Why the big drop in houe prices in Elmira?

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by mordant

I live in Ithaca and don't get to Elmira proper very often but I was there on an errand there a few months ago and it looked pretty shopworn and sad. It was clearly a boom town at one time (that being, the time of resident Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, who summered there from 1871 to 1903).

As for Corning NY -- while Corning Corp still maintains its HQ (and the Corning Glass Museum) there, they sold the consumer products division in 1998 and most of the employment has moved elsewhere -- primarily offshore IIRC. AFAIK there is no manufacturing, only administration there.

Ithaca still has Cornell University to prop it up, but I don't think there are any truly big employers still in the Elmira / Corning / Horseheads area. Like most of upstate NY, it lives up to the name "rust belt".

Corning Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company. So, there’s that and some job openings in Corning/Painted Post: https://corningjobs.corning.com/sear...ationsearch=NY (some in Fairport, Oneonta and Canton too)

Other employers are Kennedy Valve, Hardinge, Anchor Glass in Elmira Heights, Elmira College, Corning CC, Lockheed-Martin is in Owego, Leprino Foods in Waverly(a portion of eastern Chemung County is in the Waverly SD), Guthrie Health/other hospitals, CVS Caremark, CAF USA, Eaton Cutler-Hammer, Hilliard and more here: https://steg.com/living-here/employe...%20Corporation.

This isn’t to say it is on some revitalization movement, but just to note some companies that come to mind, are still in the area or nearby.

Also, within the city, much of the Western half of the city north of the river and much of the South Side are nicer parts of town.

[JWRocks]

The largest concentration of Victorian houses in NYS

https://www.fingerlakeswinecountry.c...-district/871/

[ckhthankgod]

Near Westside information: https://www.facebook.com/NearWestsideElmira/

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0883...8192?entry=ttu

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0865...8192?entry=ttu

Also on the Westside of the city: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0952...8192?entry=ttu

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0895...8192?entry=ttu

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0864...8192?entry=ttu

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

No problem and if you have any other questions, just ask.

Also, just to add, Southport in the town of Elmira just south/SW of the city and the village of Elmira Heights just north of the city are other suburban communities in the area. Both are more working/middle class communities, with The Heights having walkability.

There is also walkability in the village of Horseheads and in West Elmira, with the latter being more in terms of having sidewalks. Horseheads has a solid Downtown area called Hanover Square and West Elmira is home to the Elmira Country Club.

Here are some home listings in Chemung County: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...le-family-home

Correction, it is in the town of Southport, while West Elmira is in the town of Elmira. By the way, both are in the Elmira City SD and Notre Dame Jr./Sr. High is located in Southport.