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My husband and I are looking to relocate out of Brooklyn and I feel like if anyone could give us some ideas of places to go, this would be it! Asking the amazing hive, thank you in advance.
We currently live in Brooklyn but are priced out, and excited to find a permanent home elsewhere. We are both able to work from home at the moment. Ideally we would live within 2 hours of potential jobs (both work in media) in the event that our current situation changes. We have two young kids. We are both drawn to college towns/small cities.
We would like to stay on the East Coast but are willing to go West should that be the best spot for us.
Need:
-"Affordable" housing (for us that would mean a 3 bdrm home for under 600k)
-Good public schools
-Busy-ish main street/center
-Liberal/not conservative, would love some diversity (we are a mixed race family)
Bonus points:
-Not too much driving (I grew up in NYC and barely drive, would like to be able to walk to get some essentials - namely, coffee)
-Within 1-2 hours of a beach or other large body of water
-Outdoorsy element
Some places we have been recommended to look:
Providence, RI
Portland, ME
Portland, OR
Charlottesville, VA
Cape Cop, MA
Northampton, MA
Thank you for reading this. Appreciate any insight you may have!
If you want something closer to NYC, the Nyack NY area in Rockland County comes to mind. Perhaps Montclair and the South Orange/Maplewood area in NJ as well.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 07-10-2016 at 09:11 PM..
Portland, Oregon is a great city and perhaps worth a visit. It's certainly progressive, diverse and happy too. People tend to love it a lot. The Californian invasion is in progress so get to it while the getting is good. Though you'll be on the opposite side of the country, Portland, OR will feel somewhat familiar to you.
If you want something closer to NYC, the Nyack NY area in Rockland County comes to mind. Perhaps Montclair and the South Orange/Maplewood area in NJ as well.
Thank you, all! I had never thought of/considered Ithaca or Geneva, definitely going to research it further. Newburyport looks beautiful.
Vegabern, I have heard that the real estate in Ann Arbor is crazy, perhaps not as bad as NYC, but really hard to buy there. Not sure if this is true.
I really want to check out Portland, OR. My biggest issue is a pathetic fear of the earthquake (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...eally-big-onez) and I realize how silly that is, being that I live in New York City.
We love Nyack, but I have heard mixed reviews on the public school and unfortunately we cannot afford private school.
Thank you, all! I had never thought of/considered Ithaca or Geneva, definitely going to research it further. Newburyport looks beautiful.
Vegabern, I have heard that the real estate in Ann Arbor is crazy, perhaps not as bad as NYC, but really hard to buy there. Not sure if this is true.
I really want to check out Portland, OR. My biggest issue is a pathetic fear of the earthquake (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...eally-big-onez) and I realize how silly that is, being that I live in New York City.
We love Nyack, but I have heard mixed reviews on the public school and unfortunately we cannot afford private school.
Thank you all so much!!!! You rock .
With a 600K budget you should be able to find suitable housing. If you think Ann Arbor is too difficult you don't even want to look at Portland, OR.
Ann Arbor hits all your points
-Good public schools- Ranked #1 most educated city https://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-l...d-cities/6656/
-Busy-ish main street/center Lots of festivals, events, shops, restaurants and cafes
-Liberal
Thank you, all! I had never thought of/considered Ithaca or Geneva, definitely going to research it further. Newburyport looks beautiful.
Vegabern, I have heard that the real estate in Ann Arbor is crazy, perhaps not as bad as NYC, but really hard to buy there. Not sure if this is true.
I really want to check out Portland, OR. My biggest issue is a pathetic fear of the earthquake (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...eally-big-onez) and I realize how silly that is, being that I live in New York City.
We love Nyack, but I have heard mixed reviews on the public school and unfortunately we cannot afford private school.
Thank you all so much!!!! You rock .
Nyack Schools are fine and have a diverse student enrollment as well. Search For Schools and Colleges (Nyack Schools are in Nyack and Upper Nyack)
My husband and I are looking to relocate out of Brooklyn and I feel like if anyone could give us some ideas of places to go, this would be it! Asking the amazing hive, thank you in advance.
We currently live in Brooklyn but are priced out, and excited to find a permanent home elsewhere. We are both able to work from home at the moment. Ideally we would live within 2 hours of potential jobs (both work in media) in the event that our current situation changes. We have two young kids. We are both drawn to college towns/small cities.
We would like to stay on the East Coast but are willing to go West should that be the best spot for us.
Need:
-"Affordable" housing (for us that would mean a 3 bdrm home for under 600k)
-Good public schools
-Busy-ish main street/center
-Liberal/not conservative, would love some diversity (we are a mixed race family)
Bonus points:
-Not too much driving (I grew up in NYC and barely drive, would like to be able to walk to get some essentials - namely, coffee)
-Within 1-2 hours of a beach or other large body of water
-Outdoorsy element
Some places we have been recommended to look:
Providence, RI
Portland, ME
Portland, OR
Charlottesville, VA
Cape Cop, MA
Northampton, MA
Thank you for reading this. Appreciate any insight you may have!
I'd look into the many small-ish towns of the Philly suburbs. I don't know how self-contained some of them are (i.e., how much driving would be required), but there are a lot of towns that have nice main streets, good or better schools, and there are some that are college-centric (Swarthmore, Villanova, ...). You get the smallish town vibe with the advantage of having Philly a short train ride away. You should be able to find something in your price range fairly easily. Look at Media, Lower Merion, West Chester, Doylestown, Newtown, among others, and fill out the questionnaire found in Questions For Future and Potential Residents and general information. and post it to the Philly forum (http://www.city-data.com/forum/philadelphia/).
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