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Newfield is a tiny town of 999 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Ithaca, NY and 76 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
999people
$152kTypical home
$1,411/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
185Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 999
- Part of a metro area
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Rochester, NY
- 8 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $1,411/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ITH airport
- 58 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.