> Three hours north of NYC, a house costs 60-80% less, and you have the essentially the same access to NYC cool stuff without the hassle of NYC. You really don

> Three hours north of NYC, a house costs 60-80% less, and you have the essentially the same access to NYC cool stuff without the hassle of NYC. You really don't need to go that far. In fact, you shouldn't. You'll hit Lake George and the prices will start to go back up. An hour or two out and you'll be closer and the houses are just as cheap. You can also go West into NJ and you'll experience the same price drop. The problem is that you'll be 30 min away driving from a decent grocery store. In fact, you'll be 30 min away driving from pretty much everything.