My previous post I am taking for grant it “upstate” is the Catskills IE South Fallsurg/Woodridge area since the question is being asked in July.
Food pricing where I live is not that much higher then Monsey , but a bit higher then Brooklyn. Three year round kosher groceries up here. Plus walmart, shoprite etc… Depends where you live you can get a way with one car. But as akuperma pointed out you may need two.
Schooling could be an issue for some. Will not go deep into it here. I could do so offline.