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Elmira, NY is a small town of around 30,000 people located in Chemung County. This quaint town is known for its friendly locals and beautiful natural scenery. Visitors to the area can explore local parks, shop downtown or take part in one of the many festivals held throughout the year. The surrounding nature trails and rivers make for great outdoor activities such as fishing and hiking.
The reviews of Elmira, NY are overwhelmingly positive. Many visitors comment on the beauty of the area along with its friendly locals who make them feel right at home. Its ease of access to outdoors fun makes it an ideal destination for vacationers who want to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere without sacrificing exciting activities. Those visiting Elmira will find plenty to do while also experiencing a peaceful atmosphere that makes them feel welcome in this unique community.
based on 10 ReviewsGet to know Elmira with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Elmira
Clean up - 7/1/2021
Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic cemetery. Why are headstones kicked over on the ground and grass poorly maintained throughout? The college is breath-taking, too, but everything else looks like extreme poverty has taken over. The city needs to step in and help it's citizens. Come
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Great place - 1/3/2018
I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there is many beautiful places that you can find and explore as most people know millers pond there is trails, narnia there is cool trails that go under a mountain and theres also a bridge there, you can go walking on the dike by the river that leads to beautiful trails and leads to town hall a park for kids to play sports and explore, The elmira highschool is a good school to send ur kids all the kids are great kids and almost everyone has a friend all the kids are friendly to one another and they have great school spirit for there sports teams who is high in winning, no matter how bad people talk about elmira this will always be home and i believe it is a great place to live. The only bad part is the shopping mall that is
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ELMIRA - 11/30/2015
JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE INCLUDING THEMSELVES !!! ITS FUNNY HOW HARD THEY TRY TO SUPPRESS PEOPLE FROM TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS DISGUSTING PLACE. DONT COME HERE . ITS NOT WORTH IT !!! BELIEVE ME
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City of Elmira, NY - 2/28/2014
I have lived & worked on the Southside of Elmira for nearly 30 years. I recently retired from F. M. Howell & Company, a nationally known pharmaceutical packaging and distribution company which has been in the Howell family for over 130 years. Howell has four modern plants, all built within the city limits.
There are other industries with plants in Elmira such as Hilliard and Anchor Glass, as well as in the surrounding areas. There are also two maximum security state prisons in the area, one of which has provided good employment for Elmirans since 1876.
Housing is inexpensive in the Elmira area, and I have known several families who have relocated here from the NYC area.
The once-bustling downtown area of Elmira was hit by a devastating flood brought about by Hurricane Agnes in June of 1972. It is now mostly business and professional offices, banks, restaurants, grocery stores, and a few dollar stores. But several shopping malls can be
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safest city. my butt - 2/10/2012
I have lived here all my life and I can honest say that this city is NOT the safest place to live... there are just as much drugs and murders here as there are in a lot of other cities and states.. a sex offender lives in every neighborhood (or sometimes more than 1 in each neighborhood) As far as the population increasing ..... that is only because of the two prisons that we have here in the Elmira area and all the prisoners families have moved her and brought the trouble with them. The school are pretty good now that the Superintendent has changed.. the last two Supers ran the school district down... It is slowly coming back now with Joe H. The only jobs here are retail or Correctional officers and that is NOT a job for everyone. If it wasn't for my mother still being here ...I WOULD BE GONE IN A HEARTBEAT! Elmira
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Culture - 2/16/2011
Unfortunately, Elmira closes down by around 6pm--no one on the streets. There are no cafés, very few restaurants, and little culture. We do have a performing arts center which is a godsend. The town is quite clique-ish, and people prefer you and your family to have lived here since the
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Culture - 10/18/2010
Very little to do in Elmira, NY. Very rich history but since my Dad was a child that started to go diminish. Im 18 and have lived in the same town my whole life and while Im proud to be from Elmira, I wish there was more to do and to
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Crime - 4/29/2009
Trust me there is alot more crime than this website wants makes you believe in Elmira. Everytime you turn on the news someone has been stabbed, shot, robbed or beaten up. I moveed here from a near by town that I never witnessed any crime in and this site says that there is more crime there please you are
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Another Opinion - 2/2/2007
I came to Elmira a few years back by choice as I wanted to live in an area that I could by land/real estate inexpensively. I own a beautiful place here on just less than 100 acres with a nice big old house for well under 200K. People complain about high taxes, but I look at the total cost of home ownership in this area and it is not out of line with many other areas that I have lived in. The country here is beautiful, with lots of recreation, the finger lakes are close by, there are over 60 wineries in the area. Jobs may be a big harder to come by, but a young family could come here and buy a house for 50K (and have many, many choices at that price point), so where most families in this country are house poor, this is an area where you really can afford to own a home very easily. No area is without issues, but for me, this area offers so much and is really one of this country's best kept
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Once upon a time...... - 8/29/2006
I have lived here all my life and I can say that it is not the same town where I enjoyed my youth. Manufacturing is all but gone. The king of employment is the retail stores and restaurants that line Interstate 86. The neighborhoods have their share of the social problems that plague many larger ciies. Family activities are not that common which is the reason that our children who are in their early twenties are leaving this area. While one or two schools in the city school district are beginning to turn themselves around, the district itself has some major disclipline and morale issues. If I were to start all over I would look elsewhere to raise a
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