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DeWitt vs Kenmore vs Syracuse
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
Kenmore has the most people working from home (14.7%).
Syracuse has the most renters (58.4% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | DeWitt | Kenmore | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,060Lowest |
15,044 |
146,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
39.4±2.5 about the NY average |
31.8±0.4Lowest 20% below NY |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±0.7 NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.8%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
48.1% NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
16.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Syracuse and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$77,639±$10k 10% below NY |
$47,819±$2kLowest 44% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
$208,600±$11k 51% below NY |
$138,400±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
$1,081±$101 33% below NY |
$1,039±$20Lowest 36% below NY |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,402Highest 12% above NY |
$4,687 29% below NY |
$3,210Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
47.2%±16.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.4%±2.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Syracuse and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
28.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69% NY: 54.3% |
41.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1948 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
19 minHighest 43% below NY |
18 min 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
12%±1.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Kenmore and Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 484 in NY | — | #472 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.3 |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.