Moving Back East (New York, York: apartments, how much, house)

[StartingOver!]

Ok, so I am moving back east. Can you guys give me the run down of the neighorhoods in New Yok. From cost of living (how much apartments go for, what bills tenants are required - first, last, heat, etc. , which areas are the safest (or as safe as it would get for a single female in her twenties), what areas are closests to public transit, which areas are gang related, which are full of culture and arts... etc, etc, etc

Any and all opinions/comments welcomed

Thanks !

[Walter Greenspan]

In case you are unfamiliar with the local geography:

What people refer to colloquially as "towns" are actually villages and hamlets, which are within actual towns; and, because villages and hamlets are referred to as "towns", then, many times, the error is compounded when actual towns are referred to as "townships".

Also, many colloquially refer to a "downtown business district" in a hamlet as a "village".

NYS Geographic Glossary may be of some help to you in understanding the geography of New York.

You can get a fact sheet for any city, village or hamlet in New York by going here American FactFinder and input the name of the city, village or hamlet for "city/town" (leave out the ZIP Code) and New York for "State", and then click "GO".

You'll get a lot of demographic, and some economic, statistics for the city, village or hamlet you selected, and if you click on "Reference map" (it's on the right hand side), you'll get a map.


When you do find a house that you like, you can find out in which community (city, village or CDP) that house is actually located, which is oftentimes different from the community named in that house's mailing address, by using the Census Bureau's online address search function. (CDP, or Census Designated Place, is the Census Bureau equivalent for a hamlet in New York State.)

And, very importantly, among other things, the Census Bureau's online address search function also indicates in which school district an address is located.

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by StartingOver!

Ok, so I am moving back east. Can you guys give me the run down of the neighorhoods in New Yok. From cost of living (how much apartments go for, what bills tenants are required - first, last, heat, etc. , which areas are the safest (or as safe as it would get for a single female in her twenties), what areas are closests to public transit, which areas are gang related, which are full of culture and arts... etc, etc, etc

Any and all opinions/comments welcomed

Thanks !

The question is are you interested in neighborhoods in New York City or in towns/hamlets in New York State. If you are interested in NYC, you need to write your question on the NYC forum.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Chava61

The question is are you interested in neighborhoods in New York City or in towns/hamlets in New York State.

Villages and hamlets.

In New York State, towns are sub-divided into villages (municipal corporations) and hamlets (unincorporated areas).

NYS Geographic Glossary may be of some help to you in understanding the geography of New York.

[StartingOver!]

Thanks Walter Greenspan!! That really put it into perspective for me!