Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
East Syracuse gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $255K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. It grades A− overall, 156th of 745 graded towns in New York. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. East Syracuse’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
Where East Syracuse beats most towns.
Where East Syracuse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far East Syracuse is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,099 in 1880, a peak of 4,708 in 1960, 3,078 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Syracuse. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
7 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
5 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
4 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
5 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
4 mi MuseumEverson Museum of ArtJMA 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 · Everson Museum of Art: Crazyale, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in East 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in East Syracuse.
East Syracuse pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, draws workers from Syracuse and beyond and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
3,000 jobs are based in East Syracuse, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave East Syracuse for work: only 5% work in town. East Syracuse’s median household income is $62,000. Jobs based in East Syracuse fell to 3,000 in 2023, 162 fewer than in 2013.
| East Syracuse | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Syracuse grades A− overall with a typical home of about $255K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that. Home values rose 47% in five years, to about $255K, against 30% across New York.
53% of households own their home in East Syracuse. Typical home values rose 4.4% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in East Syracuse is $927 a month.
| East Syracuse | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Syracuse.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station 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 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.
East Syracuse has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,451 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Syracuse’s, it is healthier than 80%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
East Syracuse beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 35% of East Syracuse adults feel lonely.
| East Syracuse | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | East Syracuse | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with depression | 23.5% | 17.5% |
| More adults with obesity | 37.9% | 28.8% |
| More smokers | 14% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| East Syracuse | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ellis Field Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
8 within 15 miles of the center of East Syracuse
About 6 of every 100 East Syracuse residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Village in New York, United States
East Syracuse is an incorporated village and a suburb of the City of Syracuse in eastern Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,078. It is located immediately east of Syracuse, in the town of DeWitt.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with East Syracuse.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Syracuse | #156 | A− | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Syracuse | #734 | D− | B− | D− | D− | C− |
| DeWitt | #285 | B | C+ | C− | B+ | A− |
East Syracuse reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare East Syracuse with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. East Syracuse grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #156 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Edward Simons Fulmer and Russ Brandon.
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