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Jacksonville is a tiny town of 592 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's about 7 miles from Ithaca, NY and 68 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $2k a month.
592people
$215kTypical home
$1,691/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
62"Snow
185Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 592
- Part of a metro area
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Rochester, NY
- 7 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,353/mo)
- Median rent $1,691/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 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 49
- 14% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ITH airport
- 49 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 160 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.