1. Where are you living? upstate NY, just east of Syracuse
2. Is there snow? December - early April with a few surprise light flurries to end of April
3. why do you love your location?
PROS: open spaces interspersed with forests, plenty of natural lakes, inexpensive docking at a local lake for my boat, Adirondack state park close by as a day trip getaway destination, clean air, little traffic, 4 season weather variety, access to rural mom-n-pop industry (cheese, produce, meats, labor and trades), low crime, slower pace of life, no earthquakes, no tornadoes, no hurricanes, no floods, no smog, few bugs and snakes, no bears or mountain lions or alligators or pythons running amok in populated areas
CONS: not much culture close by, small town mindsets, lived here 30 years but sometimes treated like an "outsider" by generational locals, limited music and entertainment venues close by, medium level of welfare and social services dependent population, 3 prisons located within 30 miles.
4. Is it expensive (taxes, etc.) housing costs, etc. - low housing prices, rural district school and property taxes (versus urban), high state gasoline and county sales taxes (8.75%), food prices average, low costs for services (contractors, repair, snowplowing)