Nicest town in NY state? (New York, Rochester: crime, home, school districts)

[mbgith]

If you don't start the time clock until you care officially on the Thruway (well, at least north of the GW Bridge), you might get to Kingston in an hour! New Paltz is nice, though like most college towns, much nicer in the summer. If you can move further away, I really recommend Ithaca (about 4 hours) or Binghamton (3 hours). I guess I have a "thing" for College towns.

[kittyhox]

Definitely Bronxville!

Charming. Great architecture. Excellent schools. Low crime.

And expensive.

[babieejae1101]

Hastings on Hudson. It's 30 min north of the city. It's a small town, but it's really pretty. They have some cute shops there and there's a really nice view of the Hudson and the Palisades.

[Trident]

Originally Posted by rug city

of course would add Saratoga (no better place to be in Summer- hands down).

You said it. Could not agree more.

[reevelarham]

The nicest town in New York State is Penn Yan, NY on Keuka Lake. It is absolutely beautiful.

[mvenven]

i plan to move in plattekill ny which is in ulster county area . I would to know about the crime rate and the school specially middle school and hs.

[trmc2007]

Greenwood Lake. Lived there, loved it, had to move due to job relocation, want to go back but cant... sigh...

[JWKessler]

Originally Posted by clamboy

1)Saratoga
2)East Hampton
3)Skaneateles
4)Woodstock
5)Cooperstown
6)Mattituck
7)Fire Island(all)
8)Sayville-Sag Harbor (tie)
9)New Paltz
10)Shelter Island

I grew up in Mattituck back in the 50's and 60's. It was a wonderful place to be a kid in those days. I was able to explore all the wetland areas, ride my bike between Riverhead and Orient point, get to the beaches on the sound and bay, go boating and enjoy the fruits of the local farms. My family lived reasonably well on my dad's carpenter's salary. We even had a nice house on the creek in Mattituck with a dock for our boats.

I left in 1965 and my family was driven away by increasing property taxes a few years later. It became impossible to live there on a middle class working man's salary. When I return today most of the beautiful places I used to visit have been developed, the beaches require permits to visit, and home prices are outrageous unless you are quite well off. Basically the high-paid folk from NYC have pretty much driven out all the original residents.

I really miss the old times.

[djknight]

Pearl River!

[ScranBarre]

Binghamton. This city just oozes potential from every pore to make a rapid comeback. Binghamton has preserved a lot of its historic architecture, and its downtown is very well-kept (albeit home to only tumbleweed). The town's west end has a lot of larger historic homes along tree-lined streets. I think Bingo has a great future ahead of it.