Best PlacesSalt Springs, Syracuse, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Salt Springs, Syracuse, 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.
Salt Springs, Syracuse ranks 3,334th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Salt Springs, 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.
Salt Springs, Syracuse's strengths and weaknesses
Where Salt Springs, Syracuse ranks high
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Salt Springs, Syracuse ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Salt Springs, Syracuse
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Salt Springs, Syracuse home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,156, 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 Salt Springs, Syracuse's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 Salt Springs, Syracuse
Salt Springs, Syracuse 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 Salt Springs, Syracuse.
Who works in Salt Springs, Syracuse, and how
Work in Salt Springs, Syracuse centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Salt Springs, Syracuse
Salt Springs, Syracuse has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Salt Springs, Syracuse and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Salt Springs, Syracuse, month by month
Salt Springs, 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 Salt Springs, Syracuse
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 190 miles away.
The best schools in and around Salt Springs, Syracuse
Schools across Salt Springs, Syracuse average a B, better than 79% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- East Syracuse Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Syracuse Latin SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Hurlbut W Smith K-8 SchoolC− · 30% 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
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Salt Springs, Syracuse school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Salt Springs, 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 Salt Springs, Syracuse against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Salt Springs, Syracuse
Is Salt Springs, Syracuse a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Salt Springs, Syracuse ranks 3,334th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, low disaster risk, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Salt Springs, Syracuse expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,282. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $68,156 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is Salt Springs, Syracuse safe?
Salt Springs, Syracuse is safer than 35% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $625 per resident a year.
Compare Salt Springs, Syracuse with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Salt Springs, Syracuse. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Salt Springs, 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.
Salt Springs, Syracuse detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Salt Springs, Syracuse: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Salt Springs, Syracuse: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Salt Springs, Syracuse: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Salt Springs, Syracuse: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Salt Springs, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.