Metro area · CBSA 27060
Ithaca
The Ithaca, NY metro area has 104,537 people. Median rent is $1,411, 22.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Tompkins County at $1,709. Of the 16 places we track here, Danby has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$74,024
Median home value
$290,900
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,709
HUD, Tompkins County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca | 32,814 | $1,447 | 35.6% |
| South Hill | 6,951 | $1,991 | 22.9% |
| Cayuga Heights | 4,000 | $1,700 | 12.3% |
| Lansing | 3,876 | $1,726 | 28.6% |
| Northeast Ithaca | 2,661 | $1,738 | 21.9% |
| Northwest Ithaca | 2,225 | $1,185 | 25.1% |
| East Ithaca | 1,918 | $1,234 | 12.7% |
| Groton | 1,834 | $832 | 16.6% |
| Dryden | 1,671 | $870 | 20.7% |
| Trumansburg | 1,665 | $954 | 16.6% |
| South Lansing | 1,496 | $1,411 | 10.4% |
| Forest Home | 1,303 | $1,379 | 28.0% |
| Newfield | 999 | $1,270 | 15.7% |
| Varna | 687 | $1,759 | 30.1% |
| Jacksonville | 592 | $1,691 | 28.0% |
| Danby | 540 | $943 | 7.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.