Lansing 

Lansing is North of Northeast neighborhood but is still a short commute to Cornell.  Lansing was until recently Agricultural land.  It offers many neighborhoods in a variety of price ranges including luxury lake view homes in the $600,000 to $2 Million price range in LakeWatch, East Lake and Cayuga Lake Highlands.  Lansing has its own Elementary, Middle and High Schools.  Most homes are on septic systems, some have muni water and many have access to natural gas as well.  The typical home prices range from more rural homes in the $200,000 range up to the high end houses with lake frontage or lake view