Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A typical home costs 2 years of the county’s $70K median household income.
Trash day: look up yoursThe best of Syracuse’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for schools. 33% of working residents work locally in Syracuse, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. On cost of living, just 13 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Syracuse Sand Dunes Park, at 1,724 acres. Syracuse has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Syracuse beats most towns.
Northup TheaterEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Syracuse is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 324 in 1890, 1,826 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Syracuse, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Syracuse.
Its public schools are run by the Syracuse school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 262 | C+ |
| Syracuse HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 230 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
The typical Syracuse home is worth about $144,000, up 3.5% in a year, 42% below the Kansas typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Syracuse has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Syracuse’s July high is 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Syracuse’s working residents works in town. Syracuse’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Jobs based in Syracuse fell to 620 in 2023, 199 fewer than in 2013.
| Syracuse | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Syracuse | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Syracuse Sand Dunes Park | 0.9 mi | 1,724 |
| 2. John Armstrong Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Syracuse beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Syracuse.
| Syracuse | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 77% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Syracuse | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.8% | 25.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.2% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Syracuse; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Syracuse residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.