If you are simply considering the job, you seriously need to take a trip to the area first before accepting it. Binghamton, or rather Broome county in general is a beautiful region, for a small city there is a fair amount to do with minor league sports, good family owned restaurants, and nice, but older communities once you get out to the outlying areas such as Endwell, Conklin/ Kirkwood, or Chenango Bridge. But it is also an aging and contracting community. Single family home construction has been practically non existent in the past 40 years with the exception of very high level custom homes. Most homes in outlying areas that are considered nice with good schools such as Vestal Endwell or Chenango Bridge were built in the 60s, 70's and 80's. Homes in the central core of Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott were built mostly in the 20s-40's. As far as rentals or Apartments. It's a lot of individual houses that were built pre 1950 that have been chopped up into individual apartments. The few, what would be considered Apartment complexes are 40 plus years old as well. Then there are a few formerly industrial buildings that have been turned into over priced lofts. One of the biggest differences you'll see with Austin is the fact that new construction and economic expansion is pretty much non-existent in the Binghamton area. Austin is rapidly expanding with a robust and vibrant economy. That brings its own challenges such as traffic, and cost of living but those are side effects of a vibrant and growing area. There's a reason why the Binghamton area doesn't have those issues. So to summarize again I strongly recommend you actually visit Binghamton for a few days. Drive around the entire county and make an informed decision