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Geddes grades B overall, 308th among New York's 745 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 6 miles of trail and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its schools rank behind 75% of the state's. Geddes’ average trip to work is 19 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Geddes has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Solvay Public Library and Pozzi Building. Geddes is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Geddes beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Geddes is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,011 in 1850, a low of 1,571 in 1890, 17,088 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Geddes. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
in town LakeOnondaga Lake
36 mi LakeCayuga Lake
3 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
4 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
13 mi State parkGreen Lakes State ParkJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Geddes, 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 Geddes.
Geddes gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
5.9 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Long Branch Park, at 71 acres.
| Geddes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Long Branch Park | — | 71 |
| 2. Gertrude Street Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
| 3. Onondaga Lake Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Solvay Union Free School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Solvay High School, with 434 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvay Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 436 | D |
| Solvay High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 434 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Geddes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Geddes.
| Geddes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Geddes | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 7 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, 7 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.
Geddes has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 16°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). Geddes has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 16,579 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Geddes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Geddes | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The average commute for its 7,891 working residents takes 18.8 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Geddes for work: only 7% work in town. 4.6% of Geddes residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Syracuse (34%), DeWitt (9%) and Clay (5%).
| Geddes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 205 to 155 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Geddes is 14.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Geddes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2.4 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 77% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
Geddes’ median rent is $965 a month.
| Geddes | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $965 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Geddes
About 4 of every 100 Geddes residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Geddes is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,088. The Town of Geddes is west of the neighborhood of Far Westside of Syracuse. The town is a western suburb of Syracuse.
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8 towns share a border with Geddes.
Camillus next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Geddes’s C) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes | #308 | B | B | C+ | C | B+ |
| Syracuse | #734 | D− | B− | D− | D− | C− |
| Solvay | #350 | B | B | — | C | B |
| Lysander | #304 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Salina | #345 | B | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Camillus | #106 | A | C | B+ | B+ | A |
| Westvale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Van Buren | #250 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A− |
Solvay, Lysander, Salina and Van Buren report no FBI crime data of their own. Westvale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Geddes with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Geddes grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #308 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and C for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C.
The typical home is worth about $182,000, 65% 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 B.
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