Forest Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ithaca, New York, United States.

The first European settlers, Joseph and Martha Sydney, founded a mill on Fall Creek in 1794, and other grist and sawmills were soon constructed.

During this time the community was called Free Hollow, which changed to Forest Home in 1876.

[2] Two historic steel truss bridges, both still used today, were finished in the early twentieth century.

[2] Today, Forest Home is a small residential community nearly surrounded by the Cornell Botanic Gardens.

25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.