Best PlacesNorth Syracuse, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Syracuse, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Syracuse ranks 10,017th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Syracuse
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.
North Syracuse's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Syracuse ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
Where North Syracuse ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Syracuse
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Syracuse home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,611, 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 North Syracuse's effective rate of 2.48%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Syracuse
North Syracuse's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 North Syracuse.
Who works in North Syracuse, and how
Work in North Syracuse centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Syracuse
North Syracuse has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Syracuse and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Syracuse, month by month
North Syracuse 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 North Syracuse
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 North Syracuse
Schools across North Syracuse average a B+, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Allen Road Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Smith Road Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gillette Road Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Roxboro Road Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 North Syracuse school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Syracuse 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 North Syracuse against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Syracuse
Is North Syracuse a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Syracuse ranks 10,017th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, low disaster risk, and transit, 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 North Syracuse expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,620. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $76,611 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is North Syracuse safe?
Yes, North Syracuse is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare North Syracuse with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Syracuse. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Syracuse 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.
North Syracuse detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Syracuse: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Syracuse: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Syracuse: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Syracuse: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Syracuse 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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