Tompkins County is generally considered to be part of the Southern Tier region, not Central New York.
I grew up in Binghamton, with relatives and friends in Ithaca, and worked professionally in the Southern Tier region before moving elsewhere, so I do have a little first-hand knowledge of that area.
Tomkins is a 'peripheral' county.
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I grew up in Binghamton, with relatives and friends in Ithaca, and worked professionally in the Southern Tier region before moving elsewhere, so I do have a little first-hand knowledge of that area.
I grew up in Tompkins County and never considered it part of the Southern Tier. Central NY, yes. Finger Lakes Region, yes. Southern Tier, no.