The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Syracuse For 2022

Do you like your neighborhood?

Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?

No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Syracuse, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.

Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits -- less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Syracuse neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Syracuse are the best. If you're in one of the places we're about to highlight, odds are you know you've got it made. So, if you're thinking of moving to New York and Syracuse is on the top of your list, check out our best neighborhoods to live in.

Here are the best neighborhoods in Syracuse for 2022.

So what's the best neighborhood to live in Syracuse for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Sedgewick looks to be the best Syracuse neighborhood to live in.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Syracuse that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Syracuse.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.

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Methodology: How We Determined The Best Syracuse, NY Neighborhoods In 2022

In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Syracuse, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".

Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

• High incomes
• Low unemployment rates
• Low crime
• High home prices
• High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 26 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Syracuse." We're lookin' at you, Sedgewick.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Syracuse, New York has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.

Summary: Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Syracuse

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Syracuse where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Syracuse aren't all good. Southwest takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Syracuse.

We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.

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Best Neighborhoods To Live In Syracuse For 2022 Detailed Data