Ely Park
Music and hot air balloons fill the air at Otsiningo Park
Just east, Otsiningo Park hosts the annual Broome Bands Together Concert Series, which fills the summer air with music almost every Tuesday from June to August. Bands from the area and beyond take the stage during the run of performances. The park’s flagship event is the Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally in late summer, where crowds gather to savor Spiedies – cubes of meat that are skewered and grilled – and watch hot air balloons take to the skies. The festival and balloon rally has drawn over 100,000 people in a single year before. Seasonal celebrations also take place there later in the year, including a scarecrow contest, “trunk or treat” for Halloween and a Festival of Lights at Christmastime among the revelries. Residents can take part in a 5K race during the summer months, as Otsiningo is one of several venues for the 5K series.Ely Park Golf Course offers games, practice and more
At Union Park, residents shoot hoops or play tennis; or, sometimes, a hockey rink is outlined on the courts, complete with faceoff circles. North of Union Park, though, sprawls the Ely Park Golf Course. Situated atop Mount Prospect, the 18-hole complex spans more than 5,600 yards of links and also offers lessons, practice and more. It also has a driving range, putting green and rentals for golf carts, and takes up about half of the neighborhood. Otsiningo Park is just east of the neighborhood with numerous sports facilities, like beach volleyball courts, soccer fields and a softball field on its grounds. There’s also areas for picnics and grilling, as well as a paved trail.Fine-arts programs at Binghamton High
Students usually attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary School from kindergarten to grade five, situated south of Ely Park on Prospect Street. It’s near Route 17 and scores a C with Niche. On the west side of the Chenango, graduates of Wilson Elementary move on to West Middle School, which receives a C-plus for its education of grades six through eight. Binghamton High School follows, rating at a B with Niche. Binghamton High also offers the Rod Serling School of Fine Arts, named for the famed author, Binghamton native and creator of the Twilight Zone television series. There, students can focus on theatre, music, visual arts or dance and various sub-concentrations within.Highways meet on the west side
Interstate 86 runs along the south side of Ely Park towards the Chenango, meeting with Interstate 81 close to the river. The two highways run concurrently near downtown until I-81 splits and turns south. Via 86, which turns back into Route 17, residents can reach New York City in just under a 200-mile trip east; 81 also provides a route there or to Philadelphia in the southern direction. Both highways also connect to Buffalo, just over 200 miles northeast. Broome County Transit buses take on passengers along Glenwood Road, just west of Ely Park.Townhouses alongside the golf course
Residential living is scarce in the Ely Park neighborhood. Some single-family homes are scattered throughout the densely foliaged area, mostly in the north and south thanks to the golf complex in the middle of the area. Architecture is typically that of ranch-style homes, split-levels and more elaborate custom builds, and prices for single-family homes usually fall between $150,000 and $400,000. Just north of the golf course, townhouses in the Legacy Bay complex are a popular draw. “They’re two- and three-bedroom townhouses,” says Tara Cataldi, a real estate salesperson with EXIT Realty. “They used to be lower-income, but now they’re condos for people who want to be able to overlook the city.” Homes around the Ely Park neighborhood typically range from $150,000 to $250,000, and are typically colonial, Cape Cod and ranch-style properties. Ely Park also receives a CAP crime index score of 4, on par with the national average of 4.Shopping and dining beyond Ely Park
The Broome County Regional Farmers Market sits north of the neighborhood, on the edge of Otsiningo Park. “They’re open all year round on Saturday mornings,” Cataldi says, adding that it’s also open on Tuesday evenings during the summer. “They pull in farmers and even wine makers. You can get anything from vegetables to eggs to organic meats there.” Most other shopping is found outside Ely Park; to the west, Cacciatore’s Italian menu and Golden Star’s Chinese fare both sit along Harry L Drive, and further down the road delectable treats are sold at Somethin’ Sweet Gourmet. Fountains Tavern and the Lestershire Pub are both south of the highway. Walmart’s location in Johnson City is less than three miles southwest from the center of the neighborhood for general shopping needs.


Agents Specializing in this Area
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Jessica Dillenbeck
Responds QuicklyDILLENBECK JESSICA
(607) 669-2317
245 Total Sales
1 in Ely Park
$138,000 Price
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Christopher Lake
EXIT Realty Homeward Bound
(607) 203-3280
182 Total Sales
1 in Ely Park
$101,063 Price
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Laura Melville
WARREN REAL ESTATE (FRONT STREET)
(607) 608-3546
338 Total Sales
2 in Ely Park
$95K - $135K Price Range
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Nathan Little
NEXTHOME KINGDOM
(607) 251-0958
74 Total Sales
2 in Ely Park
$123K - $135K Price Range
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Christina Stenta
RECIPROCAL LISTING
(607) 400-6967
92 Total Sales
1 in Ely Park
$44,000 Price
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Penny Pelletier
CENTURY 21 NORTH EAST
(607) 309-5689
259 Total Sales
1 in Ely Park
$156,000 Price
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1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | Ely Park | US |
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Homicide | 3 | 4 |
Sexual Assault | 3 | 4 |
Assault with Weapon | 3 | 4 |
Robbery | 4 | 4 |
Burglary | 3 | 4 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 4 |
Larceny | 3 | 4 |
Crime Score | 3 | 4 |
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Ely Park Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Ely Park, Binghamton sell after 167 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Ely Park, Binghamton over the last 12 months is $245,000, down 21% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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