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New York·Cortland County
5 tracts·17K people·$153K median·4,481/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 38 · Other 32 · Married couple 30
Health 44 · Leisure 18 · Public admin 12 · Professional 9 · Retail 6 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 26 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 28 · Walk 13 · Work from home 8 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cortland is $152,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Cortland has 17,450 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 27.4; the population is 85.5% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Multiracial, 2.9% Black, 1.7% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.8% (Census ACS).
FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (27%); CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (36%) and RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (29%) lead the middle schools; CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (77%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $975/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cortland is $59,482 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Cortland, median rent is $975/month and the median home value is $152,600 (Census ACS).
Cortland reported 3.5 violent crimes and 29.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 89 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cortland are inland flooding (91), winter weather (71) and ice storm (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cortland, 12.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).