Living in Syracuse, UT
Syracuse is a small city of 35,488 people in Davis County, Utah. It's about 11 miles from Ogden, UT and 23 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $573k and rent runs about $2k a month.
35,488people
$573kTypical home
$2,140/moRent
92° / 37°Summer / winter
44"Snow
253Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,488
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,483 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 11 mi to Ogden, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $573k (≈$3,615/mo)
- Median rent $2,140/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 56% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to OGD airport
- 21 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,278 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 413 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davis County: R+25 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk