Best Places13244, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13244, 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.
13244 ranks 27,418th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13244
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.
13244's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13244 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
Where 13244 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
Who lives in 13244
13244 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 13244.
Who works in 13244, and how
Work in 13244 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 28%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 58%
Life in 13244
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 13244.
What the weather is like in 13244, month by month
13244 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 13244
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 13244
Schools across 13244 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Syracuse Latin SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Expeditionary Learning Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Institute Of Technology At Syracuse CentralA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13244 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13244 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 13244 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13244
Is 13244 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13244 ranks 27,418th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and biking, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13244 safe?
13244 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $748 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 13244?
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.
Compare 13244 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13244. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13244 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.
13244 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13244: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13244: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13244: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13244: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13244 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.
- 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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