I'm in the Lower Hudson Valley so my taxes are murder, but I have a place in the Adirondacks where the taxes are 25% of what I pay here. That's a good enough drop for me, I'll probably retire there. I like the change of seasons, winters are fine with me, and the summers and autumns up there can't be beat. But if I did move, the areas you're talking about are where I would probably pick also.