This region offers community options from historical and breathtaking rural communities rooted in strong family values to mid-sized cities with tight knit communities and cultural diversity. Our physicians enjoy the vast array of recreational and entertainment options available to them and their families in the quiet and safe communities of the Twin Tiers region.
The diversity of the communities provides its residents with a variety of church and faith-based communities across a full spectrum of religious denominations. Your family can easily find their house of worship nearby and find spiritual guidance in their communities with ease.
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Our communities feature safe and progressive public school systems as well as faith-based private institutions that offer advanced curriculums within a spiritually enriching classroom. Families enjoy the variety of education options available for their children and have great pride in their development.
The Twin Tiers region also offers convenient access to continued education institutions ranging in size from small liberal arts colleges to Division I Ivy League institutions. You can easily find yourself close to the culturally diverse and vibrant communities shared by Cornell University, Binghamton University, Mansfield University, Ithaca College or Elmira College. The institutions provide a cultural tapestry of student life and intellectual discover as well providing additional avenues for employment opportunities.
In addition from the options for educational employment, the Twin Tiers region is rich with industry and technology. Our communities are home to major employers such as IBM, Corning, Inc., DuPont and Lockheed Martin, which, along with Guthrie Healthcare, provide employment to thousands of residents in the region.
There are a multitude of culturally enriching art venues such as the Corning Museum of Glass, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, the 171 Cedar Arts Center and the Clemens Center which provide countless opportunities to experience world-class cultural events. The summer months in our region can help you fill your weekends with countless festivals featuring arts, jazz, blues or even hot air balloons.
For the outdoorsman or avid tour enthusiast, you’ll find an abundance of activities from fishing, boating, camping, hiking or hunting in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. To experience the vast beauty of the northern Pennsylvania mountains, all you need to do is hop on Historic Route 6, a 400-mile stretch of road that has been voted as one of the country’s best scenic drives from Car and Driver Magazine and National Geographic.
Everywhere you go in the Twin Tiers region, you’ll discover new treasures- from antiques and crafts to fine dining, music and arts.
From AA Baseball with the Binghamton Mets, semi-pro hockey with the Elmira Jackals, to NASCAR and Indy Car racing at Watkins Glen International you’ll find a variety of sporting events to enjoy with your family. College sports enthusiasts can find Division I competition within the Ivy League by following the Cornell University Big Red, Big Ten sports are just a short trip away at Penn State University or Big East Conference Athletics at Syracuse University. There is no shortage of opportunities for you to enjoy the game or get into the game here.
For the active resident, recreational activities abound in the Twin Tiers region. Here you can enjoy a round of golf at several public and private golf courses, ski the slopes or mountain bike along the trails nestled high among the Twin Tiers’ mountain ranges, explore the outdoors hiking the mountains or setting sail on the pristine Finger Lakes, explore the rivers that offer ample opportunities for fly-fishing or join one of the many organized community sports leagues within our communities.
Whether you’re a spectator or participant, the communities in the Twin Tiers offer its residents an abundance of options to keep you active with your family and friends, many of whom you will find to also be colleagues.