The Catskills? (Albany, Kingston, Hudson: homes, schools, taxes)
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..living near Kingston, good jobs weren't that plentiful, but theres alot more than Kingston. If you're in the medical field, law enforcement, and education there were jobs when I left. There are several decent hospitals in the area, but most people go down to NYC/Westchester County, or up to Albany for specialized care, although Benedictine Hospital in Kingston now has a comprehensive cancer center that I've been reading excellent thungs about. The Catskills are a wonderful, beautiful area to live. Many NYC transplant prefer the other side of the Hudson River in Dutchess County for it's more manicured look and feel. I like the whole area. After living all over the USA, I have to say the State of NY (and many areas of MA/VT/NH/NJ - yes NJ believe it or not) are fabulous. Ithica is a neat town. Bennington/Brattleboro, VT are nice, many areas of western Mass are quaint. All these areas are easily accessable for weekend getaway trips. Heck, you might even take a longer trip to visit Doylestown, PA, Lambertville, NJ for more wonderful northeast ambiance/experiences. California and Hawaii may have some stunning topography, but there is a unique character to the better places in the NE that is unsurpassed too.
Catskills. Sorry, went off on my typical tangent w/o addressing your questions. Taxes in NYC & NYS & the Catskills are not good compared to much of the country unless you come from the ten or so states that also never saw a taxation they didn't like. The schools in the Catskills are good, like everywhere better in some areas that in others. Properties prices vary with the popularity of a paticular area - a Woodstock home is less affordable than most homes in the town of Hudson or Catskill, but both areas have a selection of prices from average to nosebleed. I know this response is not much help & too general, but there you go.
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