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Hello. We are ukrainian family of 6, currently living in NYC. We are planing to move next summer and trying to pick the right place for us.
We have 4 kids (all under 10), husband is physician, I'm staying at home. Our family loves outdoor activities, snow, animals, fishing.
We was thinking about upstate (Rochester, Syracuse area) or Albany and noticed that houses are very cheap there.
We would be very happy to find an old house and restore it and have a hobby farm for kids.
Do you think this area will be right for us? How about ukrainian, russian communities, churches? Why houses is so cheap (150-200K for 4bdrm, old farm house with nice size land)?
Can you please compare Albany and Syracuse areas for us?
Thank you for your time and effort. We really appreciate this.
Have a blessed day.
Look into the western suburbs of Syracuse. Syracuse's West Side and into nearby suburbs like Solvay(about 10% Ukrainian), Westvale, Fairmount, Camillus and Lakeland have notable Ukrainian populations. This includes clubs, churches and festivals.
DeWitt, an eastern suburb of Syracuse, has a Russian and to a lesser degree, Ukrainian population as well. I believe that the town supervisor(similar to mayor) is Ed Michalenko.
Westhill, Jamesville-DeWitt, West Genesee and perhaps Solvay and East Syracuse-Minoa are at least good school districts that cover these areas and have people of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent.
Binghamton, especially Johnson City, is another area with a Ukrainian community. Auburn, a small city about 30 minutes west of Syracuse is another community/area with a Ukrainian community. Auburn has a club, church and had a parish school until a year or two ago. Johnson City has a Ukrainian cemetery, which I believe is affiliated with a parish there. Auburn's NW Quarter is where the community is concentrated and in Johnson City, I'd look either south of Floral or north of Route 17/Harry L. Drive.
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Also, if you want something rural, the Jordan-Elbridge area in between Auburn and Camillus(West Genesee Schools) could work. It essentially bridges the western suburbs of Syracuse and Auburn. Schools are solid and according to what I've seen, it has a relatively notable Ukrainian population. Weedsport, an area/SD just north of Auburn and NW of the Jordan-Elbridge area, is a good school district with a rural/small town character.
Just for reference, according to 2008-2012 census info, the Solvay Union Free School District has the highest Ukrainian percentage in the state in terms of residents at 7.7%. Westhill, West Genesee, Jordan-Elbridge and Auburn City aren't too far behind.
Webster and Williamson in the Rochester area and Waterford-Halfmoon in the Albany area are a few that are up there as well. Waterford-Halfmoon has the second highest percentage in the state.
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OP, just curious, but what kind of physician is your husband? I only ask because there has been a doctor shortage documented for Upstate NY. So, his service and expertise could/would be in demand.
Thank you everyone for your help! You gave us really usefull info. Thanks a lot.
My husband is pediatrician.
The links are very helpfull to. I'll dig them tonight.
We are baptists. I know, majority of ukrainians are orthodox, some are catholics, but not us. We will attend baptist church. But thank you anyway.
The house is our dream house. Really. I want it right now!
Thank you everyone for your help! You gave us really usefull info. Thanks a lot.
My husband is pediatrician.
The links are very helpfull to. I'll dig them tonight.
We are baptists. I know, majority of ukrainians are orthodox, some are catholics, but not us. We will attend baptist church. But thank you anyway.
The house is our dream house. Really. I want it right now!
There is a Slavic Baptist Church at the intersection of Onondaga Road and Split Rock Road in the Split Rock area of the town of Onondaga(within the West Genesee SD). There are 2 others in Upstate NY, with one in Endicott in the Binghamton area and one on Allens Creek Road in the Rochester area(Brighton). So, that may give an idea of where to look.
Also, if you want something rural, the Jordan-Elbridge area in between Auburn and Camillus(West Genesee Schools) could work. It essentially bridges the western suburbs of Syracuse and Auburn. Schools are solid and according to what I've seen, it has a relatively notable Ukrainian population. Weedsport, an area/SD just north of Auburn and NW of the Jordan-Elbridge area, is a good school district with a rural/small town character.
Just for reference, according to 2008-2012 census info, the Solvay Union Free School District has the highest Ukrainian percentage in the state in terms of residents at 7.7%. Westhill, West Genesee, Jordan-Elbridge and Auburn City aren't too far behind.
Webster and Williamson in the Rochester area and Waterford-Halfmoon in the Albany area are a few that are up there as well. Waterford-Halfmoon has the second highest percentage in the state.
Just to update, but according to newly released info, Waterford-Halfmoon is now #1 just ahead of Solvay in terms of having the highest percentage of people of Ukrainian descent. Waterford-Halfmoon is north of Albany.
Also, another community/SD west of Syracuse that has a relatively high percentage is Marcellus. It has a mix of rural/small town(village) and suburban environments. It also isn't too far from the Slavic Baptist Church.
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