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Best Cities for Women #8: Ithaca, New York

Overall Score: 85

Population: 100,135

Description: A quaint college-based city, Ithaca is best known for housing Cornell University, one of America’s top universities and a member of the Ivy League school system. The city also holds regular farmer’s markets and used book sales, a surplus of live music and theatre performances.

Best For: Singles, Young Couples

Median Salary for Women: $24,900

Overall Diversity (Higher is Better) :3 / 5

Crime Rating (Lower is Better): 12 / 100

Cost-of-Living Index (Natl. Average is 100, Higher is Better): 92

Transportation: 60 / 100
- Airport three miles from city center
- Over 30 minutes from any major highways

Culture / Nightlife Rating (Higher is Better): 76 / 100

Female-led Industries:
1) <a href= “http://excelle.monster.com/careers/search/search?q=Education&location=553&zip_code=&radius=50&job_status=&job_posted_within=&salary_range_min=&salary_range_max=&commit=SEARCH”>Educational Services (45%)
2) <a href= “http://excelle.monster.com/careers/search/search?q=Accommodation&location=553&zip_code=23+Timmins+Road&radius=50&job_status=&job_posted_within=&salary_range_min=&salary_range_max=&commit=SEARCH”>Accommodation and Food Services (10%)
3) <a href= “http://excelle.monster.com/careers/search/search?q=Health+Care&location=553&zip_code=23+Timmins+Road&radius=50&job_status=&job_posted_within=&salary_range_min=&salary_range_max=&commit=SEARCH”>Health Care (6%)
4) <a href= “http://excelle.monster.com/careers/search/search?q=Professional%2C+Scientific%2C+Technical+Services&location=553&zip_code=23+Timmins+Road&radius=50&job_status=&job_posted_within=&salary_range_min=&salary_range_max=&commit=SEARCH”>Professional, Scientific, Technical Services (6%)
5) <a href= “http://excelle.monster.com/careers/search/search?q=Arts%2C+entertainment&location=553&zip_code=23+Timmins+Road&radius=50&job_status=&job_posted_within=&salary_range_min=&salary_range_max=&commit=SEARCH”>Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (3%)

Just for Women:
- <a href= “http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/minors/womensstudies/”>Women’s Studies at Ithaca College
- <a href= “http://wrc.dos.cornell.edu/”>Cornell Women’s Resource Center

<a href= “http://www.ci.ithaca.ny.us/”>City of Ithaca Website

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