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These Hudson Valley Locations Rank Among NY's Top 25 Best Places To Live These Hudson Valley Locations Rank Among NY's Top 25 Best Places To Live
These Hudson Valley Locations Rank Among NY's Top 25 Best Places To Live Several Hudson Valley communities are among the “best places to live in America” in 2022, according to a newly released poll. Each year, Niche explores the best places to live in the US, evaluating factors that include crime, public school systems, job opportunities and local amenities. Using data based on the US Census, FBI, US Bureau of Labor (BLS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other sources, Niche then ranked the top places to live across the country, led by Chesterbrook, a suburb of Philadelphia. In the Hudson Valley, Greenville, commonly known as Edgemont, is…

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by Zak Failla
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Money Buys Happiness: Here's How Much You Need To Find Joy, Study Says Money Buys Happiness: Here's How Much You Need To Find Joy, Study Says
Money Buys Happiness: Here's How Much You Need To Find Joy, Study Says People who think money can’t buy happiness are woefully mistaken, according to a new study. A University of Pennsylvania study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that people who earn $85,000 or more per year are happier than those who earn less. And the more money you earn, the happier you are. This contradicts common knowledge and refutes an earlier study that found there is a cap on how much happiness money can buy. Once a person earns at least $75,000 per year additional money won’t buy additional happiness, according to a 2010 Princeton Uni…

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by Kristin Palpini
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These Orange County Locales Among Richest In Upstate NY, Report Says These Orange County Locales Among Richest In Upstate NY, Report Says
These Orange County Locales Among Richest In Upstate NY, Report Says The Hudson Valley is home to some of the wealthiest communities in upstate New York, according to a newly released report. Citing data from the latest U.S. Census, New York Upstate determined the richest places in upstate New York, including many from the Hudson Valley. Noting that residents who bring home the largest paychecks are often from Long Island and New York City, the report only includes locales from upstate - which is considered by the website to be areas north of Westchester and Rockland counties - in the rankings. The new study evaluated median household income, family income,…

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by Zak Failla
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These Area Towns Rank Highest Upstate For Longest Commutes These Area Towns Rank Highest Upstate For Longest Commutes
These Area Towns Rank Highest Upstate For Longest Commutes Some area residents have among the longest commutes in the state, according to a newly released report. Using data from the U.S. Census, NewYorkUpstate.com compiled the municipalities with the most “super commuters,” a number which has risen 31.7 percent since 2005. According to the report, researchers used "mean travel time to work" data from the U.S. Census, NewYorkUpstate.com ranked the top 50 upstate New York towns, cities and villages where residents have the longest commutes. The report only includes municipalities from upstate New York - which is considered by the website to be area…

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by Zak Failla
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This Area Hamlet Ranks Among Best Places To Live In Upstate NY This Area Hamlet Ranks Among Best Places To Live In Upstate NY
This Area Hamlet Ranks Among Best Places To Live In Upstate NY A Hudson Valley hamlet is among the most desirable places to live in upstate New York, according to a brand new report released this week. NewYorkUpstate.com compiled data from community research site niche.com to rank every community in America, determining the best places to live, including a locale in the Hudson Valley. According to the study, Niche uses more than a dozen key "grades" to each community in its ranking using data from sources such as the U.S. Census, National Parks Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies. Those “g…

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by Zak Failla
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Looking For Love? These Hudson Valley Locales Have The Most Eligible Singles Looking For Love? These Hudson Valley Locales Have The Most Eligible Singles
Looking For Love? These Hudson Valley Locales Have The Most Eligible Singles With Valentine’s Day having Hudson Valley residents thinking about love, a new report has been released looking at the locations in upstate New York with the most eligible singles. NewYorkUpstate.com released a report on Thursday of the 40 places in upstate New York with the “highest rates of unmarried eligible adults using the most current data from the U.S. Census.” To determine their rankings, data was collected from the 2017 Census five-year population estimates. Several of the top spots were occupied by areas that are home to colleges and universities that may have an abundance of fres…

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by Zak Failla