Ithaca, NY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Ithaca home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

30,837
Population Estimate
$234,331
Median Home Value
95.2%
Employment Rate
66.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$225
Median Listing Price$400,000
Median Days on Market59
Active Listings129
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)243
Avg Listing Price$547,659
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.79
Family Dual Income59.9
Median Household Income$34,424
Median Individual Income$15,522
Home Ownership25.8%
Home Value$234,331
Median Rent$1,203
Rent Burden58.8%
Poverty39.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.2%
  • Highschool Education14.4%
  • Some College13.4%
  • Bachelors Degree26.9%
  • Graduate Degree40.0%
  • Total College or Above66.9%
  • Stem Degree54.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.1%
  • Female49.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married17.1%
  • Divorced5.0%
  • Never Married76.3%
  • Widowed1.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityIthaca
State IDNY
Population30,837

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.5%
19–2943.3%
30–398.7%
40–496.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–595.7%
60–694.1%
70–792.4%
80+2.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation52.4%
Unemployment Rate4.8%
Disabled7.3%

ETHNICITY

White68.4%
Black5.5%
Asian17.2%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.5%
Multiple6.1%

OTHER

Hispanic6.5%
Limited English4.1%
Health Uninsured3.4%
Veteran1.9%

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