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Anyone care to share the good and bad of upstate NY? For a long time I had ruled out any moved from Mass to New York, prefering to consider places like Maine/Vermont and Virginia/W Virginia, but the prices of good sized farms in upstate NY seem pretty compelling....

Anyone here relocate from other places to upstate and have input?

Burlington was one area that had a few things for sale, and another spot further west towards the lakes...

How are the schools? taxes, employment outlook? etc.

How are the locals to "outsiders" that move in?

 

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We moved from MA to upstate NY 2 years ago, and are perfectly happy here. We live outside the lake effect area, although we do get a lot of snow - not a big deal if you are used to Northern winters. Property taxes are cheap compared to MA, and the state's politics are pleasant and varied. Do it!

Sharon

Yea, the taxes and winters are bad in Mass, especially in Western Mass area where I live now. I suspect the winters are about the same, and was hoping the taxes would be less(since I will be running a FT farm).

The prices of farms still seem reasonable in Upstate; couldn't buy places around here for what I could there; hoping to be able to sell my place, pay cash for another and still have a little left over to smooth out the bumps down the road.

Definitely don't want to go any colder than zone 5 though....