Syracuse, New York
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Syracuse.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Syracuse compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 146,396City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $40,000Incorporated place (ACS)49% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 92ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)8% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $150,000City limits (ACS)51% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,050City limits (ACS)22% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.3%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 19 min24% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 5829% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 68launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Property crime rate
- 62launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Summer high
- 81°F6.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 16°F18.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 40 in22% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 15542% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Syracuse with another city
Snow-belt Upstate and transit-heavy downstate markets feel like different worlds. Winter lows around 16°F mean heating costs and snow logistics belong on the checklist. Average one-way commute time is about 19 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 58/100. Labor-market readings near 4.3% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Safety figures are still on the curated-seed baseline for this city; check back once FBI Crime Data Explorer enrichment has run for an actual per-100k rate.
Syracuse, New York counts about 146,396 residents inside the city limits. With median income around $40,000 and a cost index of 92, the market reads below the national housing-cost baseline. Entry home prices around $150,000 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Syracuse is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Syracuse with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Nearby & similar cities
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (curated seed)
- BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics (curated seed)
- Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer (curated seed)
- Climate: NOAA Climate Normals (curated seed)
Last updated 2026-07-28