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Palmyra vs Triangle vs North Syracuse
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most people working from home (7.3%).
Triangle has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
North Syracuse has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.9%).
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 | Palmyra | Triangle | North Syracuse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,354Highest |
2,773Lowest |
6,693 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.8±2.6Highest about the NY average |
38.9±2.4Lowest about the NY average |
39.6±2.7 about the NY average |
| Palmyra and North Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Triangle and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Palmyra and North Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.4%±5.2 NY: 7% |
6.8%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| North Syracuse and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,113±$7kLowest 22% below NY |
$71,875±$16kHighest 16% below NY |
$71,026±$7k 17% below NY |
| Triangle and North Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,200±$12k 64% below NY |
$124,400±$17kLowest 71% below NY |
$163,000±$8kHighest 62% below NY |
| North Syracuse and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $941±$51 42% below NY |
$864±$62Lowest 47% below NY |
$995±$72Highest 39% below NY |
| North Syracuse and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 40% below NY |
$2,718Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,764Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.8%±15.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.4%±3.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.2%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Triangle and North Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
9.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6% NY: 54.3% |
71.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 24% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.3%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Palmyra and North 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 | #55 of 484 in NY | #335 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.