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I'm originally from New England, and now we live in Florida. While we love it here from October through May, it's downright miserable the other four months of the year, so our plan is to purchase an inexpensive project home in one of the villages or small towns in or around the Syracuse/Norwich area to spend our summers in. Even a more suburban area would work as long as we can get at least an acre or so and aren't on top of our neighbors.
We are looking for a quiet area that has a grocery store, home improvement store, medical care, etc within about 15 miles. Some community activities, festivals, things like that would be ideal but not completely necessary. Schools don't matter, as our kids are just about grown (youngest graduates from high school this year). Our plan is to go up in the late spring to check out the areas and to meet with a real estate agent, but I'm trying to narrow down several areas to focus on. I know that the type of project home we are looking for isn't going to be super common and we will need to be flexible, but I'm really just looking for some starting points.
It is still pretty underrated within the area, but seems to be slowly, but steadily catching on. It fits everything you are looking for, as it is minutes from Skaneateles to the SW and Syracuse is minutes away to the E/NE. SUNY Upstate's Community General Hospital on Onondaga Hill is the closest hospital. It also is minutes from Auburn, which is a smaller city with an improving Downtown and has some events, historical sites/museums, professional theater, etc. Otisco, Skaneateles and Owasco Lakes in the eastern Finger Lakes are also minutes away.
Are you looking for something that is in between Norwich and Syracuse? If so, then you may like places such as Cazenovia and Hamilton. Both are nice, quaint villages with small colleges(Cazenovia College in Cazenovia and Colgate University in Hamilton). Hamilton also has a small hospital: https://www.communitymemorial.org/ , while Cazenovia is near this medical center in Fayetteville: https://www.upstate.edu/directions/eastmd.php (closest actual hospital is in Syracuse about 25 minutes away)
Thanks! We need to spend under $100,000... preferably around $80K, since we anticipate having to put a fair amount of work into something that inexpensive. I know it might be a stretch. This will largely be for just me and my husband with occasional visits from an adult child, so a 2/1 would be fine for us (though a 2/2 or a 3/2 would be better!).
Now, after looking at the initial post, you may want to look into parts of Cortland County, southern Onondaga County, Madison County(which is where Cazenovia and Hamilton are located) and even northern Chenango County(where Sherburne and Earlville are located north of Norwich). For an example, here is a listing in Earlville that fits the criteria: https://www.cnyrealtor.com/index.php...&pos=30,30,145
Minoa is the best place.
You have a great, no/low crime area.
Affordable housing.
Close to the best parks, Green Lakes, and Erie Canal Park.
two casinos less than 5 miles away.
Minoa is the best place.
You have a great, no/low crime area.
Affordable housing.
Close to the best parks, Green Lakes, and Erie Canal Park.
two casinos less than 5 miles away.
Minis doesn’t have a full service grocery store or a home improvement store. A health care facility, as well as those other things are in nearby Fayetteville though.
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