Northwest IthacaNY
A town of 2,225.
Is Northwest Ithaca a good place to live?
31% of residents are 65 or older in Northwest Ithaca, above both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). We don’t grade Northwest Ithaca yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Northwest Ithaca stand out
Where Northwest Ithaca beats most towns.
Northwest Ithaca has grown 58% from 2010 to 2020
1,413 counted in 2010 and 2,231 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Northwest Ithaca: who provides what
Northwest 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 Northwest Ithaca.
With 2.8 jobs for every working resident, Northwest Ithaca draws in 2,347 commuters
Most working residents leave Northwest Ithaca for work: only 6% work in town. At 16 minutes, Northwest Ithaca’s average trip to work is below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Northwest Ithaca has added 828 jobs, to 2,402 in 2023.
| Northwest Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Northwest Ithaca, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northwest Ithaca.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Northwest Ithaca
Northwest Ithaca has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Northwest Ithaca is
Northwest Ithaca beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 13% of Northwest Ithaca adults report frequent mental distress.
| Northwest Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Northwest Ithaca | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Northwest Ithaca has set aside 7.2% of its land for conservation
2.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Northwest Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Seneca Lake and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northwest Ithaca. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LakeSeneca Lake
18 mi LakeCayuga Lake
7 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
3 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
18 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
3 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, 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 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Northwest Ithaca
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Northwest Ithaca
About 2 of every 100 Northwest Ithaca residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Every workday, about 2,347 people come to Northwest Ithaca for work
Where Northwest Ithaca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Northwest Ithaca’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Northwest Ithaca.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Ithaca | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ithaca | – | C+ | D− | C− | B | A |
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Questions about Northwest Ithaca
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northwest Ithaca, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Northwest Ithaca yet; the figures below are still real.