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Trumansburg is a small town of 1,665 people in Tompkins County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Ithaca, NY and 65 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,665people
$287kTypical home
$954/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
61"Snow
185Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,665
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,200 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Rochester, NY
- 11 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,810/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,015 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ITH airport
- 49 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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