Thankfully its been raining most of the day here in the Hudson Valley..

[Historic NY]

Should prove to be the knockout punch for all the wildfires..

[choie]

1. Hey Historic I live in Manhattan

and am thinking of moving to the Hudson Valley. Any thoughts on the most reasonable places to live, cost wise?

Thanks in advance!
Choie

[Drum]

4. We live on Roosevelt Island (I know, right?) and bought a place near Kingston a decade ago. Worth a look!

[GreatGazoo]

5. Troy, Rensselaer, and Albany are the cheapest

Troy has a couple colleges, a vibrant makerspace, some fun restaurants.

Prices go up as you go south. If you need access to NYC then towns on the east side of the river have Amtrak service -- Hudson, Rhinebeck, Poughkeepsie, Rennselaer. Hudson is only 20% cheaper than NYC.

Beacon has a great rep.
Newburgh is high crime.
New Paltz is nice.
Woodstock is a Boomer tourist town but mostly charming.

[Historic NY]

2. Define reasonable

properties are selling here in Orange county. I get callers wanting to know if I want to sell.

https://www.zillow.com/orange-county-ny/?

Some of the older condos and co-op units 1960s are bargains and quiet as most are older senior citizens/ Frankly they are better built .

There is a 1790s stone house for sale in the mix. Lots of McMansions

[Drum]

3. I could scarcely believe it--haven't driven in the rain in at least 2 months!