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New York·Onondaga County
55 tracts·146K people·$138K median·5,842/mi²
White 49 · Black 26 · Hispanic 10 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 7 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 34 · Married couple 23
Health 52 · Professional 21 · Retail 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 59 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 12 · Walk 11 · Transit 8 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Syracuse is $138,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Syracuse has 146,384 residents across 55 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.8; the population is 49.0% White, 25.7% Black, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 6.6% Multiracial and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 31.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.8% (Census ACS).
SYRACUSE LATIN SCHOOL (51%), LEMOYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (26%) and EDWARD SMITH K-8 SCHOOL (25%) lead the elementary schools; EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL (31%), GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL (27%) and BRIGHTON ACADEMY (20%) lead the middle schools; INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL (62%), NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL (47%) and PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,039/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Syracuse is $47,819 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Syracuse, median rent is $1,039/month and the median home value is $138,400 (Census ACS).
Syracuse reported 8.2 violent crimes and 38.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 42 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Syracuse are ice storm (77), strong wind (61) and winter weather (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Syracuse, 11% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).