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Munsons Corners is a small town of 2,662 people in Cortland County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Ithaca, NY and 83 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $959 a month.
2,662people
$136kTypical home
$959/moRent
78° / 29°Summer / winter
74"Snow
185Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,662
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,201 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Rochester, NY
- 18 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 26% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ITH airport
- 37 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,516 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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