Originally Posted by AntiPeter

Very beautiful area of the country. It’s New York, so cost of living and taxes are relatively high. However this area of New York is much cheaper than closer to NYC.

The Mid Hudson Valley I’d consider economically depressed. There are fantastic areas with lots of wealth, but many of the small cities struggle, especially Newburgh which is violent and poor.

Traffic to TEB/EWR is usually reasonable. No expensive bridges to cross.

New Paltz, Cold Spring are some neat towns...there are plenty of others. Just do your homework as always...there are significant differences even with adjacent neighborhoods and cities.