Report: Capital Region is the top place to live in N.Y.

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Albany

area into 17th place on list of best places to live in U.S.

By MIKE GOODWIN

ALBANY

— The Capital Region is the best place to live in New York state, according to U.S. News and World Report’s most recent annual rankings.

The survey places Al- nation. The rankings take into account a number of factors, including average salaries, home prices and culture.

The report touts Albany’s proximity to the Adirondack Mountains and the Hudson Valley as popular selling points.

The magazine’s summary does include some head-scratching statements, including the notion that Albany and the shifting every time a new governor takes office.” Except at the highest levels, the vast majority of the state workforce is protected by civil service rules and remains static despite political changes.

The write-up also contends, “Locally, Albany is known as the Tri-City Area.” (It isn’t.)

Vendor

Flea Market/ Yard Sale

Event

ALPLAUS - Saturday, June 3rd 2023, 9 – 3pm

The Alplaus United Methodist Church, 1 Brookside Place, Alplaus 12008 would like to invite you to come shop local small business vendors & yard sale spaces set up on the church’s back lawn and items donated by our church family for the rummage sale in the church lower level, which is handicap accessible by an elevator. Please come whether rain or shine!!

The Church is also selling: bany and its surrounding communities as the 17th best place to live in the surrounding area “can be a transient region, with the working population

Baked Goods, Grilled Hot dogs and Hamburgers (outside if weather permits), and beverages. This event features a variety of vendor’s products: Pampered Chef; Mary Kay; Norwex; Quilting and Embroidery items; Lands’ End & Miracle women’s swimsuits in size 2 – 26W, plus gemstone bracelets and necklaces; Custom-made Stainless-Steel tumblers, wind spinners, car coasters and earrings; Vendors are still signing up, and we plan to have more shopping options to make your shopping experience even better!

“With New York state’s Finger Lakes wine region to the west and Massachusetts’ Berkshire Mountains to the east, the region is a springboard for foodies and outdoor enthusiasts alike,” it says. With the Finger Lakes located about three hours from Albany/ the Tri-City Area, they will have to hit that springboard pretty hard.

The survey touts Albany’s “lively downtown” and its relatively inexpensive real estate.

“The region doesn’t have the crowds or costs of a major metro area, and Albany has an old-world appeal to it,” the report states. “There are rows of colorfully painted, turnof-the-century brownstones, the historic state Capitol building and the iconic Empire State Plaza.”

The news isn’t so great for those nearing the end