Best Places13210, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13210, 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.
13210 ranks 24,337th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13210
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.
13210's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13210 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 13210 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$37,779 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13210
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13210 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $37,779, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 13210's effective rate of 2.11%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 13210
13210 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 13210.
Who works in 13210, and how
Work in 13210 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 43%
Life in 13210
13210 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 13210 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 13210, month by month
13210 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 13210
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13210
Schools across 13210 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tecumseh Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Syracuse Latin SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Edward Smith K-8 SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Expeditionary Learning Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Institute Of Technology At Syracuse CentralA+ · 85% proficient
- Nottingham High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- La Fayette Junior-senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13210 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13210 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 13210 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 13210 suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in 13210
Is 13210 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13210 ranks 24,337th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, transit, and low disaster risk, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13210 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,848. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $37,779 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 13210 safe?
13210 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $677 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 13210?
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 13210 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 13210 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13210. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13210 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.
13210 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13210: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13210: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13210: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13210: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13210 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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