Alright, here’s another question that I thought was too specific to get into on RG, but, as it turns out, about 99.9% of the people who read here are presently living in New York City and contemplating fleeing. Or at least that’s how it appears from my email inbox lately: I’ve gotten email after email after email from people (mostly new parents) saying, in a nutshell, this:
Yes. It is.
Let me tell you something: We’re moving because of Kendrick’s job and because we both have always wanted to live in California, but if not for those factors, I would happily live in the river towns for the rest of my life. But there are a lot of them, and a lot of factors to consider, so I thought I’d take a moment to break it down for you.
I’m going to focus on the four towns that are the closest to the city and that I personally know best – Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown, and Ossining – but if you’re thinking about moving you might also want to consider Hastings-on-Hudson (close and expensive), Mount Kisco (further away, but you’ll get slightly more for your money) and Nyack (adorable, slightly more affordable town right across the Tappan Zee Bridge from where I live). We’ll talk commute, we’ll talk schools, we’ll talk housing prices…we’ll talk it all.
