Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Manlius grades A− overall, 135th of 745 graded towns in New York. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns. Its schools outperform 94% of the state's. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $263K, 3.5 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. Manlius’ trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Manlius is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 101 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Manlius beats most towns.
10% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Manlius is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,372 in 1820, 33,712 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manlius. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
13 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
3 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
30 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank StadiumJMA 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 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manlius, 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 Manlius.
Manlius gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of New York and trades workers with Syracuse and other neighbors.
On this, Manlius is against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 4.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Mill Run Park, at 43 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Run Park | 1.9 mi | 43 |
| 2. Village Centre | 0.5 mi | 13 |
| 3. Perry Springs Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 7.3% of its 3,687 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
7.9% of Manlius adults smoke cigarettes. Manlius beats the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 13% of Manlius adults report frequent mental distress.
| Manlius | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Manlius | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 10 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, 10 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.
Manlius has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Manlius is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Manlius has about as many jobs (1,953) as working residents, but only 94 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 2,644 in 2013 to 1,953.
Most working residents leave Manlius for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Manlius fell to 1,953 in 2023, 691 fewer than in 2013. Manlius’ average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Manlius | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Manlius.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
59% of households own their home in Manlius.
| Manlius | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,072 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Manlius
About 4 of every 100 Manlius residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 notable people were born in Manlius.
Town in New York, United States
Manlius is a town to the southeast of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 33,712, making it the third largest suburb in metropolitan Syracuse. In 2005, the town was ranked 98th on CNN's list of Best Places to Live. The town of Manlius includes a village also named Manlius, along with the villages of Fayetteville and Minoa. It is located on the eastern border of Onondaga County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Manlius grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #135 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $263,000, 50% 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 John J. Peck and Truman H. Hoag.
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