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Hi, I think Nyack is a beautiful town—not overdeveloped and very peaceful. That said, there is not much in the town itself in the way of a health food store or a library. A lot of the housing is very old and dilapidated looking. There is Nyack Beach State Park which is gorgeous. I really like the peaceful vibe there but don’t understand why it is so unaffordable. Rents are over $2,000.00 and buying prices are high. It just seems very inflated.
There are gourmet, organic and natural goods markets/stores in or very close to the village.
It is a very walkable, artsy community with good nightlife for its size and solid/good schools. It is also a very culturally diverse community, which could appeal to a wide range of people. So, those things likely play a part in that.
It was/is relatively a little more affordable that parts of NYC many people have come from as well.
I have not seen a health food store there recently. There used to be one right in the center. Lots of antique stores. I don’t know of any real organic store there. I know it’s culturally diverse. It is walkable but walkable to what? To me it doesn’t add up. It doesn’t compare to let’s say Northampton with bike trails. I think it is an oasis of Rockland County. Something different from the strip malls. For me personally walkable means you can walk to decent food shopping and to more than some unusual antique stores. I still think it is picturesque but not worth extremely high rents. It seems like they want it to be low income and then very high income. Nothing in between.
Hi, I think Nyack is a beautiful town—not overdeveloped and very peaceful. That said, there is not much in the town itself in the way of a health food store or a library. A lot of the housing is very old and dilapidated looking. There is Nyack Beach State Park which is gorgeous. I really like the peaceful vibe there but don’t understand why it is so unaffordable. Rents are over $2,000.00 and buying prices are high. It just seems very inflated.
Limited housing supply compared with other Rockland neighborhoods that are cookie cutter. Towns along the Hudson River are generally popular.
I have not seen a health food store there recently. There used to be one right in the center. Lots of antique stores. I don’t know of any real organic store there. I know it’s culturally diverse. It is walkable but walkable to what? To me it doesn’t add up. It doesn’t compare to let’s say Northampton with bike trails. I think it is an oasis of Rockland County. Something different from the strip malls. For me personally walkable means you can walk to decent food shopping and to more than some unusual antique stores. I still think it is picturesque but not worth extremely high rents. It seems like they want it to be low income and then very high income. Nothing in between.
There are quite a few restaurants and shops in its Downtown.
As FHD mentioned, it is a small village with about 7300 people or so in .8 of a square mile. So, it is quite dense for its land area.
Hi, I think Nyack is a beautiful town—not overdeveloped and very peaceful. That said, there is not much in the town itself in the way of a health food store or a library. A lot of the housing is very old and dilapidated looking. There is Nyack Beach State Park which is gorgeous. I really like the peaceful vibe there but don’t understand why it is so unaffordable. Rents are over $2,000.00 and buying prices are high. It just seems very inflated.
I like Nyack. Its a nice community and its proximity to the City hits its values harder. There was a time when the line in the sand for commuting life was 30 minutes. As we commute less and work from home more often, that line in increasing. I think places like Nyack will only go up in value as you have to get across the river less often to maintain your work. Nyack Beach State Park is incredible and there are some nice businesses there.
I don't know if Nyack is expensive relative to its proximity to Manhattan. Also, it's rents are what they are, in part, because there is not much of a rental scene nearby - meaning a community with a lot of renters in a walkable urban village with lots of bars, restaurants, etc. For a young single person to rent north of Manhattan, there is not much competition insofar as such people would not likely want to rent in a bedroom, soccer mom community which is most of the northern suburbs.
I grew up in Rockland County. A lot of the homes I see in Nyack are exactly like those I grew up in--built in early 60s and cookie cutter. Nothing special. I guess there are so few towns in Rockland that are walkable within a scenic area--on the Hudson--ending with Nyack Beach State Park--that rents and properties are at a premium. Still, rents are comparable to places like Salem, MA and the two towns are not comparable. Salem has history, easy access to Boston and northern Mass., amazing historic architecture, restaurants, a museum, a lighthouse on the Bay, all walkable and interesting. Although I love Nyack, it still seems very overpriced, as is the whole area. I guess that's the issue with the "Hudson Valley".
I grew up in Rockland County. A lot of the homes I see in Nyack are exactly like those I grew up in--built in early 60s and cookie cutter. Nothing special. I guess there are so few towns in Rockland that are walkable within a scenic area--on the Hudson--ending with Nyack Beach State Park--that rents and properties are at a premium. Still, rents are comparable to places like Salem, MA and the two towns are not comparable. Salem has history, easy access to Boston and northern Mass., amazing historic architecture, restaurants, a museum, a lighthouse on the Bay, all walkable and interesting. Although I love Nyack, it still seems very overpriced, as is the whole area. I guess that's the issue with the "Hudson Valley".
Nyack doesn’t have some of those things, along with an art scene and reasonable access to NYC?
Also, there is a difference between the Lower Hudson Valley(essentially the portion in the NYC metro area) and the mid/upper Hudson Valley.
The access to NY is not great. There is a bus that goes to the GWB or a bus that goes to Tarrytown where you then take Metro North to Manhattan. Nyack has a fraction of the things a town like Salem or even Northampton has. I guess Nyack has natural beauty. I still think it is overpriced and unaffordable.
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