New York State Has Some GREAT Spots To Homestead (And Avoid)
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I’m from the Binghamton area people have no idea what it’s like here, when they ask what is there to do? January time for gathering firewood, February and March collect sap and make maple syrup, April trout fishing, May plant the garden, June bale hay , July fair time August berry picking, September U pick orchards are open October leaves are turning color, November hunting season, December winter season. See nothing to do here 😂
from Ithaca area here- and all of the little town, absolutely charming festivals that go along with each one of those events and more.
NY is a beautiful state, i grew up there. But the laws, regulations and tyranny ruin it
I left 3 yrs ago.
That's how I feel about California.
I'm sad to have to leave NY soon. Tired of living under the liberal regime in power. It is very unbalanced power and tyrannical. Albany is ridiculous and the liberal city leader minions are wreaking tyrannical havoc. It hurts me 😞
And it's only getting worse - they're looking to ban natural gas completely, a long with wood stoves. They're telling everybody to get electric heat, in a state with some of the highest electric rates in the country. And I'm not even touching on the taxes - 4th or fifth highest in the country.
Agreed. Making my way out within the next year.
I moved to Tompkins County NY from Northern California and this area is amazing. Agriculture everywhere, farms and small towns. Large towns are only 30 minutes away and more importantly the cities are 2-3-4 hours away. We get rain each week that keeps everything growing. You can easily buy a 5 acre old farm for $150k and be 100% independent.
Easily buy a farm for 150k? I've been searching this region, and I guess I limit myself because I really want a creek on my property, but it's not been so easy. If you know of anything available that isn't on Zillow or Craigslist or Permies, please leave a reply. I am starting to search more in PA, but I was hoping to be closer to Ithaca.
Been waiting for this one, I live and homestead in Western NY
You pay high taxes for nyc, bad situation, move to a different state.
to me I would guess the taxes would make it tough but maybe that is just my bias
Grew up in Ransomville. All of Niagara county is on municipal water... so polluted. And you can't even eat the fish out of the lake. Taxes are astronomical and the schools aren't even good anymore. Glad to be gone!
@@nmatthew7469 I did. 3 yrs ago.
@@nmatthew7469 Just the opposite - the tax revenue generated by the city is what keeps the state government running.
The political situation in NY makes it uninhabitable
Agreed.
But the mountains are awesome.
No ones ever going to bother you for anything in the rural areas.
Many forget that over a 1/4 of the state is 100% un inhabited
Not upstate. It is really like 2 different states, almost 2 different countries. Downstate is mostly blue, if that is your thing. I believe ALL of upstate (except for Tompkins county) is red, if that is your thing.
@@ceedee2570 NYC rules the entire state due to its massive population. It truly doesn’t matter at all what the rest of the state does, you’ll get what NYC votes for.
One great thing with Upstate New York is that the Amish are moving in. North of the Adirondack mountains from Watertown to Plattsburgh, the Saint Lawrence valley is full of Amish. Tons of Amish in the Finger lakes. Anywhere the Amish are there's good conditions for homesteading. You have a good combination of rural people who have been there for a long time, but I love that the Amish are moving into Upstate New York. In addition to reinvigorating a lot of the agricultural economy, they also bring the ability to get by without technology in a worst case scenario.
Yes, all over. They are scooping up abandoned/deserted farms. When the Amish move in it shows that the land is good value for the money!
We live in NJ but have a place in western NY, you’re spot on, it’s beautiful there and no one bothers you, during the jab we would walk into places and no masks…heaven….
I moved back to Olean NY two years ago from California and you are right on target. Wonderful people and lots of open spaces
Please dont tell people about the secrets of NY. We like to keep them that way. I live near the NYC red circle and own a cabin in no red circle. The town I live in has more people than the whole county of my cabin. I plan on retiring there.
We're in the western Catskills, 120 miles from NYC, and you can drink the water here directly as it flows from springs. We have an abundance of rainfall, plentiful forage for livestock and very fertile soils. It's really a paradise, except for the commies in Albany and NYC. If we could build walls around those two cities to keep them in, NY would be one of the most desirable states in the US.
I’m considering between Andes and Ellenville.
@@Crypto_Catholic_Crow Beautiful area. Too close to the NYC for my liking. But that's good for farm product sales. Also, Andes is pretty woke now, so if that's not your thing take note. Good luck
@@Crypto_Catholic_CrowWe live by Ellenville. No one bothers us. During the poke, I never changed my routine. Went shopping as usual. Drove around. Summers have more cidiots, but we avoid them.
@@snicolai how close is too close? I am 4 hours away and it is utterly bucolic. I grew up 6 hours away.
NY is actually a pretty big state and if you are upstate- NYC might as well be a in a different state/country.
@@ceedee2570 We'll only know how close is too close if something goes really wrong.
I'm in the Finger Lakes and there is a lot of spots to start a homestead and still be close to semi populated city/towns.
I'm in an abusive relationship with New York State, it's beautiful but it keeps stealing money.
Push/pull. You try to leave but keep getting pulled back in.
I live in long island ny, the no zone, I'm trying to get out of New York, now, so these videos help
We moved back to NY after 30 years in the Rocky Mountain West, we selected the Ithaca area for multiple reasons. (Previously outside of Rochester) High on the list was water, clean air, and lower impact weather events. We also were swayed by being surrounded by farm country and the incredible food available at nearly year round farmers' markets.
For the smaller cities a 35 mile radius would generally be fine, rather than 50 miles. There are also lots of abandoned farms or farms where the children do not wish to take over.
We are surrounded by green!!! There are trees and water everywhere: waterfalls, lakes, ponds... Many rural communities- bonus: many of these communities have
Yes, taxes are a bit higher, but with anything there are tradeoffs- if you are coming from a metropolitan area, you may not even notice any difference. Also, in general the schools are great, even in the smaller communities.
In NY state it is almost like NYC and the surrounding area are a different state from upstate. Different state of mind, very different surroundings.
People are nice, good people, sometimes intense and direct, but very kind underneath those traits- a plus you know where you stand.
NOTE: check the soil so you are well informed. Some areas have clay other areas have absolutely gorgeous muck (that is what we call it dark brown almost black soil) many areas are in between.
Looking forward to West Virginia and Virginia. Those of us who can’t leave D.C. yet need some hope, please. Rich people are buying it up!
wow a surprisingly thorough review of New York state.
I grew up in the "Hamlet" of Maine NY outside of Binghamton. Youre making me homesick 😢. Politics sucks, taxes really suck. People are hearty and trustworthy. Some yuppies but not like Ithaca.
I live in Maine New York
Try Tioga County, low taxes, still close to Broome Cty or Ithaca.
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Upstate NY is connected to the City by I-87. 2 miles up hill. Also state rt9 running by the Hudson river. Very easy to block off on purpose, and in SHTF situation this will simply happen because of broken cars.
State politics suck but I have a pretty sweet farm out in the sticks of chenango county. Land is quite affordable.
I'm homesteading in Western NY towards Buffalo. Great value, all the older farmers are leaving or dying off and you can buy acres for little. Very beautiful, and deer run amok. Lots of water (creeks everywhere). Its number 1 for climate refugees. Fish everywhere. Drawbacks are high property taxes, $3,200 for $150,000 worth of property, i still have no idea how to get a rifle, and only one time of year to grow anything (last frost date is June 1).
climate refugee here, NY is excellent for that. My last frost date is mid-May. Also, our first frost last year was 2 months after the first frost date. With some protection to plants on and off in the Autumn, one can really extend the growing season.
Thanks for covering NY! I am a real estate agent in the Syracuse NY area, but we work all over NY. We have around 2000 acres for sale most of it Ag or recreational land at an avg. of about $3000/Acre in and around Herkimer county. If anyone is looking for land in NY State please feel free to reach out!
Can you do an episode on Montana ?
Yes.
Politicians with all the regulations make it almost impossible to farm. So many friend's had to close shop there. You can homestead though just dont tell anyone
I truly believe that New York State, especially the Finger Lakes region, is one of America's Best kept secrets.
One of the most beautiful parts of our country.
Central NY here in the Finger Lakes, and looking to buy a property in the next few years. Yes there is some nice lands and properties although the taxes and politics sucks.
Agree with you on earthquakes, hurricandes, and tornados. You have to be pretty foolish to die on a blizzard. All about preparedness. Our taxes are low, Fresh Water Springs, no issues with compost toilets or rain catchment systems from the county. 2A friendly.
If it's ag land, keep it ag on the tax rolls. Roll back is brutal in NYS
NY winters are brutal, and they last about 5-months.
Yes, keeps the flies and the summer people down.
Not so much anymore. Hardly any snow this past winter.
HEY do you have a video on were the best places in West Virginia and Kentucky are to buy a homestead land ?
Also thanks for doing the one on Ohio as i live there and lastly can you please send me the link to your website were the homestead properties are for sale ? thanks so much.
Man if I had land in NY I would just sell and move to the Midwest...let alone buy land in NY...think I heard 70% of the US pop lives on the east coast...also what I call small town is a pop of 800 and the next town is 20 mi away
I live in Fort Erie, ON…close to home…thx!
Shout out to WNYers. Boston, Springville, Colden peeps! I miss my Boston hills. Zoar. Give a like if you lived through the blizzard of 77.
Where is the Pennsylvania video 😊
ideally you want south east new york, maybe even just move on the pa border. the goal is an easy and direct drive to the NYC area, preferably White Plains where the best farmers markets are.
This is why land on the eastern PA border is so much pricier than the rest of the state, especially after the coof lockdown. G*d help PA if they ever up the commuter line into the Poconos.
I grew up in NYC, Bethel which is 2 hours away, has always been my sanctuary from the city...God's country
I hope everyone keeps leaving. Yeah the politics, taxes suck, but i have lived in 6 states, its not as bad as advertised. Homesteading in NY is pretty good. That is why we have so many Amish and Mennonite. As he states out in the country of NY no one cares what you do. We have some of the poorest counties in the country.
I am about 8.5 hrs from Nyc, they aren’t making it that far….
Niagara County is great. The state actually protects farming if you're in an ag district
Can you do Virginia and West Virginia soon?
I'm out on eastern long island . Out here we know if NYC is done for we go north by boat to the North . Out here is rich rich and farmers
How about connecticut , what kind of analysis would you do for CT if you had to stay there.
Pretty low because of it's proximity to NYC, but we will review it too.
@offgridcurtisstone thank you for your response . Working on trying to move to north east CT but $$ is a issue . And family, etc.. maybe offer advice if you can't up and move to the boonies .
Please do not send people here.🙄
If you talk to @HudsonValleyPreppingAndSurvival, those trees will see their demise to the invasive caterpillar.
The 'Urban Madness' is real. Break out of the city, escape.
I’m from Buffalo, but I’m tryna get to Catt county
My step fathers dad and my Great aunt are up in Otsego county and its heaven. So much better then Long Island and southern NY. To much money and so many laws and restrictions. Cant build a bird house without a permit nowadays. If shtf im literally trapped on a Island. Im looking at PA or Kentucky to flee to and free myself 😅
I have a sister in KY- BEATIFUL with lots of farm country
Upstate NY IS beautiful! Red, not blue, real America.
That's exactly how I'm looking for a property right now-pulling up the map and looking through all of the dark green. New york has some great value on beautiful land that would be great for homesteading but for the most part the property taxes are also crazy, unfortunately. Otherwise I'd be headed there in a heartbeat.
NYS isn’t very 2A - friendly.
Friendly? It's outright hostile. It's honestly the most anti gun state in the union.
Yes NY is beautiful, but its politics are garbage. People are leaving for a reason. I’ve lived in NY 50yrs….not going back unless I have to.
Live around the finger lakes, beautiful! Just have issues with politics that will never change given NYC 😢.
Don't kid yourself - a huge chunk of NYS leans heavily blue - basically any county with a decent sized urban center, or a county with a high enough population density, went blue in the last election.
I live in upstate four hours from NYC it’s a living hell ,please don’t move here we have To many people already , you will ruin the pure water , low crime , good schools , good medical care , Amish buggies slowing down traffic , I wasn’t a big believer in climate change, but the weather is improving in the winter so please stay in Florida or wherever you are ❤❤❤
I hear you, but this problem is not unique to NY. I had been living in western North Carolina and it's the same, lots of people moving in and the locals complaining. I hear the same thing from people in New England and other places.
The problem is that there are more and more people and they need to live somewhere. More people are also able to work from home, so they are leaving the cities. More people are paranoid about coming disasters and that makes them want to leave the city. I am so sick of people complaining that humans aren't reproducing enough, while rural communities get turned into suburbs.
At least it's fun to see wildlife like bears and coyotes adapt to these situations and drive people crazy. Asheville, NC is bear city! Mother bears are keeping cubs longer than was typical in the past, so they can teach their young to forage and navigate more complex environments dominated by humans. Bears are getting in people's homes through sliding doors, they're getting into cars if people leave food in them. The places they live get developed and these poor animals are learning to live with us since that's becoming their only option.
I wouldn't be caught dead in NY State homesteading. What is coming with the sun cycles and magnetic pole shift....better build a HUGE boat if you want to survive. #suspiciousobservers
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@@user-gf3lw5pi4t Red Pill or Blue pill?
Ticks ruined New York State. Just awful.
Anywhere but NY
I moved out over 20 years ago. because of the politics. It turn into a rich man's State. it shame that
The democrats Room a great State