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Forest Home is a small town of 1,303 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's part of the Ithaca, NY area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $499k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,303people
$499kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
63"Snow
185Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,303
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,791 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Rochester, NY
- In the Ithaca, NY area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $499k (≈$3,149/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,176 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 86% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 43% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ITH airport
- 49 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Tompkins County: D+51 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.