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Hi all! My husband is heading to Albany next week to explore a job opportunity. I was hoping to get some feedback from locals to help us in our decision making.
We spent most of our lives in the Eastern half of the US and 3 years ago moved to So Cal. We love many things here but the extremely high cost of living and subpar schools have us seeking out other opportunities. We are a family of 6, with kids ranging from 4-10. My boys all swim competitively and love to be active. Obviously we are looking for good schools but those great school numbers don't mean much to me. We are currently living in the highest ranked district in CA and chose to go to a charter school because the public school was awful. The charter not much better but... I have one middle of the road kid, one extremely gifted kid and one who struggles a little academically and a good bit socially as he as Asperger's. We can not possibly afford private school so we are looking for our best options in public schools.
My husband would be working near the Albany airport. Would prefer to have a commute under 20-30 min. He currently drives 50 miles each way and hates it. Obviously a safe neighborhood is desired.
We are very big on eating local and organic. Wondering what the availability is and the cost. Possibly the availability of cow pooling for grass fed beef etc.
Any advice or pointers on areas to live would be great. We plan to rent for a while at first. Our budget is not set in stone but we will be going from 2 incomes back to 1 so we'd like to keep it pretty modest!
I'll throw out the North Colonie SD due to its good ratings, proximity to the airport, proximity to a market like this: Honest Weight Food Co-op and other shopping. South Colonie may also work.
Voorheesville. It's a safe, quiet, walkable village about 20-30 minutes from the airport. Voorheesville High school has a natatorium/swim team and the school district overall is always ranked in the top five in the area. There's a Trader Joe's and Whole Foods near the airport on Wolf Rd. for organic/local food. Don't know about cow pooling.
If keeping cost modest is a big concern I'd say Colonie or Clifton Park....most reasonable taxes. Both have good schools. Colonie is a lot closer to the airport.
Niskayuna is quite close to the airport, and has very good schools. Delmar (Bethlehem schools also well thought of) isn't that far either. Both have good sports capabilities.
Hi! We moved to Niskayuna in September after living in Maryland/DC Metro area for 3 years and NYC metro area for over 10 years. We LOVE Niskayuna- it has everything we had hoped for- sidewalks, parks, great schools (blue ribbon elementary, h.s. was just rated #26 in the country by Newsweek, Division A sports- plus indoor pool at the high school with loads of opportunities for your kids to swim competiviely), a CO-OP grocery store, and it's proximity to transit is unbeatable- 17 mins to Albany airport and 10 mins to Amtrak. Lastly what we really liked/like are the people- the majority are friendly, helpful, and give you that small town comfort and welcoming feeling. As for your child with special education needs, we have a neighbor who has a son with special education needs and the parents rave about how great the district has been.
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