Cities / New York / Syracuse

Syracuse, NY

146,384 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 78°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Central New York Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 19.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SYR

5 mi — Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Population & People

Population

146,384

Median age

31.8

Median household income

$47,819

Poverty rate

28.8%

Unemployment rate

7.7%

Bachelor's degree+

31.2%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$138,400

Median gross rent

$1,039/mo

Homeownership rate

41.61%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,392

HUD Fair Market Rent (Onondaga County, 4 mi from Syracuse), 2026. Efficiency $995, 1BR $1123, 2BR $1392, 3BR $1691, 4BR $1848. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.53

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1157.14

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

5 mi away

ROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

77 mi away

ALB

Albany International Airport

121 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).