Northeast IthacaNY
A town of 2,661 in New York.
Is Northeast Ithaca a good place to live?
82% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Northeast Ithaca, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 759 New York towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Northeast Ithaca. We don’t grade Northeast Ithaca yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Northeast Ithaca for work
Where Northeast Ithaca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Northeast Ithaca: who provides what
Northeast Ithaca is unincorporated, so Tompkins County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Northeast Ithaca.
Very low risk in Northeast Ithaca, with inland flooding at the top
10 flood insurance claims have been paid in Northeast Ithaca since 1981. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 71% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Northeast Ithaca stands out in New York and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter
The top destinations are Ithaca (40%), Ithaca (16%) and Lansing (8%). Northeast Ithaca had 664 jobs in 2023, up 432 from 2013. Also worth knowing: for residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.1%. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town.
| Northeast Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Northeast Ithaca brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults report frequent physical distress in Northeast Ithaca than in most of New York or the rest of the country
In Northeast Ithaca, 26% of adults have high blood pressure. Against the New York average, Northeast Ithaca comes out ahead on 24 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Northeast Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Northeast Ithaca | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5% of Northeast Ithaca is conserved land
The density of trails in Northeast Ithaca is 0.7 miles per square mile. 1.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The town has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
| Northeast Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tareyton Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Northeast Ithaca sells for about $676K at the median
Among households in Northeast Ithaca, 57% live in a home they own. The town’s typical rent comes in at $1,738 a month.
| Northeast Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,738 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Seneca Lake and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northeast Ithaca. Close and well known come first.
26 mi LakeSeneca Lake
19 mi LakeCayuga Lake
2 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
9 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
2 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year
22 mi State parkWatkins Glen State ParkPhoto credits
Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Northeast Ithaca
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Northeast Ithaca
About 8 of every 100 Northeast Ithaca residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Northeast Ithaca
CDP in New York, United States
Northeast Ithaca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ithaca (town), New York in Tompkins County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Northeast Ithaca had a population of 2,701. Northeast Ithaca is a suburb of adjacent Ithaca, New York.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
Northeast Ithaca’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Northeast Ithaca.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Ithaca | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ithaca | #314 | B | D− | — | B | A |
| Cayuga Heights | #241 | B+ | D− | — | B | A+ |
| Lansing | #374 | B− | D− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Lansing | #378 | B− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Dryden | #630 | C− | C | — | C− | A− |
Ithaca, Cayuga Heights, Lansing, Lansing and Dryden report no FBI crime data of their own. Northeast Ithaca isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Northeast Ithaca with a neighbor →
Questions about Northeast Ithaca
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northeast Ithaca, NY a good place to live?
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