Best Places13208, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13208, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
13208 ranks 24,837th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13208
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
13208's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13208 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 13208 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13208
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13208 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,096, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 13208's effective rate of 2.07%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 13208
13208 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 13208.
Who works in 13208, and how
Work in 13208 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 13208
13208 has more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 13208 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 13208, month by month
13208 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 13208
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13208
Schools across 13208 average a B, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lemoyne Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Syracuse Latin SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Chestnut Hill Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Hill Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Roxboro Road Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Grant Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Liverpool High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Institute Of Technology At Syracuse CentralA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13208 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13208 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 13208 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 13208 suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in 13208
Is 13208 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13208 ranks 24,837th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, low disaster risk, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13208 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,938. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $51,096 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 13208 safe?
13208 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $676 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 13208?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 18. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of zip codes.
Is 13208 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 13208 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13208. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13208 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
13208 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13208: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13208: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13208: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13208: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13208 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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