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Again, because people are still viewing this, I'd say that small communities/school districts north of Utica may also work like Holland Patent, Remsen, Boonville(Adirondack SD), Deerfield(Whitesboro SD) and perhaps Poland. They are in between the western Adirondacks and Utica and Rome. So, you can go to the city or mountains whenever you want to.
If you don't mind suburbs, look into New Hartford, Clinton or even NY Mills.
...After 8 years...they probably made a move..somewhere...by now. I have noticed there often isin't a followup to the advice given by us on the forum here...Would be interesting to see how some of these desired relocations turned out.