Compare towns
Lysander vs Syracuse vs Onondaga
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lysander has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Syracuse has the most renters (58.4% rent).
Onondaga has the oldest population (median age 45.4).
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 | Lysander | Syracuse | Onondaga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,086 |
146,384Highest |
22,573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±1.9 10% above NY |
31.8±0.4Lowest 20% below NY |
45.4±2.7Highest 14% above NY |
| Onondaga and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±0.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
46.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
16.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
8.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$47,819±$2kLowest 44% below NY |
$104,448±$5k 21% above NY |
| Lysander and Onondaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$138,400±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
$246,200±$15k 42% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,130±$100 30% below NY |
$1,039±$20Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,333±$128Highest 18% below NY |
| Onondaga and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,748Highest about the NY average |
$3,210Lowest 51% below NY |
$5,480 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±10.5 NY: 52.1% |
55.4%±2.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±11.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Syracuse and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NY: 14% |
28.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
41.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
12%±1.1 NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #158 of 484 in NY | #472 of 484 in NY | #122 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · ONONDAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL | WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
13.3 |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.