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Also, to top this all off, Saratoga County is in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan area due to the commuting interchange between the counties within the metro. That is how the US Census goes about forming metropolitan areas.
I couldn't edit that post in time, but you may have people that work at General Slectric in Schenectady and live in Rexford or the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake area both in Saratoga County, with Rexford having one of the most affluent zip codes in Upstate NY: 12148 Zip Code
Little homie hahaha funny stuff. I know what you're saying but I feel like numbers can only say so much. Any native will tell you this place sucks. Is there a way you can see where exactly the growth is in the area? I bet a ton of it is people from NYC buying places in Saratoga, Queensbury (maybe), and other areas outside of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy.
And this post points out one of the things I (a non-native) dislike about the Capital District. The natives are always dissing it. I wish those born here could see the benefits - lots of culture, inexpensive real estate, beautiful natural areas, little traffic, small enough to have a voice in the community. Those from elsewhere seem to like it better than natives, which is quite unusual in my experience.
So it really is what you make it. It's about your attitude. It's about finding what makes you happy, what sparks your interest, what turns you on, and applying it to your surroundings. Go out and search for something here that thrills you, and don't stop until you find it.
I am SO sorry for this post. I go off on tangents too much. I apologize to everyone. Carry on.
Your entire post was great, no need to apologize for a tangent; I thought it was relevant. I quoted the above because I think most people forget how important this is to quality of life. Almost human nature, how we gravitate to the negatives instead of the positives.
I think the reason the high end homes take so long to sell up here is because there is simply more supply than demand. Certainly we have some uber wealthy residents, just not that many in my opinion. The homes in my neighborhood are between 4 and 11 years old. Every one that has gone back on the market has sold at a sizeable loss. I don't live in one of those wealthy neighborhoods, but I would say it's on the high end of middle class. My home was built to accommodate my husband who we expected to be wheelchair bound soon after building. So we kept that in mind, and paid much more for amenities that would aid him. He passed 3 months after moving in & I know I should have sold right away...but shoulda coulda woulda. Point being that the median cost of a home in the Capital Region is solidly middle class - everything else will sit or sell at a loss. Just my two cents.
They are? I'm just curious about Skaneateles and perhaps that can explain the high growth in Brewerton and Cicero near Oneida Lake. Fayetteville, Manlius, DeWitt, Cazenovia, Onondaga Hill and Radisson in the Baldwinsville area seem to be steady or even growing in CNY.
Oneida Lake has some nice areas around South Bay Rd. F-M, DeWitt and Caz have always been pretty well off. I thought Onondaga Hill was getting a little ratty looking, though. Marcellus is another area. Houses that should be listed for $350-$400 are listed for $275-$300 and I think it's because property taxes are so high.
Anyway, around here Saratoga has much lower property taxes than the other large counties. It's also got a lot higher class people than all except maybe Loundonville, Niskayuna, maybe a couple of others.
Oneida Lake has some nice areas around South Bay Rd. F-M, DeWitt and Caz have always been pretty well off. I thought Onondaga Hill was getting a little ratty looking, though. Marcellus is another area. Houses that should be listed for $350-$400 are listed for $275-$300 and I think it's because property taxes are so high.
Anyway, around here Saratoga has much lower property taxes than the other large counties. It's also got a lot higher class people than all except maybe Loundonville, Niskayuna, maybe a couple of others.
I don't know about Onondaga Hill being "ratty", given that the area has been growing and has areas with 6 figure median household incomes.
What about areas of East Greenbush, Bethlehem, Voorheesville, West Sand Lake, Latham or areas of the cities like Whitehall and Buckingham Lake in the city of Albany?
And this post points out one of the things I (a non-native) dislike about the Capital District. The natives are always dissing it. I wish those born here could see the benefits - lots of culture, inexpensive real estate, beautiful natural areas, little traffic, small enough to have a voice in the community. Those from elsewhere seem to like it better than natives, which is quite unusual in my experience.
We are also non-natives, moved up to Saratoga when we retired. We love the area, it has everything we could possible want, inexpensive real estate, IMO reasonable taxes, no congestion, etc. Real Estate taxes? We lived in a townhouse in NJ, no land, and paid $8K a year, plus almost $400/mo. in maintenance.
We have several friends who moved to SC and NC and although the real estate taxes are much lower, they pay $$ in several areas we don't (personal tax, tax on military retirement, ex.) and guess what? They are no happier there than they were here. Go figure.
I don't know about Onondaga Hill being "ratty", given that the area has been growing and has areas with 6 figure median household incomes.
What about areas of East Greenbush, Bethlehem, Voorheesville, West Sand Lake, Latham or areas of the cities like Whitehall and Buckingham Lake in the city of Albany?
East Greenbush and West Sand Lake have some nice houses but I think fewer of them, proportionately, are in the high price range than Saratoga County. Bethlehem is a well-off town. I thought Voorheesville was woodchuck country but that probably has changed since I was there. Haven't been in Whitehall and I stay out of Albany except around Everett Rd.
With the exception perhaps of Niskayuna, those areas are not suburbs of Albany. No one moves to a small city and expects to commute 30 miles.
Pretty much everyone I know who has a job commutes 30 minutes or more! I used to commute 45-60 minutes each way and I was attending a local community college.
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