Cortland, New York

About Cortland

Cortland, NY is a close-knit town located in western New York counting 17,459 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Cortland is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.89 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,488 residents per square mile.

📰 Cortland News Today

• New internship aims to deepen SUNY Cortland, Special Olympics ties Cortland Standard · Aug 18
• SUNY Cortland selected again as NY SWIMS partner SUNY Cortland · Jul 30
• Cortland Memorial Foundation Golf Classic raises over $67k for GCMC 607 News Now · Aug 18
• One arrest and numerous traffic citations issued during Operation Hard Hat in Cortland County New York State Police (.gov) · Jun 9
• How many people live in Cortland County, NY? USAFacts · Apr 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cortland Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Cortland — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 17,459.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cortland

• Indulge (café)
• Kalash Kitchen — greek
• La Bamba Cuisine
• Neubig Hall
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• A Pizza & More — pizza
• Asian Delicious — asian
• BRIX Pubaria — pub
• Bru64 (café)
• Coffee Mania (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 1890 House · Museum
• New York State Grange Museum · Museum
• Sugget park sprinkler pads · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cortland

• Yaman Park reviews ★
• Beaudry Park reviews ★
• Courthouse Park reviews ★
• Dexter Park reviews ★
• Grange Museum reviews ★
• Municipal Water Works Nature Park reviews ★
• Sugget Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cortland

• CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
• CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
• FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL
• RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cortland

🏘️ Nearby Communities