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Ithaca is a small city of 32,814 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's part of the Ithaca, NY area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,814people
$343kTypical home
$1,447/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
63"Snow
185Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,814
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,089 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Rochester, NY
- In the Ithaca, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,161/mo)
- Median rent $1,447/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,739 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 12% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 52% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ITH airport
- 50 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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