srelocation to upstate NY

macspuds · Mar 14, 2006

Hello Debie:

About the only thing that I can tell you about Upstate NewYork is the same for all New York. The State is taxed to death and it seems to me, as a retired Nurse on total Disability, that you need to focus on the good points.

Most spots are nice, especially in the Fingerlakes.

The Hospitals are in need of folks like you. I couldn't see the profession that your husband works in on the note site, but if you like the country side, there are plenty of spots to look at.

As I said the taxes are awful, but if you can swing that you will be happy.

I do see a lot of young people leaving for other states as well as Seniors, for they can't afford to pay the taxes.

Good luck.

macspuds

PS: If you love Nursing as much as I, you'll find the right spot. Feel freee to contact me @[email protected] and I can give you the lowdaown on hospitals all over. :idea:

TMPaul · Mar 14, 2006

Hello. I'm a former Schenectady resident and a nurse. I now live in TN but I was working at the VA hospital in Albany. Check them out. YOu can e-PM me if you need additional info.

Tina

lttrnc · Mar 14, 2006

I live in Schenectady and there are a lot of opportunities for both of you in this region. Country or city- large medical centers or small speciality hospitals-plenty of opportunity for chefs - salaries are getting better-taxes are high in some areas. I'm actually joining family in North Carolina next week and am taking a pay cut to do so. Beautiful seasons-but the winter is a little to long for me. Good luck with your move.

grannynurse FNP student · Mar 14, 2006

I live in Schenectady and there are a lot of opportunities for both of you in this region. Country or city- large medical centers or small speciality hospitals-plenty of opportunity for chefs - salaries are getting better-taxes are high in some areas. I'm actually joining family in North Carolina next week and am taking a pay cut to do so. Beautiful seasons-but the winter is a little to long for me. Good luck with your move.

I lived in Schenectady for almost 14 years, moved to Florida (for 20 years), returned to the Guilderland area for three years. Schenectady went down hill in the 80's and early 90's. It has since started on the road to recovery. There are many fine resturants, in the Capital District area always looking for a good chef. Albany Medical Center is the best hospital in the area with a major ER center. The VA is located right across the street. St Peters and Albany Memorial are located in town as well. St Marys and (darn can't remember the name of the other one) are in Troy, Cohoes Memorial in Cohoes, Bellevue Womens, Ellis, St Clares in Schenectady. Taxes are high but you get back what you put in, better school systems, better infrastructure, better state parks (one of the country's largest's is a hop, skip and drive up the Northway), better police and fire departments and response times. It I could, I would move back again from Florida.

Grannynurse:balloons:

debidobs · Mar 15, 2006

Thank you so much to everyone who responded. We have been looking at some beautiful property and the job market is good. I think Grannynurse is absolutely right about the infrastructure in Florida. So many people are moving here because of our tax structure and the infrastructure of our towns cannot accommodate such growth. There are new subdivisions absolutely everywhere you look and the disappearance of the groves and land is really sad.

Well, thank you all again. I really appreciate it!

Debbie

grannynurse FNP student · Mar 15, 2006

Thank you so much to everyone who responded. We have been looking at some beautiful property and the job market is good. I think Grannynurse is absolutely right about the infrastructure in Florida. So many people are moving here because of our tax structure and the infrastructure of our towns cannot accommodate such growth. There are new subdivisions absolutely everywhere you look and the disappearance of the groves and land is really sad.
Well, thank you all again. I really appreciate it!
Debbie

There are two wonderful restaurants in Schenectady. One is in the Stockade and the other is right across the bridge, in Scotia. There are several in Albany and Colonie as well. But the place I really miss is Ted's Fish Fry , in Watervielt. It is a known delicacy of the area, for us Catholics. Deep fried white fish, hot dog bun, special chili sauce (I know not what your hubby would cook but hmmmmm gooooddd). Can't wait for my summer trip up there so I can go and have one. And up to Montreal, to a french resturant on St Jacquets(?) Island, also out of this world. And Chinatown, down in the city. Goodness, I miss the resturants:uhoh21:

Grannynurse:balloons:

NYERNURSE · Mar 15, 2006

My sister lives in Saratoga Springs, NY. Beautiful town of about 30,000. It's about 25 miles north of Albany. The taxes are low and the schools excellent.

http://www.saratoga.org/

Avg SAT scores are about 200 points higher than the town we lived in NC.

http://www.saratoga.org/relocation/schstats.htm

debidobs · Mar 17, 2006

Thank you NYERNURSE for the websites. I must say I am getting really excited. We have been looking at land to purchase and plan to build a house on it. I understand NY schools are very good, especially compared to Florida.

One other question I had though: Is there is a difference in pay for, say ER nursing, a small country hospital as opposed to a hospital in a bigger city?

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 17, 2006

DH and I moved to Ticonderoga from NYC about a year and a half ago. We love it here.

CVPH in Plattsburgh and AMC in Saranac Lake are the only true hospitals here, unless you go across Lake Champlain to Burlington to Fletcher Allen or to Middlebury to Porter. It's cheap to buy a home and land up here, at least, comparatively. A bit further south is Glens Falls Hospital, but Glens Falls is pricier. There are tons of LTCs up here always hiring.

This site is fairly representative of what's available around here. It's easy to find a decent house on a decent lot for under $100k.

http://www.glebusrealty.com/

grannynurse FNP student · Mar 17, 2006

Thank you NYERNURSE for the websites. I must say I am getting really excited. We have been looking at land to purchase and plan to build a house on it. I understand NY schools are very good, especially compared to Florida.
One other question I had though: Is there is a difference in pay for, say ER nursing, a small country hospital as opposed to a hospital in a bigger city?

In general, RN who work in NYC ER's make more money then RNs who work at AMC ER, and then those that work in a small county hospital. The smallest county hospital, that I know of, is either in Plattsburg or Glens Fall. Both of them pay less then Albany Medical Center but not by that much. And the cost of living is less. Plattsburh has SUNY, is the gateway to Canada, not that far from Lake Palicd(?). And neither hospital is that small.

Grannynurse:balloons:

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 17, 2006

In general, RN who work in NYC ER's make more money then RNs who work at AMC ER, and then those that work in a small county hospital. The smallest county hospital, that I know of, is either in Plattsburg or Glens Fall. Both of them pay less then Albany Medical Center but not by that much. And the cost of living is less. Plattsburh has SUNY, is the gateway to Canada, not that far from Lake Palicd(?). And neither hospital is that small.
Grannynurse:balloons:

Plus, they're in a NYC ER living in NYC paying a fortune in housing and, well, everything.

I so don't miss the city. Except for ethnic food.

:)