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Ramapo 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
Ramapo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.6%).
Syracuse has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
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 | Ramapo | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 152,401Highest |
146,384Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
31.8±0.4Highest 20% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±0.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±0.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
16.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,463±$4kHighest 4% below NY |
$47,819±$2kLowest 44% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
$138,400±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,787±$53Highest 10% above NY |
$1,039±$20Lowest 36% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$3,210Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 26.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
28.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
41.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12%±1.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Syracuse and Ramapo 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 | #385 of 484 in NY | #472 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY) · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL | HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
13.3 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.