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LIVING IN WESTCHESTER AND THE HUDSON VALLEY | RELOCATION & MOVING GUIDE
HUDSON VALLEY
Best Places to Live in the
HUDSON VALLEY
Ready to find and buy your dream home in the Hudson Valley? Here are some top spots to settle down along the Hudson River — and a few that you may never have heard of.
Clockwise from top left: Beacon Falls, Beacon; Stony Point Battlefield; the Newburgh waterfront; Stonecrop Gardens, Cold Spring
The last two years have been one of the wildest rides in Hudson Valley real estate history, as the pandemic drove buyers to flee NYC in search of greener pastures. During this intense market, which has been marked by low inventory, climbing prices, and now, high mortgage rates, the questions on buyers’ minds are not only where is the best place to live, but where are there homes to buy, and what do I need to do to get my dream home?
Local realtors say they are encouraging buyers to think of the type of town they want to live in more than a specific town, be willing to look at towns near their dream location, and be ready to pounce.
“The beauty of living in the Hudson Valley is that you can live in one of our many small towns and be 20 minutes away or less from another lovely community,” says Linda Lindsay, of Corcoran Country Living. Here are some of the Hudson Valley’s most desirable villages, towns, and cities that may already be on your radar, along with some that may not be.
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