Best Places13212, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13212, 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.
13212 ranks 8,120th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13212
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.
13212's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13212 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 13212 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13212
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13212 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,391, 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 13212's effective rate of 2.23%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 13212
13212 runs older 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 13212.
Who works in 13212, and how
Work in 13212 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 13212
13212 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 13212 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 13212, month by month
13212 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 13212
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 194 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13212
Schools across 13212 average a B+, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Allen Road Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Smith Road Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Hill Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Pine Grove Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Gillette Road Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- East Syracuse Minoa Central High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Cicero-north Syracuse High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Liverpool High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13212 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13212 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 13212 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 13212 suits
Common questions about living in 13212
Is 13212 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13212 ranks 8,120th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13212 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,889. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $82,391 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 13212 safe?
Yes, 13212 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 13212?
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 25% of zip codes.
Is 13212 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 13212 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13212. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13212 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.
13212 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13212: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13212: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13212: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13212: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13212 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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