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Groton is a small town of 1,834 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's about 12 miles from Ithaca, NY and 75 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $832 a month.
1,834people
$157kTypical home
$832/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
64"Snow
185Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,834
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,056 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Rochester, NY
- 12 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$988/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 64" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Low property crime (889 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ITH airport
- 39 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
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