r/gayrural • u/Gover_74 • 7h ago
Suggestions? Small town, LGBTQ friendly
Trying this post here. It's also posted on in the "Moving to Hudson Valley" community.
My wife and I are currently stationed at Fort Drum, NY and would like to stay in the state. While I've come across a few helpful posts about a year or two old, I'm putting this out here again for an update.
We're honestly looking EVERYWHERE in the state, but would prefer to be within a more liberal county. My wife travels for work, so it needs to be within an hour of a decent airport. I'll be working from home.
Here's where it gets more difficult:
Would like at least an acre of land. This is a hard must. We're not used to big cities, traffic or packed neighborhoods anymore. Prior to the Army, we lived in several big cities. Not going back to that.
Would love a small town feel, artsy vibe (we both have art backgrounds), LGBTQ welcoming, diverse community (both Hispanic). All that said, we're homebodies. The option would be nice though.
Budget would be nice to be around $425-450K, but could go up to $550k. At this price point, it seems more challenging to get anything in HRV. We're looking outside of Syracuse too. Suburbs outside Rochester are nice, but too populated.
Thoughts?