Northwest IthacaNY
Population 2,225: a town in New York.
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
Northwest Ithaca’s typical household income comes in at $57,000. Most people who work leave Northwest Ithaca to do it: just 6% work in town. Since 2013, Northwest Ithaca has added 828 jobs, to 2,402 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 5 miles.
| 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
Northwest Ithaca has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. 2 flood insurance claims have been paid in Northwest Ithaca since 1993. FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Northwest Ithaca brings 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: 82% of adults had a checkup this year. Against the New York average, Northwest Ithaca comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. In Northwest Ithaca, just over a quarter of adults have obesity, and 8% smoke cigarettes.
| 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. The concentration of trails in Northwest Ithaca is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| 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
Homes in Northwest Ithaca sell for about $450K
Half of households own their home in Northwest Ithaca. For Northwest Ithaca, the midpoint rent is $1,185 a month.
| Northwest Ithaca | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,185 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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?
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