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DeWitt

A town of 25,589 people in Onondaga County, New York
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FRONT ELEVATION - Dr. Ives House, East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, Onondaga County, NY1933
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FRONT ELEVATION - Dr. Ives House, East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, Onondaga County, NY, 1933

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About DeWitt

Town in New York, United States
26,074Population
33.9 sq miArea
417 ftElevation

DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,074. The town is named after major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier. An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is the site of most of the campus and all of the academic buildings of Le Moyne College.

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Living in DeWitt

Housing in DeWitt

$330K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $330,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market30
Sale-to-list107.4%
Sold in May9
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Safety in DeWitt

C−

Safety Grade C-

DeWitt reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
DeWitt 1.5
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
DeWitt 24.5
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in DeWitt

Compared with New York

11better than NY·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

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Crouse HospitalSyracuse · 3.4 mi · ER
Liberty Resources New YorkEast Syracuse · 0.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · part of DeWitt
DentalShortage · part of DeWitt
Mental healthShortage · part of DeWitt
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 13057, 13078, 13066 · CMS · HRSAHealth in DeWitt →

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School Grade B

The public schools DeWitt’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#70Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictJAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools17

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