CITY PROFILE
Ithaca, NY
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Ithaca is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and a wet climate—so expect gray skies and regular rain alongside your seasons. Home prices here are on the pricier side of our dataset, which may surprise given the metro's size. It's a place where you're paying for the character and setting, not urban scale.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $353K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,917/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 8°C · warmest 21.3°C · coolest -5.8°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1071 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.62 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #376 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy84
- Affordable to rent61
- Climate comfort34
- Plenty of sunshine31
- Big-city amenities9
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
