
Dryden
A town in Tompkins County, New York — population 13,482 as of 2022.
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Weather: Showery today, but dry and seasonable for rest of week
After a grey and showery end to the weekend, a relatively quiet and dry pattern is in store for Ithaca and Tompkins County. A developing blocking pattern will keep high […]
General
City officials seek mixed use development to replace Seneca Street Parking Garage
A proposal to redevelop the condemned Seneca Street Parking Garage made another step forward earlier this month. However, those plans aren’t for a new parking garage. Instead, city officials are […]
Real Estate & Development
Tompkins County faces a tough budget season. How will funding cuts affect cold weather shelter operations?
Wage cuts and changes to on-site security are coming to Tompkins County’s emergency cold weather shelter changes amid a strained budget year. In August, the county announced nearly 60% of […]
Government & CivicMonday 9/21 crews will be working to repair sidewalks on the 200 block of S Cayuga St. Please read on for more details...
TransportationReport from the New York State Police: On Thursday, Sept. 17, at approximately 6:50 a.m., New York State Police at Ithaca responded to the 3300 block of Slaterville Road (NY-79) in the town of Caroline for a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries. A preliminary investigation…
Public Safety
Watershed moments: Conservationists complete large stream bank restoration project in Cayuga Inlet Creek
A recent tour showed off one of the largest restoration projects the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District has ever undertaken. In October 2025, the conservation district completed work […]
Community Groups & OrganizationsIn and around Dryden
See & do
- Apple Blossom Acres
- Asbury Equestrian Center
- Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
- Creekwood Apartments
- Dryden Lake Park
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Dryden by the numbers
- Median age
- 40.5
- Households
- 5,903
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $81,127
- Median house value
- $242,600