Top 10 RICHEST TOWNS in UPSTATE NEW YORK

If you only know Upstate New York for its depressed cities of bygone eras, its cheap housing, or for its long snowy winters, then sadly you don’t know Upstate New York.
Our topic today is on Upstate New York, one of the most underrated parts of New York State. Sure New York City and Long Island hold a great amount of wealth for the state. But did you know that there are many tiny pockets of Upstate New York that could easily give New York City a good run, not only for its money, but also for beauty and a higher quality of life?
Most of these places run on their own economy, relying on small businesses, history, culture, local agriculture, nearby institutions, and we mustn't forget their close proximity to nature.
Never again will you underestimate the power of a small town after watching this video. So without further ado, here are the top 10 richest towns in Upstate New York.
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[@KG5RK]

Lake George should be mentioned. Bolton Landing among other places. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL !

[@susanomalley7020]

I believe it was mentioned in the Saratoga town part.Lake George "Queen of American Lakes".I love Bolton Landing!

[@banditdog1338]

Lived in Skaneatles for a while and it really is as nice as they described. Upstate NY is a treasure but you better like snow and high taxes to live there.

[@jenniferlove688]

High Taxes and plenty of Snow, what’s not to love

[@biff5856]

It's drop dead gorgeous. The taxes are very high.

[@deborahencarnacion5114]

Westchester county is Upstate new york dagggg

[@biff5856]

@@deborahencarnacion5114 Wrong dagg. It borders on the Bronx. Hardly upstate.

[@clevercloggs7029]

Grew up in Syracuse, sailed my little Comet on Skaneateles Lake for many years. New York State is a treasure, overshadowed by downstate and it's many problems.

[@johnscanlan9335]

As a native New Yorker I can confirm to anyone unfamiliar with "upstate" this designation does NOT apply to Scarsdale, which is nothing but a very upscale suburb of NYC.

[@Bobbyholmesclubstep]

If its north of NYC, its upstate haha. Although I suppose some people consider anything north of Westchester to be upstate.

[@halspencer6613]

AGREE 100%

[@jamesfetherston1190]

I wouldn’t include Tuxedo Park either.

[@petercharron3268]

Agree, New York City folks think all of Upstate NY is just a few miles up the Hudson River. They have no idea about even farther north, so called Northern NY, like Watertown, Tupper Lake, Massena, Malone, Ogdensburg, Plattsburgh… they’ve heard of Lake Placid and maybe the Thousand Islands. When you think you live at the center of the known universe, geography knowledge is too much to expect

[@modtwentyeight]

Anything above 242nd. St. is "upstate" to some.

[@BiornBear]

Skaneateles is my favorite place in NY state. So beautiful.

[@pyrexmaniac]

East Aurora in Erie county is conspicuous by its' absence. Affluent, historic and scenic with a charming downtown. Knox Farm State Park and the Roycroft campus are highlights.

[@greensombrero3641]

bravo

[@patriciadickson2968]

The one thing I regret about living in NYC & Long Island is not visiting upstate New York. I had no idea how beautiful it is.

[@debrameyer1125]

I have fallen in love with Lake George NY. It's beautiful, quiet and the people are very friendly.

[@seriousbutfunny2]

Now you know. Go and visit. Rochester is a nice town too. IMHO

[@marybeth9320]

I have lived in lake George all my life , we don't like it when you people from the city come up here.

[@jeanne819]

I live in Milan, which is a few minutes from Rhinebeck and I would be happy to provide some helpful information should you decide to visit this beautiful area, easily accessible via Taconic Parkway or Amtrak in Rhinecliff!

[@questioneverything594]

Yep

[@lizaguy307]

My daughter recently got married in Skaneatles. It was the most beautiful wedding! The scenery was incredibly beautiful and the town has the nicest people! We love it there. Also a big fan of Ithaca. If you like hiking, that’s the place to visit. It’s trails take you to another world!! Amazing ♥️♥️

[@Storm111_]

I’ve visited most of these places, very nice. I love skaneatles and Ithaca the most, I’m from Syracuse.

[@schmancy2978]

Good to hear!

[@acornsucks2111]

Sorry to hear that.

[@Blue_hoodie_]

@@acornsucks2111what you mean?

[@Miss.C.]

Syracuse the ❤of NY. Hiya neighbor

[@carlosaraujo59]

We need a video just on Hudson valley

[@deanchapman1824]

He has one.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

@@deanchapman1824 Cheater. He created one after their comment ha. I grew up there so gonna check it out.

[@R0nJ0hn.thats.m3]

New video: split this into Western NY, Central NY, and Upstate, NY. You can leave Westchester off the list like you said in the video. 😆

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

Dated a Westchester girl in College and was soon wearing Lacoste while listening to Dave Matthews…wondering where my life went wrong. Yet, here I am 20 years later switch tickets to ‘Dave’ in April…while living in Texas. 😔🫣🤠

[@tamaraegan9205]

Anytime I hear scarsdale I think about Jean Harris and Dr.Tarnover..

[@giantgeoff]

I think of the TV show Maude

[@johngrossbohlin7582]

If you want to see some of the stone buildings shown as being in Rhinebeck, you'll have to drive across the river to the corner of John St. and Crown St. in Kingston.

[@NYCluver91]

I live in Kingston, and I though that was John st.🧐

[@ellenvillian5790]

So true. It can be complicated doing travel documentaries without the travel. But they do a superior job to many others. Maybe they will do one on the Stone Houses of Ulster County to make up for that!?

[@scoutandscooter]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@hafunland894]

You missed Hammondsport which won the award of "Coolest Town in America in 2012!" Famous for Gleen Curtiss Museum, Bully Hill Vineyards, countless wineries, breweries and distillers. Along with many fine restaurants. Hammondsport is located at the southern end of Keuka Lake one of only two Y-shaped lakes in the entire world! The water is absolutely pristine and some cottage dwellers still drink the pure lake water.

[@woozy607]

I definitely wouldn’t be drinking any lake water

[@MrGlenspace]

I love living in the Hudson valley. We just need to keep it affordable and not to much density. Close to nyc but just far enough away.

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks for sharing!

[@giantgeoff]

Grew up in Kingston and did residential construction for many years there. You have the same attitude as many , especially the newly arrived "Cityots" : I'm here ! Now shut the door! I don't want anything to change! In my area because of IBM's downsizing people had depressed or flat housing costs for well over a decade. You can't have affordable, and restrict supply, Basic rules of supply and demand. The best you can do is develop sensibly, as in no one group gets everything they want. I remember telling my fellow 8th grade history class that they had no clue how lucky they were to be living where we were. (In 1974!) They didn't believe me! They ,like me, were kids, and hadn't lived any where else yet. Sorry for my kvetching but I think we both love what we have.

[@iworkout6912]

My family lived for many years in a suburb of Poughkeepsie. Easy commute to NYC on the train, and yet far enough from the big city to hopefully not having the problems of most big cities now days. Pleasant Valley was a nice town along with other areas across the Hudson River with its small towns and relatively cheaper living.

[@iworkout6912]

Downtown Poughkeepsie is in sad shape, but the suburbs and small villages in the area are real nice. Many in the area like to keep it the way it is and not have NYC people move in. Metro North and Amtrak serve the area and the walk across the old RR bridge spanning the Hudson is spectacular. Never thought it would happen, but it did get done.

[@jankuzminski7183]

And how do you propose to keep it affordable 'with not too much density'?? Have you paid attention to real estate or basic economics, like at all.

[@78robbikins]

At about 9:45, there's a picture of people outside Rough Draft Bar and Books but it's actually in Kingston, NY - not Rhinebeck. Kingston is across the Hudson from Rhinebeck. Also, the observation tower is in Catskill Park which is also not in Rhinebeck.

[@kayaccornero969]

Ah deception ,deception!!!!!! this is why we cannot believe anything anymore!! The internet just continually make it harder and harder to believe anything!!!

[@poughquagpops3379]

That observation tower is in Ferncliff Forest, a mile or two north of the village of Rhinebeck, although there are many more fire towers still standing throughout the Catskills and the Hudson Valley.

[@jesusmedina1816]

I’m surprised Alexandria Bay is not on this list.

[@marilynrowland5197]

These towns are all attractive and appealing, and each has its special places of interest. I grew up in Maryland, which is also beautiful, but in a softer way. New York State's offerings are unparalleled! Things to feast all your senses on range from the roughness and wildness of the Adirondacks to the beauty, rarefied air and sophistication found in towns like Rhinebeck and Skaneateles! And take a jaunt to Ithaca to see its famous gorges: they are amazing and unforgettable! Really enjoyed your video! Thanks!

[@schmancy2978]

Thank you for watching!

[@iworkout6912]

Watkins Glen is a great park along with the state parks along the Genesee River, like Letchworth State Park.

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

When I was working, I went to Albany and I saw so many farms that I felt as though I was traveling through the Midwest! When I finally arrived in Albany, I felt as though I was in Pennsylvania because it looked so much like it... with the shutters on the windows and the gravel sidewalks. Was quite an experience!😳

[@joshthalheimer]

Albany and PA... the Dutch connection.

[@dove95]

I hardly call Rhinebeck or Scarsdale upstate. To people in Albany and along that corridor such as myself, those towns are in downstate NY. I vote for y’all to find two other true upstate towns that are rich.

[@debrameyer1125]

Scarsdale is not in upstate New York. As you said it's Westchester County. There is a difference between upstate NY and Westchester NY.

[@allencollins6031]

You can say that again.

[@Charbear25]

Yeah Westchester is apart of that dump city NYC lol

[@debrameyer1125]

@@Charbear25 Westchester is not a dump and it's located in New York State, not the city of New York. The difference between the two is like night and day.

[@asamarisimeon2418]

F. A. X. S.

[@ogkillakakabumpy7905]

U know they call anything North of NewYork City, upstate NewYork.

[@songtraveler]

I live in the Capital Region. Niskayuna is pronounced NisKEYuna.

[@traevonvautrin1464]

As someone who lives here, it's more so pronounced Nisk-AH-yuna but some pronounce it as you stated. most also just call it nisky.

[@andrekellogg8859]

Lived and went to school in Niskayuna. It was OK but when I discovered South Florida I was gone.

[@brandonmeyers8249]

Saratoga Springs native here, my dad paid $32,000 for the house I grew up in haha. (Purchased in the late 70's though).

[@schmancy2978]

It’s going to be a nice sale when that happens!

[@charlesprice7608]

@@schmancy2978 until they hit you with capital gains tax! It was 33% back in the 90’s. Graduated from SUNY Albany. Loved going to SPAC for concerts, and the Horse Races.

[@dojocho1894]

Im from down state Dutchess county but love Saratoga... The people are so friendly

[@charlesprice7608]

@@dojocho1894 I found most people in Upstate Ny to be friendly. I lived in a little town called Voorheesville, 15 minutes from Thatcher Park, or Downtown Albany. Upstate Ny is beautiful! I was there for the blizzard of 93! We got 37 inches of snow in about 14 hours. I have many fond memories from my time there.

[@brandonmeyers8249]

@@charlesprice7608 I remember the blizzard of 93! I don't remember how much snow Saratoga had though. My dad's side of the family is from near Voorheesville in Amsterdam originally, houses are very cheap there still compared to most of NY state.

[@deborahdawson5627]

Sadly, I think Cazenovia may be in for a rough time, since the college will be closing after this academic year.

[@schmancy2978]

Oh no!

[@Felicity542]

I believe they are going to make it into a Police Academy now, so at least it will be used.

[@colleenpeck6347]

Cazenovia is only a two year junior college. I was accepted into the 1985 nursing program, but I declined as I chose to go to Syracuse University for a Bachelors in Nursing. It was a girls only school back then.

[@kristinc4306]

@@colleenpeck6347 you know Cazenovia college ended up turning into a 4-year college? Right around 1986 they went from all girls to co-Ed with a 4 year degree option.

[@Westmetrics]

The second image of Rhinebeck (showing Rough Draft Books) is actually Kingston, NY, not Rhinebeck. Close, but wrong side of the river!

[@jamesm6067]

There are TWO Rhinebeck photos that are actually Kingston.

[@renroxhrd]

I grew up in the finger lakes, Ithaca and skaneatles are nice. Pittsford and other Rochester burbs of Fairport and Penfield are great too. I live in the suburbs of buffalo now, and where I live (Hamburg) and orchard park are really nice. If you want rich, go to east Aurora or Clarence

[@bigwetbutt]

I'm from South Wales, EA has gotten way more affluent over the past 15 years, but especially the past 6 even. It's a very nice little town, but it was way more of an average looking place when I grew up near there in nineties and 2000's. I'm in the Ithaca area now, and it's pretty lousy compared to WNY in my opinion. The Buffalo area/WNY the best in the upstate, the Rochester area is number 2 and then everything else is considerably below those 2 cities and surrounding towns as far as overall living goes.

[@renroxhrd]

@@bigwetbutt Ithaca is nice. I grew up in Watkins Glen nearby and it's gorgeous

[@bigwetbutt]

@@renroxhrd Ithaca has a few nice areas, but it's just so small and isolated. It's also not surrounded by just reality, but poverty.

[@renroxhrd]

@@bigwetbutt that's the FLX for ya

[@brianlockwood5649]

Cazanovia will most likely fall off the list once the college closes for good. They defaulted on a 25 million dollar loan.

[@johnlombardo7816]

Rhinebeck is a truly beautiful town! Great way to end the video

[@alinamhensley]

Niss-kee-you-nuh. 👍

[@lasouthbay8800]

Ahh Pittsford! My grandparents lived there. Great town. However as a kid we used to go to their place on canandaigua lake every summer and i always thought those home were pretty luxurious.

[@christianmoller6141]

The very first picture you show of Rhinebeck is a store called Rough Draft Books, which is located in Kingston, NY, across the Hudson River in Ulster County.

[@skylardavis5067]

Breathtaking...such Beauty....

[@calispecial2249]

True

[@markpalmer166]

Bronxville, Scarsdale and Pelham have some of the most beautiful homes i have ever seen.

[@krazyfan2000]

Those areas aren't considered upstate.

[@questioneverything594]

@@krazyfan2000 Correct

[@leslielucci3182]

And some of the most expensive. Easy commute to NYC.

[@samanthab1923]

I grew up in NJ. Our neighborhood of 25 homes were built on the old Gimbel estate. Big stone mansion on a hill Far View. Once I saw Bronxville that’s my first thought, it was a neighborhood of Far Views!

[@sailorholiday]

Beautiful. ❤

[@schmancy2978]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@giantgeoff]

1st Props for the pronunciation especially your given tongue. As you point out There are many hidden gems that are eminently affordable. On the plus side well postioned to thrive in the future

[@fayprivate7975]

I lived in and near Ithaca for a few years sometime ago. I loved it, Cayuga Lake, the gorges, and the whole region. If I were to move back to New York State, I would definitely want to live there again.

[@sherrymccormack1691]

Beautiful

[@schmancy2978]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@andrewrobertson559]

You forgot the lovely village of Owego situated on the Susquehanna and Lockheed Martin. Owego was recently voted “coolest small town” in the US.

[@rosalindr4975]

Has unemployment improved?

[@tamnovak]

I think you missed Grandview, Nyack, Hudson, Cold Spring

[@deanchapman1824]

Do a video on the Finger Lakes, which has become a major destination!!!

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks for the suggestion. We’ll add it to our list of future videos.

[@MadStacks007]

​@schmancy2978 a video on famous hotels would be fabulous such as the Groves Park Inn in Ashville, NC. The Greenbrier in W. VA. The hotel where famous celebrities lived. The hotel where the Shining was filmed

[@YasinNabi]

"Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion." Tony Hsieh, enjoyed watching your video :) thumb up !

[@adelepackert9421]

I had my wedding reception in 1969 in The Beckmann Arms. It has surely changed since then.

[@dojocho1894]

LOl I have a pic of me when I was young by the cannon on the front lawn of the Beekman arms...do you remember it?

[@robertbrown3471]

I can think of another town not mentioned, The city of Corning / Painted Post NY, where many Corning Inc. executives call home, including the CEO of the company. Homes here average slightly over $250,000 and can sell for as much as $2 million. I'm not sure what the average income is here, but with so many Corning Execs, it's probably quite high. The community is within 20 minutes of Keuka and Seneca lakes, where there are many wineries, distilleries and breweries. Corning also has two wonderful museums, CMOG (Corning Museum Of Glass) and The Rockwell western Museum. Strolling down Market Street is an event in itself, where there are many many quaint shops and dozens of wonderful restaurants. The Gaffer District also has many planned events throughout the year, including Sparkle, which is held every Christmas Holiday. Honestly, there is just too much to list, but I can say from personal experience, having lived here my entire life, it is a wonderful community and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. In a word I would say it is down right special.

[@TheMikerophone]

Westchester County is downstate. It’s not part of upstate. You don’t leave downstate until at least Poughkeepsie

[@jamesfetherston1190]

Yep, somewhere between Newburg-Beacon Bridge and Mid-Hudson Bridge.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

Oct 13, 1986 Rhinebeck, NY…holla 🍼🐣. Now, get me some Woodstock, the real gem, in the next video.

[@lilafeldman8630]

Northern Dutchess Hospital? I love Woodstock!

[@dojocho1894]

Woodstock is a joke Old stoned hippies who dont cut their lawns....for a more natural look they protested the war then became yuppies and sold out.....screw them and their fricken Birkenstocks and stupid wool hats.

[@scoutandscooter]

Woodstock is full of T-shirt shops, and that's about it.

[@dojocho1894]

@@scoutandscooter Lots of now old jewish hippies who were for peace and love back then but are sell outs and rich with multiple homes.....I know a bunch of them.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

@@lilafeldman8630 Hell yeah! Born there and had tubes put in my ears as a kid there ha. Guessing you know the area?!

[@iworkout6912]

At one time before air travel, people from NYC spent the summer in the Catskills. Large hotels were built and then more and more started going to Florida and the Catskills were forgotten except for the hunter, fishermen etc. It has changed somewhat now as many "city folks" have discovered whats up beyond the suburbs of NYC. Land prices have gone up, and many locals have been priced out of the area. But there still are many rural areas in the Catskills.

[@giantgeoff]

Oh yeah ,Also Air Conditioning and the federal income tax (1913) The Vanderbilt's had Newport and the Astor's had the Thousand Islands The mansions and Boldt Castle are still there. Unfortunately Astor and Strauss of Abraham & Strauss were lost on the Titanic

[@halspencer6613]

The Catskill Mountains are the original home of fly fishing everywhere in the world. No one will tell you that because no one knows that fact.

[@johnlombardo7816]

And if you really are a sucker for massive homes, i recommend going to wright mills road in armonk. This is a large strip of mansions, mostly fairly unique looking and day or night you can appreciate as many showcase with lights in their front window or outdoor..

[@getrational9195]

You guys do an incredible job! Your vides have made me decide that my next vacation will have to be to New England!

[@schmancy2978]

Go for it!

[@kathleensalamone8145]

FYI New York is not part of New England, it was settled by the Duch and called New Amsterdam 😊

[@samroscov5013]

New York is not in New England. A very common mistake

[@jimhanifer1177]

You forgot all about the Rhinebeck Air show that's one of the biggest things to do on the weekend up there

[@raymondmartin6737]

I grew up in Hartsdale, NY, from 1950 to 1960, next to Scarsdale and the Golf Course there. My parents had a children's clothing store there in the 1950's, called the Treasure Chest. We had many customers from Scarsdale, such as Agnes Carvel, from the Ice Cream business, Dean Rusks wife, where he became Secretary of State with JFK, and Snookie Lansing from TV. It's true it's a nice place, but snobbish as stated in the video. 😊

[@henrytberry]

You missed what may be the wealthiest town in upstate New York, Hudson. Hudson was fairly depressed until about thirty years ago, but at that time a new group started moving in and utterly transformed the city. A few years ago Bloomberg said it was one of the twenty-five wealthiest small towns in the United States, along with the likes of Aspen. I recall that Rhinebeck, as nice as it is, didn't make the list.

[@annekurz213]

I used to live in Rhinebeck and loved it. It is a beautiful town with lot of history. Unfortunately, it has become the "New Hamptons' with the crowds from NYC, minimal parking, and rising housing costs. For me, it was losing that small town charm. (BTW - some of the photos shown for Rhinebeck in the video are from Kingston, NY.)

[@leannestrong1000]

I live NEAR Pittsford!

[@johnhanaly2943]

I hope they can share their wealth!

[@julieshelley9251]

Luv your channel. I went to Cornell..

[@schmancy2978]

Thank you.

[@karrenpopovics2780]

We know Ithaca well. Two kids went to college there. Cornell is one of the most beautiful campuses in the country

[@thomasmiller5502]

When? “63 for me.

[@martiemutsch7461]

I love hearing this guy pronounce Niskayuna.

[@dearbrad1996]

Wow! Very nice indeed, I have never heard of this area. I'm so ignorant on what's schmancy.

[@schmancy2978]

Lol, thankfully there’s Schmancy to teach you of such places.

[@drunkensailorcocktails]

Guess they forgot to Mention Cazenovia College closed June of 2023. Upstate NY is a beautiful place. Cazenovia and Skaneateles are both minutes from Syracuse. The resident's of these communities are the Doctors, Lawyers and Finance executives of Syracuse.

[@pauleconomos2919]

Yes, two of the pictures of Rhinebeck are in Kingston.

[@mrsblue3011]

One must visit Rhy.

[@BaePlatinum]

Well dang, I thought Lake George would’ve been in there, being the lovely tourist trap it is.

[@Beacon_NY]

Yes, Ithaca isn't wealthy, but it has pricey real estate because of its lively downtown and surrounding beautiful nature. Educators, professors, and intellectuals aren't known for their wealth!

[@johnathin0061892]

It has pockets of wealth but is surrounded by crippling poverty. 50% of the residents are below the poverty line, literally 50%, talk about wealth inequality.

[@thomasmiller5502]

Drive down Albany St.@@johnathin0061892

[@deanchapman1824]

Rhinebeck is "Hamptons on the Hudson"!!!

[@donnadickson9871]

Just wondering, is Cobleskill upstate NY???

[@christopherschenkel9100]

I live a few miles from Pittsford

[@JoyceB-qv9xq]

You missed Millbrook in Dutchess County and Rochester, home of Eastman Kodak.

[@zacklagoy8426]

Oneida, Ny is number one. Saved you a watch.

[@robertcostello4921]

Me and my friends use to camp out in the woods and trout fish in the stream.nice times nice people too for a Bronx kid it was paradise

[@jameswilson7790]

I lived in Oneida until my mother passed away. I moved to northern New York after that. I was 10 at the time.

[@venagunches4045]

Did we forget lake George? WHERE DOES COLONY RATE? I know Troy Voorhees and Albany not making the list but all around it is good.

[@giantgeoff]

Well 1st it's spelled Colonie. Honest it is! take that spell check! (I see it was probably not your fault)

[@joecascade5105]

be sure to mention NY State Troopers that ticket all out of state plated vehicles. Road pirates.

[@paulmezhir8354]

Better than ticketing it's own citizens.

[@dojocho1894]

true troopers got really bad...they used to be alright...not anymore

[@duanebrown3016]

Amherst ny give out more tickets than anywhere else in the state

[@tiamarrow6366]

One thing that any NYer living in The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn as well as Long Island can agree on is that we don’t really represent or consider “upstate” NY, or Staten Island as part of NY. Staten Island is known as the “forgotten borough” for a reason and well upstate is just there.

[@brandybissonette4972]

Thank you for stating that. People just don’t seem to understand that NY is not just one state. It’s it’s 3. Upstate ,down state and NYC

[@user-mt8tr6ht6e]

@@brandybissonette4972 And with Upstate - you have 1) North country 2) Central NY, 3) Southern tier and 4) Western NY.

[@user-de2wm7rh5l]

As a former resident of Rochester. You consider Pittsford over Rochester. I now live in Honolulu, which i consider just as cultural, gourmet, inyernaionally intetesting as Rochester

[@Jabberwok28]

Cooperstown has great breweries… Great breweries. Saratoga is just, meh. I grew up in the area between these to cities. The only problem with Nisky is that it borders on Schenectady. Very sad city.

[@scoutandscooter]

Lived in Nisky in the early 70s through middle school and part of high school (dad was GE of course). Rode through Schenectady couple of years ago and it seems to be recovering a bit from the GE shutdown.

[@Donnabbb]

@@scoutandscooter GE is still there. It didn't shut down.

[@karenryder6317]

@@Donnabbb That is literally correct. GE never left Schenectady completely--it just decentralized to the point of a cannibalized remnant.

[@Donnabbb]

No so much as they are hiring now. I'm a GE retiree and union member.@@karenryder6317

[@BrittneyFaulisi]

i live in saratoga!! is the the BEST!!!

[@kathyh.1720]

A "town" in New York State is what other states call a "township". What other states call a "town" is called a "village" in New York State. If a place a small and unincorporated, it's called a "hamlet". Skaneateles is both a town and a village (the village of Skaneateles is located in the town of Skaneateles). I am very happy to hear him pronounce the name correctly! ("skinny atlas")

[@user-mt8tr6ht6e]

And some Towns have no villages!

[@banditburt4728]

You missed the greatest one of all Lake placid

[@peg202xo7]

On behalf of Lake Placid, thank you for missing us.

[@queens6583]

Spent many a childhood summer vacation in Lake Placid. Beautiful place.

[@rogermestler1753]

pittsford 18 years than us army; so many wonderfull towns. Mt. Morris {best lil town by a dam site}

[@upstateNYfinest]

@9:00 cazenovia college just announced that it was closing permanently. The school went bankrupt

[@schmancy2978]

That’s sad news to hear.

[@user-mt8tr6ht6e]

What happen was that the College took on a large debt for renovation of the college - -- just before the virus from China hit - and - well.....

[@jonathankuhls3778]

Pittsford is the Richest town in New York State outside the New York City area! Look it up!

[@u235u235u235]

Westchester isn't really considered upstate NY. southern Westchester mostly has commuter towns with professionals working in NYC weekdays.

[@BillySBC]

You've used certain terms here like "Riff-Raff" as if being wealthy excludes one from being riff-raff? There are plenty of very wealthy members of the riff-raff my friend...

[@badminton5920]

i grew up in Utica!

[@ramon7453]

You got to check out the city of Hudson it upstate it nice town nice home .plus it the first city of America

[@scoutandscooter]

Hudson is all about Warren street. After that, it's pretty depressed.

[@ramon7453]

@Scott Edson not true we have the hudson water front

[@davidroy7466]

#9 Cazenovia is out of date - Cazenovia College campus is closed an officially up for sale

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Can you do Texas

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks. We’ll add it to the list. Looking forward to doing all the states in the long run!

[@georgesmith318]

I have friends that live in Staten Island..they call Westchester..the sticks...

[@EbenFuller]

The trouble with NY State is its ridiculously high taxes to carry the ludicrous volume of riff-raff in NY City...

[@abc-eb7rq]

I was born in Cooperstown and I love the Yankees. What choice did I have?

[@kathleensalamone8145]

😂

[@healthyone100]

i live in Amsterdam and i love the Mets!

[@knitwit014]

That's not upstate, I'm talking ADK upstate. None of these are Upstate. Lake Placid, Saranac Lake are Upstate.

[@ellenvillian5790]

Upstate starts at the Harlem River.

[@InanaNinsianna]

You know what else is upstate? The Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch near Ellenville.

[@ellenvillian5790]

@@InanaNinsianna I was sure you could access Wi-Fi. Word association. A+ Response post placement accuracy. D-

[@InanaNinsianna]

@@ellenvillian5790 your post was not visible to me, so I put it on your next one.

[@johnhudelson7878]

What a bag of.... Many of the photos are not of the towns he mentions. The corner shot in Rhinebeck is actually Kingston. I'm not sure WHERE they got the vineyard photo, but it wasn't Casanovia. A scvam that is quite rich.

[@btx5740]

Upstate to some NYers is a place w/more then 10 trees

[@paulmezhir8354]

Buffalo and Rochester are not "upstate." They are part of the region known as Western New York. The region, with it's adjacent Southern Ontario counterpart is also known as The Niagara Frontier, a reflection of it's status as the home of the Iroquois and Seven Nations indigenous nation.

[@winthropthurlow3020]

Well, yes, if you want to play that card, than none of these towns are in Upstate New York. Skaneateles is in Central New York, Ithaca is in the Finger Lakes, Saratoga is in the Capital Region, Tuxedo Park is in the Hudson Valley and so on.

[@mrs.walton9251]

Yes... Rochester consider upstate... western NY...my hometown

[@ogkillakakabumpy7905]

Anything up the mountains from NYC is Upstate. Thats just how it is . East west or whatever

[@krazyfan2000]

What map are you looking at because Buffalo and Rochester are definitely a part of upstate NY.

[@justbreathe_]

You are correct. This is exactly how it is. People that have been outside of their homes know this as well

[@mikhailmamontov2155]

If you like cold winters with lots of snow, you should live in upstate New York. I prefer Florida in the winter, and NC or Virginia for all around. By the way, I worked all around NY state, and upstate could be nice in June and July, even you cannot swim in cold Fingerlakes' waters.

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks for the tips!

[@user-mt8tr6ht6e]

@@schmancy2978 google "golden snowball award"

[@josihightower7207]

Everyone please calm down. Anything north of Manhattan/outside the 5 boroughs to the north is called upstate by most. It's a thing. Even if you're Buffalo, it's still north. Northwest. You're attached to Canada that's UP. Westchester is a little different. I'm not getting into that lol

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks for clearing that up. Anything above the Bronx is Upstate. (Though the folks from Westchester hate to hear that.)

[@winthropthurlow3020]

@@desireerailine8220 Actually, I disagree. Yes, there are a bunch of regions, but really everything north of Westchester is upstate. I say this as someone who has lived in Syracuse (upstate and Central New York), Ithaca (upstate and the Finger Lakes), Schenectady (upstate and the Capital District) and Buffalo (upstate and Western New York).

[@debrameyer1125]

@@winthropthurlow3020 Exactly.

[@questioneverything594]

Wrong. Buffalo is considered Western New York Finger Lakes Region. And Westchester is NOT part of Upstate New York.

[@winthropthurlow3020]

@@desireerailine8220 Well, as I've said, I lived in upstate New York my entire life. In fact, my job involves economic development work across the region. Trust me, folks from Poughkeepsie to Buffalo, Binghamton to Potsdam and every place in between consider themselves upstaters. Yes, I'd consider you to live in the Adirondacks AND ALSO upstate. It really is true that everything north of NYC is considered upstate by the people that live there. You should travel outside the Adirondacks - you'd meet a lot of other upstaters. It's a big family!

[@jamesfetherston1190]

Scarsdale is NOT upstate. Same with Tuxedo Park. Both are very well within a typical commute to NYC. Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and most of Orange County are decidedly downstate, and are suburbs of NYC.

[@flyonwall360]

Most Upstaters would love nothing more than to see anything south of Poughkeepsie cut off and tossed in the Atlantic. Just like the Michigan Upper Peninsula, should be a separate state.

[@michaeljoseph9881]

You fire at Aurora you forgot lullaby you forgot Lansing king ferry and the village of village of Aurora forgot all that.

[@matts1351]

Despite the money, Pittsford is the only place in Rochester that I WILL NOT EVER WORK IN AGAIN. The arrogance and snottiness is notable and locally notorious. Home of doctors, lawyers, heads of big business, and everyone who knows how to take advantage of a workinman! I mean, its nice, but I’m glad your presentation of it was the most underwhelming on the list!

[@richardfalk4476]

Yeah it's bad

[@susanarsoniadou]

A lot of doctors and lawyers belong to the narcissistic sociopath category.

[@mjdf122]

My Family And I Are From Hewlett Harbor Long Island And Wifey Family From Bronxville And Scarsdale Westchester County Where The Money Is At In NY Is Mainly Long Island The Five Boroughs And Westchester County I Do Consider Westchester And Rockland Counties Upstate Anything Above The Bronx Is Upstate To Us On The Island And Five Boroughs But It Is Considered The Lower Hudson Valley Region For Westchester Rockland And Putnam Counties

[@schmancy2978]

Thank you for watching! It’s amusing how those from Westchester refuse to be called Upstate. They get so upset.

[@mjdf122]

@@schmancy2978 they don’t mind at all I’ve been in Bronxville and Scarsdale for 20 plus years they know they’re upstate NY especially when someone from LI or the boroughs talks to them they are upstate they are the lower Hudson valley region and I rather be on the island of the five boroughs where the action is at it’s quieter once up go north past the Bronx

[@deanchapman1824]

If you think lower Westchester is upstate, you ain't seen nothin yet. I've met people from LI who think upstate doesn't begin until Albany!!!

[@brandonmitchell1056]

Cazenovia College, mentioned in the video, is closing in 2023

[@rozesarered54]

Upstate is an old term derived from “up the river.” Referring to the Hudson River. So anything up the river from NYC technically counts with this definition. PS: I have lived in NY my whole life and have lived in both NYC and upstate NY.

[@thomasbortscheller8156]

Between downstate and upstate we have two different minimum wages. New York State government is very clear on where the line between downstate and upstate is.

[@user-mt8tr6ht6e]

@@thomasbortscheller8156 Several laws in the Traffic and Vehicle Law do not pertain to NY City!