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Median Home Price in Syracuse, NY

The median home value in Syracuse, NY is $226,448 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.25% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$226,448

Year-over-Year

+5.25%

Population

145,175

Syracuse ranks #73 of 95 New York cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 49.1% below the state's city median of $445,174. It sits in Onondaga County, where the county-wide median is $290,079.

Housing affordability in Syracuse

Median household income in Syracuse is $47,819, so the typical home value is about 4.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Syracuse

Syracuse police recorded a violent crime rate of 765 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,234 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Syracuse

What is the average home price in Syracuse, NY?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Syracuse, that value is $226,448. That's up 5.25% from a year earlier. It is about 49.1% below the typical New York city tracked here.

Is Syracuse expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Syracuse are cheaper than Onondaga County as a whole, where the median is $290,079 — a difference of about 21.9%.

Is Syracuse affordable?

Median household income here is $47,819, so the typical home value is about 4.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Syracuse a safe place to live?

Syracuse police reported 765 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 145,175. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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