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Affordable Senior Apartments in Tompkins County, NY

County directory of licensed affordable senior apartments providers, cities in Tompkins County, and real Area Agency on Aging / state Medicaid contacts. We never invent county Medicaid offices.

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers: 13

A note on counting: we show 13 licensed senior apartment communities listed for Tompkins County proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

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Cities in Tompkins County

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for Tompkins County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,466per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,753per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$41,300per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$59,000per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents (opens in a new tab) · Updated FY2026.GOVSource: HUD Income Limits (opens in a new tab) · Updated FY2026.GOV

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Area Agency on Aging

Tompkins County Office for the Aging · (607) 274-5482

Source: State aging agency.GOV

Aging & Disability Resource Center

NY Connects · 1-800-342-9871

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center.GOV

New York Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Questions families ask

How many senior apartment communities are listed in Tompkins County, NY?

We currently list 13 licensed senior apartment communities in Tompkins County, NY.

Which cities in Tompkins County have affordable senior apartments listings?

We track 8 cities in Tompkins County with senior apartment communities. See the city list on this page.

Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Tompkins County?

Tompkins County Office for the Aging is the Area Agency on Aging covering Tompkins County. Contact details on this page come from official aging-network sources.

How do families in Tompkins County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

New York publishes named Medicaid HCBS / LTSS waiver programs. We link official state pages on this county page and do not invent county Medicaid office contacts.

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