<p>Ithaca’s winters are not terrible at all. I have lived in New England, NJ, PA before Ithaca and it’s not that much different. Ithaca is a a nice town and has beautiful parks and green areas, some nice restaurants, lots of art, music, theater and Cornell.<br>
Ithaca was just rated (again) #1 best college town.</p>
<p>It’s true that there isn’t a good city near by. NYC is 4+ hours. Boston is 6 hours. So if you are a city person, it could be a problem.</p>