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North Syracuse is a big small town of 6,693 people in Onondaga County, New York. It's about 6 miles from Syracuse, NY and 75 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 126 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $995 a month.
6,693people
$163kTypical home
$995/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
126"Snow
119Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,693
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,368 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Rochester, NY
- 6 mi to Syracuse, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 126" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SYR airport
- 2 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onondaga County: D+17 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk