Around Steege Hill Nature Preserve
An address report from Elmira Next (elmiranext.com), Oct 25, 2026. Built from public records; see the sources at the end.
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This spot
- Municipality
- Town of Big Flats
- Census tract
- 103.02
- Flood area (county map)
- Not in a mapped flood area
Getting here
- Nearest I-86 exit
- Exit 49, 2.4 mi
- Elmira Corning Regional Airport
- 4.7 mi
- Nearest rail line
- 2.0 mi (Norfolk Southern Railway)
- Post office
- 2.6 mi (Big Flats Post Office)
- UPS
- 6.1 mi (The UPS Store)
- FedEx
- 5.0 mi (FedEx Ship Center)
No C TRAN bus stop within ½ mile.
Distances are straight-line, not driving. Exits, rail, parking and shipping: © OpenStreetMap contributors. All infrastructure →
Incentive programs here
- Opportunity Zone
- No
- HUBZone
- No
- New Markets Tax Credit
- No
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), Chemung County GIS (DEC wetlands and the National Wetlands Inventory). Not a site assessment: a Phase I environmental review is the standard for a purchase.
Internet service nearby
88% of the 32 homes and businesses within ¼ mile can get 100/20 Mbps or faster over a wired connection (fiber, cable or DSL), 91% counting fixed wireless.
| Provider | Service | Fastest offered | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 88% |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless (licensed) | 300 Mbps / 20 Mbps | 38% |
| Xtreme5G | Fixed wireless (licensed) | 100 Mbps / 20 Mbps | 41% |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless (licensed) | 25 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 59% |
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 ↗.
Parks and public land within 3 miles
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve · nature preserve, right here
- Big Flats Wildlife Management Area · wildlife or multiple-use area, 460 acres, 0.8 mi · open to hunting
- Senator William T. Smith Boat Launch · fishing or boat access, 1.3 mi
- Bottchers Landing Boat Launch · fishing or boat access, 5.0 acres, 1.4 mi
- Big Flats Community Park · park, 1.8 mi
- Harris Hill Park · park, 148 acres, 2.3 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve · nature preserve, 2.4 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff · nature preserve, 279 acres, 2.7 mi
Distance to the nearest edge. All parks and public land →
Businesses within 1 mile: 0
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The neighborhood: tract 103.02
- People
- 2,795
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median household income
- $80,156
- Below the poverty line
- 7%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or more
- 51%
- Unemployment
- 6%
- Median home value
- $191,500
- Median rent
- $1,104 a month
- Homes and apartments
- 1,301 (1% vacant)
- Small-business loans by banks, 2024
- 56 ($2 million)
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024, for the census tract this address is in. Small-area figures have wide margins of error. Loans: banks’ Community Reinvestment Act reports (FFIEC).
People and jobs nearby
- People living nearby
- 2,795
- Homes and apartments
- 1,301
- Jobs located nearby
- 2,035
- Jobs paying over $3,333 a month
- 33%
Biggest employers by industry
- Retail
- 1,007 jobs
- Hotels and food service
- 402 jobs
- Construction
- 102 jobs
- Manufacturing
- 96 jobs
- Other services
- 95 jobs
For the census tract this address is in, so it can cover a wider area than the circle. People: ACS 2020–2024. Jobs: Census Bureau LEHD workplace counts, 2023.
Chemung County’s economy
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Labor force
- 35,612
- Jobs in the county
- 32,747
- Employers
- 1,852
- Average weekly wage
- $1,248
| Private industry | Jobs | Avg weekly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 5,996 | $1,253 |
| Manufacturing | 4,684 | $1,628 |
| Retail | 4,335 | $730 |
| Hotels and food service | 2,744 | $491 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,523 | $1,202 |
| Construction | 1,255 | $1,557 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics: unemployment August 2026 (preliminary); jobs and wages Q1 2026 (all employers; the table shows private industries).
Business properties within 1 mile: 0
No space listed as available nearby yet. Owners and brokers can list space for free.
Sources
Businesses: New York State licenses, permits and filings matched by Elmira Next. Properties: Chemung County GIS parcel map. Neighborhood figures: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey; LEHD). County economy: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Traffic: NYS Department of Transportation. Buses: C TRAN’s public schedule feed. Internet service: FCC National Broadband Map. Opportunity Zones: U.S. Treasury. Flood areas: the county’s flood map (not a FEMA determination). Map: OpenStreetMap contributors. All sources →