Ulysses
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About Ulysses
Town in New York, United StatesUlysses is a town located in northwest Tompkins County, New York, U.S. The population was 4,940 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the hero of the Odyssey. The Town of Ulysses is northwest of the city of Ithaca and is in the northwest part of Tompkins County. Taughannock Falls, the highest waterfall in the state, is in Ulysses in Taughannock Falls State Park. The falls drop 215 feet (66 m), farther than Niagara Falls, making Taughannock Falls one of the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky Mountains.
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How Ulysses ranks
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Housing in Ulysses
The median sale price was $438,000 in May 2026.
Schools in Ulysses
All Ulysses schools →School Grade B
The public schools Ulysses’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Ulysses is
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