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4 New York Small Towns Named Best In Nation To Live In Or Visit
Nothing beats small-town life, and several New York locales offer the ultimate small- town lifestyle.
New York is synonymous worldwide with city life. It just goes with the territory of being the home of the world's most famous and most visited city. Those of us living in the Empire State know it is so much more. If the small-town or rural lifestyle is what you seek, there are many great places to call home or visit throughout the state!
Heck, just here in the Capital Region we have great small-town destinations like Ballston Spa, Chatham, Hudson, Lake George, and so many more. Every city center in this state has its own great collection of surrounding small towns!
Far and Wide Names 4 New York Small-Towns Best In the Nation
The travel experts at Far and Wide recently soured every state in the Union to determine their 100 Best Small-Towns In America To Live In Or Visit. What was their criteria for creating this ultimate small-town list? They looked at all towns with a population of 10,000 residents or less where one could do "...somewhere new, unexpected and totally charming."
4 New York Small Towns Named Best To Live In & Visit In US
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