A town of 20,968, settled in 1888. A regional job hub with 18,717 jobs.
The 3 things Ithaca does most differently from other towns.
David Foster WallaceBe the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Ithaca. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Ithaca’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ithaca (16%), Lansing (5%) and New York (5%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
46 miles of trails across 18 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buttermilk Falls State Park | 7.1 mi | 653 |
| 2. Robert H. Treman State Park | 5.4 mi | 321 |
| 3. South Hill Natural Area East | 4.1 mi | 336 |
Ithaca beats the New York average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Ithaca | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 6.2% | 11.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2% | 3.4% |
| More adults with depression | 22.8% | 17.5% |
The public schools Ithaca’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast School | K–5 | 347 | B+ |
| Cayuga Heights Elementary School | PK–5 | 270 | B |
| Eac Montessori School Private | PK–8 | 227 | |
| Dewitt Middle School | 6–8 | 559 | B− |
| Boynton Middle School | 6–8 | 513 | C+ |
| Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Boces | K–12 | 309 | Not graded |
Ithaca has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
19,930 people in 2010; 20,968 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
7 places in Ithaca on the National Register of Historic Places.
60 notable people were born in Ithaca.
City in New York, United States
Ithaca () is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. With a population of 32,108 as of the 2020 census, Ithaca is the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area, which includes all 103,558 residents of Tompkins County, of which it is the county seat. The city is named after the Greek island of Ithaca, home of the protagonist Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. Ithaca is a college town best known for hosting Cornell University, an Ivy League university founded in 1865, as well as Ithaca College. Until the late 18th century, present-day Ithaca was inhabited by the Cayuga people of the…
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9 towns share a border with Ithaca.
