Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cicero is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 289th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 69% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $221K, 2.9 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. 19% of the land in Cicero is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Cicero Swamp Wildlife Management Area, at 4,992 acres.
Where Cicero beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Cicero is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,303 in 1820, 31,435 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 4 maps from 1895 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cicero. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
10 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
10 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
9 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
30 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a yearJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cicero, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cicero.
Cicero gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Syracuse and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
Its widest gap with New York is no health insurance: 4.7% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 7.9% statewide.
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Cicero, above both New York’s towns (81%) and U.S. towns (79%). Cicero beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 21% of adults get no exercise outside work in Cicero.
| Cicero | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cicero | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the North Syracuse Central School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cicero-North Syracuse High School, with 1,748 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillette Road Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–7 | Grades 4–7 | 1,101 | C+ |
| Cicero-North Syracuse High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,748 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
At 11.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 54% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 15 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Cicero’s violent crime rate is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Cicero | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
7.0 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cicero is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sleeth Park | 0.6 mi | 33 |
| 2. Cicero Swamp Wildlife Management Area | — | 4,992 |
| 3. Oneida Shores Park | 0.1 mi | 140 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 5 miles away, records that 128 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 78% of New York places with climate records.
Cicero has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cicero has about as many jobs (12,931) as working residents, but only 1,529 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Cicero for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Cicero grew to 12,931 in 2023, 905 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Syracuse (25%), DeWitt (13%) and Clay (10%).
| Cicero | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
154 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 154 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cicero.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). Cicero has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 30,815 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Cicero | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.1, men 42.4.
| Cicero | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
81% of Cicero households own their home.
| Cicero | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,017 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Cicero
About 4 of every 100 Cicero residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 notable people were born in Cicero.
Town in New York, United States
Cicero is a town in northern Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 31,435. The name of the town was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics, honoring Cicero, a Roman statesman. The Town of Cicero is in the central part of New York and a suburb of Syracuse in the northeastern section of Onondaga County.
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8 towns share a border with Cicero.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cicero | #289 | B | C+ | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Constantia | #665 | D | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Sullivan | #219 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| West Monroe | #525 | C | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Hastings | #554 | C | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Bridgeport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay | #302 | B | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Manlius | #136 | A− | C | B | A− | A |
Constantia, Sullivan, West Monroe, Hastings and Clay report no FBI crime data of their own. Bridgeport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cicero with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Cicero grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #289 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $221,000, 58% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
6 notable people were born here, including Matilda Joslyn Gage and Joel Farabee.
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