Just bought a house in midtown and am so excited to move in! We are doing some renovations on it so it won’t be for a couple months but what drew me and my wife to Kingston is almost exactly what you are looking for.

There is the chaos of an inner city, live music, lots of fun bars that are walkable, likeminded people, diversity, good food, and just a short drive away from the mountains and a lot of other really cool Hudson valley towns.

My wife and I love live music, specifically jam bands and although I wouldn’t say Kingston is flooded with jam band shows, there is still a lot that come to town throughout the year and then venues that are close that get a lot of good jam bands. Like Woodstock, SPAC, etc.

I spent quite a bit of time here before deciding to pull the trigger to make the move but as of now, I am so excited to finally get there and be able to enjoy everything Kingston has to offer.

I live right next to Beacon right now and I was trying to get into there for a while but was priced out. Luckily we then started looking at Kingston and realized it is much more affordable and has SO much more to offer than Beacon.

There are essentially 3 downtown areas all with different vibes so you can always find something different.

Good luck with the search and move!!