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Hi,
Been living in Nassau County, NY last 15 years, becoming way to crowded and over populated, everyone's building Mc Mansions on their tiny lots, taxes are too high for what we get, disappointed with schools.., my list is too long to continue. Looking to relocate to Orange County NY, family friendly neighborhoods, hopefully about an acre size yard, near parks, lakes, hiking ,etc. But also would like reasonable access to shopping, restaurants etc..Crucial needs are including a Special Needs school for young son (11), and also a good public High School for other child. Also husband would be driving to Queens daily for work, anyone doing that drive out there? Would love to hear your experience and or advice. Any advice on all is greatly appreciated. So eager to get out of here!
Orange to Queens would be a long drive, one that I can't imagine anyone would want to do on the daily. There are plenty of people that go to the Bronx or Manhattan everyday...and I'm sure there is a handful that go all the way to Queens...but that is really pushing the commuting limits, in my opinion.
If you were to relocate to Orange, it would be best that you stay as far south as possible. That leaves you with options like Monroe/Woodbury-Harriman-Central Valley, Tuxedo, Fort Montgomery, Highland Falls, and Cornwall. In terms of nature, there is plenty of it here -- ranging from Bear Mountain State Park, to Harriman State Park, to Mount Beacon and the Walkway over the Hudson.
Amenities are plentiful, especially in the Monroe/Woodbury area. I'm sure it will be cheaper in Orange than what you are currently experiencing in Nassau, but the COL has steadily risen in Orange over the years.
In order to alleviate some of that commute, maybe you could take a look at options in Rockland or Westchester Counties. Places that you could look into: Suffern, Stony Point, Pearl River, Nyack, Tarrytown, Peeksill, Croton-on-Hudson, Mount Kisco, Yorktown...
Hi Dreamshot,
Thanks so much for your reply, I've read tons of your posts. I actually grew up in Rockland till mid teenage years so am familiar with a lot of where you mentioned. Very fond memories at Bear Mt. .. Yeah, the commute is going to need consideration, but above all would be the special needs school as I mentioned..
You gave good areas to research, thanks so much. Going to be checking out the fall foliage and the areas all at once soon. Need to take road trip up there and get some breathing space, highly lacking down here..
As far as your question regarding the drive from Orange to Queens, I live outside of Port Jervis and did that commute for about 3 months before I transferred to working in North Bronx. I was working right on the other side of the Triboro so it wasn't too far in Queens. I worked 3 pm to 11 30 pm and did not hit any traffic, 90 min each way. Working sometimes 7 am to 3 pm was a disaster getting there and home, 2 hours avg. Tolls appx $21 a day. Good luck!
Thanks both for your replies, funny you mention Orange County becoming over crowded.. just what we are trying to get away from. Planning on going up this weekend for a look/feel around. As far as the commute, that's going to weigh in a lot..and those tolls are brutal.. always going up.. not to mention the gas! Thanks for input.
I look at Orange as the new Long Island. Yes its getting more populated and more suburban than rural but theres still property, cheaper COL, and the everyday ammenities as whats on long island. I cant wait to move there.
hmm.. we really need to do our homework on this because I definitely do not want another long island.. which is actually feeling more like Queens.. We really want the amenities, the acre size lot and plenty of green space, natural parks and recreation, etc. Need space.. I currently live in a town that's 2 square miles with 20,000 people shuffling around.. feels more like living in an ant hill than a place to raise kids.
I moved up from Wantagh and I can tell you it is nothing like LI. There are certain spots in Orange that are becoming more suburban than rural but ever since I left Sullivan to move to LI I have wanted nothing more than to get back to a slower way of life.
Overcrowding is def an issue in the big cities of Orange but there are plenty of towns in northern/western Orange that you can live in. And you are 100% right in saying LI is becoming the 6th and 7th boro.
Cuddebackville, Pine Bush, Bullville, Hugenot, Greenville all north and west
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