What the skinny on Skaneateles? (Rochester, Syracuse: houses, movie theater, asbestos)

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I was poking around looking for some non subdivision houses online..more "country" than burbs...(I am claustrophobic in subdivisions!) ..

I live in Amherst NY right now but thinking of moving to the Rochester area. Affordability is an issue. Million dollar homes on Skaneateles Lake are not on my list!

I have never been that far into the Finger Lake region. I used to go to Letchworth on the weekends. Thats' as far as I know right now. I need to make a trip soon.

Finger Lakes -too far a commute? What's the closest part of that area that might work? Found a great house on Lake Skaneateles but it was all the way at the bottom of the lake..is there a good side of the lake that everybody wants to live on?

How long a drive into the city from there non rush hour?
- I will be taking courses at Eastman two times a week - If the Finger Lakes are is too far where else can I look?

(OT: Okay. Fairport has a Trader Joes. That is a lure. But the houses I saw were either tiny old ones on smal lots in the city (too much asbestos for me) or in newish subdivisions..did I miss an area that is more "country"?)

Cheers, and Happy New Year

[ckhthankgod]

Wrong metro, as it is 15 miles outside of Syracuse. It is very affluent, by the way.

[Corrion14621]

Skaneateles is defiantly closer to Syracuse then Rochester. If I were taking classes at Eastman I would defiantly want to be closer to the city then that.


If you’re looking for a smaller town you might want to check out Spencerport it’s a nice little canal town far out on the Westside. They have a village with a few small stores and also amenities like Salvatore’s, Subway, and Tops. They’re also close to the expressway so you could shoot into downtown. A negative would be its getting more and more built up but you should be able to find a few country homes out there.

I would also recommend Brockport. It’s another small canal town even further west of Spencerport. Its home to SUNY Brockport so they have a lot more shops out there including a small movie theater and a Wegmen’s. No expressway though.

By the way I think the Trader Joes is going to be in the town of Pittsford not Fairport.

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Wrong metro, as it is 15 miles outside of Syracuse. It is very affluent, by the way.

THANKS..too far is right!

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Originally Posted by Corrion14621

Skaneateles is defiantly closer to Syracuse then Rochester. If I were taking classes at Eastman I would defiantly want to be closer to the city then that.


If you’re looking for a smaller town you might want to check out Spencerport it’s a nice little canal town far out on the Westside. They have a village with a few small stores and also amenities like Salvatore’s, Subway, and Tops. They’re also close to the expressway so you could shoot into downtown. A negative would be its getting more and more built up but you should be able to find a few country homes out there.

I would also recommend Brockport. It’s another small canal town even further west of Spencerport. Its home to SUNY Brockport so they have a lot more shops out there including a small movie theater and a Wegmen’s. No expressway though.

By the way I think the Trader Joes is going to be in the town of Pittsford not Fairport.

thanks.. good ideas..canandaigua might work too