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About Onondaga
Town in New York, United StatesThe Town of Onondaga ( AHN-ən-DAH-gə) is a municipality in Onondaga County, New York, United States, encompassing 65 square miles. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 22,937. The town is named after the native Onondaga tribe, part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Onondaga was incorporated April 2, 1798, and is located southwest of the city of Syracuse, which it borders. The villages and hamlets which make up the town are: Cedarvale, Howlett Hill, Navarino, Nedrow, Onondaga Hill, Sentinel Heights, South Onondaga, Southwood, Split Rock, and Taunton.
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Housing in Onondaga
The median sale price was $438,000 in May 2026.
Work & commute in Onondaga
Full picture →Most working residents leave Onondaga for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Syracuse (34%), DeWitt (10%) and Camillus (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Onondaga
Health Grade A
Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New York
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Onondaga
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Onondaga
Full climate →Onondaga has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 106 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Onondaga
All Onondaga schools →School Grade B
The public schools Onondaga’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
Onondaga is a college town
Colleges →of Onondaga’s residents are enrolled in college. Onondaga Community College has about 7,631 students on campus.
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