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Marathon is a tiny town of 952 people in Cortland County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Ithaca, NY and 94 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $778 a month.
952people
$125kTypical home
$778/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
65"Snow
185Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 952
- Part of a metro area
- About 842 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$787/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 22 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 (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,421 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BGM airport
- 46 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New York districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cortland County: R+6 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk