Best Places to Live in Upstate NY for Families

[JWRocks]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Well, there are some city neighborhoods that provide those things as well. So, it may come down to where a person looks within the city. For instance some families may like an area like Meadowbrook in Syracuse or Highland Park in Rochester over a suburb. I mention those two, because both are known for being city neighborhoods with its share of families that are solid/nice areas of those cities. Some may like neighborhoods like the North Park area of North Buffalo, the West Side(south of Main) in Binghamton, the Union Street corridor/GE Realty Plot in Schenectady, the SW two thirds of Albany(Helderberg/Whitehall/Buckingham Lake/Pine Hills/Delaware Avenue), the South Side of Watertown, North and South(south of Memorial Parkway) in Utica, etc. Those are areas of those cities that nice/solid areas with their share of families and amenities for them nearby. So, it may depend on the family, neighborhood, preference and so on.

That's why I prefaced my statement with "some will disagree". I still say urban yards are smaller, and I know there is parkland nearby, but the yards are still smaller. Additionally, suburban streets are much safer, especially if you live on a caldesac. City streets are mostly straight, interconnecting to a main street, and weaving in and out of parked cars make the city more dangerous for kids on bikes.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by JWRocks

That's why I prefaced my statement with "some will disagree". I still say urban yards are smaller, and I know there is parkland nearby, but the yards are still smaller. Additionally, suburban streets are much safer, especially if you live on a caldesac. City streets are mostly straight, interconnecting to a main street, and weaving in and out of parked cars make the city more dangerous for kids on bikes.

Well, many suburban streets also don’t have sidewalks for kids to walk on and that can be dangerous, given the car centric nature of suburbs.

Some suburbs like a Westvale for an example, are also on a grid of sorts and may lack sidewalks. Older suburbia can be like this.

City neighborhoods like Schenectady’s General Electric Realty Plot: https://maps.app.goo.gl/paeKn8hYfTWS2RBBA?g_st=ic

Syracuse’s Sedgwick: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rpD9sL88rgnnQYpX9?g_st=ic

Rome’s North George Street area: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PomKW9mLqf7f2SFS8?g_st=ic

and Albany’s Buckingham Lake: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aVt8WbPosqAU4Rvj9?g_st=ic are examples of city neighborhoods with properties with quite a bit of land, but also walkability to parks, schools, etc. So, you can find some crossover between cities and suburbs up here in terms of properties and land.