in ny. it is expensive and i don't think we get what we pay for. we have the most dsyfunctional state government in the union. if i were looking for a homestead it would not be here.

Drizler · #7 09/30/06, 08:34 PM

I would watch the tax angle if I was moving here. Tthis place is tax hell in all respects. Recently I saw it posted somplace that this is the second highest taxed state in North America right behind Quebec. Now if you don't make much and don't need much it may be another story but for everything else its damned $$$$. Did I mention its damned cold??

Boss Cooker · #8 09/30/06, 08:48 PM

I grew up in Hornell. I go back home one time a year for a family reunion. If it weren't for my kin folk being there I would not go. Read a few news papers online. And as the other posters said "things are expencive".

njmama · #9 09/30/06, 10:09 PM

Thanks everyone!

JJ Grandits · #10 10/01/06, 08:42 AM

Kinda of a shame that such EXTREMELY beautiful country, great towns ,great people, probably the best deer hunting in the united states, is being taxed to death by the Albany overlords.

Deb862 · #11 10/01/06, 08:50 AM

I agree about the tax situation. However, I am unfortunately a born and raised NY'er, having left for a decade to live out west. I feel the same way and if we did not have all our family in this state, including our children and friends, we would most certainly consider another state. It is sad that this beautiful state has such a horrible tax situation and governing body. However, we spent alot of years away from family and friends and, while we absolutely loved our life out west and our friends there, it just wasn't the same. I hadn't seen my mom in over 5 years before we moved back. We feel that life was too short to not share in our families' lives.

Raftercat5 · #12 10/02/06, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KincoraFarm

I believe that Remsen is in Oneida County, I can remember going to a craft/antique fair there that was wonderful.

I've lived in Steuben County- in Howard, and, very briefly, the city of Hornell. I'm very familar with the area and would be happy to help anyone with information.

Stacy

Stacy: Thanks for jogging my memory! It's been so long! My ex originally came from Hornell, and I've been there. It is a beautiful hilly place. Especially in the autumn!
- Kathy

JennNY · #13 10/02/06, 11:22 AM

Deb,
I agree.. I wouldn't stay in NY if it wasn't for family. My parents, sis and bro all live here, we are about 3 miles from each other. I love being here w/my family. But, NY is not the best state to live in... maybe w/a new govenor things will change?

One can hope.

Jenn

MaryNY · #14 10/02/06, 11:31 AM

Here's everything you might want to know -- short of chatting with the residents . . .

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genIn...locIndex=22506

Good luck!

MaryNY

Drizler · #15 10/02/06, 12:41 PM

One thing to consider with NY is the way they do their real estate taxes. I a lot of places its based on price you bought it at then major capital improvements. Here in lovely Clinton County they jam you every damned year with reassessment. They just love to jack you way up especially recently with all these bozos building $500000 Mcmansions in honor of themselves. That just takes you right along with them trust me. They also just love to assess for road frontage acorss your property based on the ( other house and its development area ) that resides there. Thats a good one for folks like us who live 900' from the road. You will also see that the rules for "Farming" require a minimum income of that endeavor of $10,000 to go long term. The big scams here are beekeeping and maple syrup. To a lesser extent is lodging horses. To qualify you need 10 horses regardless of ownership. Of course try taking care of 10 horses, the hoof trimmings alone cost $25 - $35 per horse per trim so you get the idea. To do stabling you really need a $50,000 riding arena with its accompanying insurance and othre expenses. That has to be built for a big snow load to add to the cost. As for small farming in the real sense, they almost don't exist in the Northen part of the state. Mid state there is a presence but up here you just have to be stupid to try to run a small farm. And as I mentioned before its coldern a well diggers arse here. Why the hell did I ever leave Colorado............

boxwoods · #16 10/02/06, 01:31 PM

I love NY! haha

The good: people, fresh mountain spring water that can't be beat. no drugs to speak of, very little crime etc,
The bad: mountains, rock and clay that makes for a tough garden. short growing season, damp, lots of rain.
The ugly: taxes, taxes and more taxes. and potholes, Did I mention the under construction signs for the summer? Every summer the roads have to be redone.