Around Cornell Vet Tower
In Tompkins County, NY, a neighboring county. This is a lighter report: what’s nearby and the county’s figures. Traffic, buses, properties and neighborhood figures are in the full reports for Chemung County addresses.
Gold: this spot. Dark: businesses in Tompkins County, NY; olive: in other counties. Home-based businesses aren’t mapped or counted.
Businesses within 1 mile: 117
The nearest
- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinarians, grooming and pet care, Ithaca · 500 ft
- Animal Health Diagnostic Center Veterinarians, grooming and pet care, Ithaca · 0.2 mi
- Cornell Sensory Evaluation Center Colleges, universities and research, Ithaca · 0.2 mi
- Cornell Small Animal Community Practice Veterinarians, grooming and pet care, Ithaca · 0.2 mi
- Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source Hospitals, labs and imaging, Ithaca · 0.3 mi
- Cornell Plantations Arts, theaters and museums, Ithaca · 0.3 mi
- Friedman Wrestling Center Gyms, fitness and yoga, Ithaca · 0.4 mi
- Vgm Properties Management Real estate brokerages, Ithaca · 0.5 mi
- AGAVA Restaurant Bars and taverns, Ithaca · 0.5 mi
- Cornell University Colleges, universities and research, Ithaca · 0.5 mi
- Inso Biosciences Business services, printing and marketing, Ithaca · 0.5 mi
- Lynah Rink Recreation and entertainment, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- Maple Ave Barbershop Barbershops, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- East Hill Car Wash Car washes, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- Cornell University Insect Collection Schools, tutoring and training, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- Teagle Hall Gyms, fitness and yoga, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- Trillium Restaurants, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- North Star Dining Room Restaurants, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- Coal Yard Cafe Cafés, bakeries and ice cream, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
- P&c Foods Grocery stores and supermarkets, Ithaca · 0.6 mi
Incentive programs here
- HUBZone
- No
- New Markets Tax Credit
- Yes: a low-income community, in deep distress
Business and real estate projects here can raise New Markets Tax Credit financing through Community Development Entities (CDEs); distressed tracts are often prioritized.
Sources: SBA (HUBZones), U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund (New Markets Tax Credit tracts), NYS Department of State (Brownfield Opportunity Areas), NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (National Register). Eligibility depends on the project: confirm with the program.
Environmental checks
- DEC cleanup sites within ½ mile
- None
- Mapped wetlands
- None at this point
Sources: NYS DEC (remediation sites, spill reports, wetland map), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (National Wetlands Inventory). Not a site assessment: a Phase I environmental review is the standard for a purchase.
Internet service nearby
92% of the 13 homes and businesses within ¼ mile can get 100/20 Mbps or faster over a wired connection (fiber, cable or DSL).
| Provider | Service | Fastest offered | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 92% |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless (licensed) | 300 Mbps / 30 Mbps | 85% |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless (licensed) | 100 Mbps / 20 Mbps | 85% |
Download / upload speeds providers say they offer, from the FCC’s National Broadband Map (data as of Dec 31, 2025), added up over the nearest census block. Satellite service is offered almost everywhere and isn’t listed. Check a specific address on the FCC’s map ↗.
Tompkins County, NY
- People
- 104,537
- Median household income
- $74,024
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2% (August 2026)
- Jobs in the county
- 47,754
- Businesses listed
- 3,436
Census Bureau (ACS) and Bureau of Labor Statistics. The county’s businesses are listed from public records, matched automatically and checked less closely than Chemung’s.
Parks and public land within 3 miles
- Mundy Wildflower Garden · nature preserve, 500 ft
- Cornell Botanic Gardens · park, 0.3 mi
- F.R. Newman Arboretum · park, 0.7 mi
- Public Playground · park, 0.7 mi
- Rawlings Green · park, 0.7 mi
- Maplewood Park · park, 0.8 mi
- Peter Plaza · park, 0.8 mi
- Strawberry Fields · park, 0.8 mi
Distance to the nearest edge. All parks and public land in Tompkins County, NY →