Best Small town in northeast (taxes, exemptions, living)

[bryson662001]

You probably don't appreciate it now but you will really miss the infrastrsure, convenience and amenitys of L.I. if you move to a small rural town. I would stick to a suburb of a less expensive city once you find out which of them are cheaper.

[Thomas R.]

One measure from 2008 listed Torrington, Connecticut as the best micropolitan area. I'm not sure it counts as a small town to me or not.

bizjournals: Rankings of 140 towns_ (http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/181.html - broken link)

Another site listed Rockland, Maine among "the coolest small towns." Its more what I'd consider a small town.

America's Coolest Small Towns

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Very true and here is a good website for job listings in CNY: Central New York Jobs

and one for homes: #1 Syracuse NY Real Estate Website | Homes for Sale | Realtor | CNYREALTOR.COM

You might like villages/areas like: Baldwinsville, Marcellus, Manlius, Fayetteville, Liverpool, Onondaga Hill, Camillus/Fairmount, parts of the East Syracuse-Minoa area and Skaneateles in Onondaga County. Others you should check out are Cazenovia, Chittenango, Homer, Hamilton, Canastota, Oneida, New Hartford, Whitesboro, Clinton, Pulaski and Cooperstown, among others.

Can't forget Sackets Harbor, Alexandria Bay, Plattsburgh, Owego, Corning, Canandaigua, Geneva, Oneonta, Cobleskill, Cohoes, East Aurora, Pittsford, Brockport, Spencerport, Fairport, Youngstown, Lewiston, New Paltz, Saugerties, Lake George, Ticonderoga, Sidney, Watkins Glen and Seneca falls, among many others in Upstate NY.

[PennsyPerson]

Hamilton, NY is great. If you want Maine -- Waterville may not be the hippest, but you have Colby College, which gives you access to quite a bit. If you want truly small, New England, picture perfect, Castine, Maine or Blue Hill, Maine.

[IreneNJ]

Dogcrazy - did you ever find that good place? I'm starting to think like you. I can't move until summer 2015 though and also need to sell but also need to find a lower cost but nice place to live. I'm a senior.

[GraniteStater]

Saranac Lake is just fantastic.
The only problem is that it is in tax unfriendly New York state.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Saranac Lake is just fantastic.
The only problem is that it is in tax unfriendly New York state.

It is offset by a low-average overall COL. Also, there are tax exemptions in NY based on certain criteria. Taxes by State: New York to Wyoming

So, it may be a matter of paying for things in different ways.

[rbowen01]

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[btownboss4]

Keene, New Hampshire is not bad, It is right in the Manadnocks, and it is not too bad of a drive to the Lakes Region or Boston for a weekend getaway.

[santafe400]

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