Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Syracuse has to offer. Where houses go for over 1.17x the national median and household incomes are 1.94x the national median.
But where exactly in Syracuse do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Sedgewick where the median income is a cool $106,808.
Here’s a look at the top 10 wealthiest neighborhoods in Syracuse out of 25 for 2024.
The Richest Neighborhoods In Syracuse For 2024
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Syracuse for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Sedgewick looks to be the richest Syracuse neighborhood to live in.
Summing up the median income of those 10 neighborhoods adds up to $649,749. And that, my friend, is more 0s than most of us will see in our bank account for a long, long time — if we ever get that lucky.
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Richst Neighborhoods In Syracuse For 2024 By Median Income
| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgewick | $106,808 |
| 2 | Lincoln Park | $97,531 |
| 3 | Meadowbrook | $75,346 |
| 4 | Strathmore | $61,697 |
| 5 | Far West-Side | $54,356 |
| 6 | Northside | $54,301 |
| 7 | South Valley | $52,706 |
| 8 | University | $52,506 |
| 9 | Lakefront | $49,131 |
| 10 | Elmwood | $45,367 |
| 11 | Eastwood | $45,204 |
| 12 | Wescott | $44,748 |
| 13 | Salt Springs | $42,440 |
| 14 | Near Northeast | $39,879 |
| 15 | Outer Comstock | $37,740 |
| 16 | Near Eastside | $35,847 |
| 17 | North Valley | $34,589 |
| 18 | Washington Square | $31,744 |
| 19 | Brighton | $30,302 |
| 20 | Skunk City | $29,846 |
| 21 | Westside | $29,010 |
| 22 | Near Westside | $27,170 |
| 23 | Downtown | $27,123 |
| 24 | Southwest | $19,981 |
| 25 | University Hill | $12,277 |
How We Determined The Wealthiest Neighborhoods In Syracuse For 2024
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
Which neighborhoods have the highest median income?
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Syracuse.
We ranked every neighborhood in Syracuse by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Sedgewick, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Syracuse.
The richest neighborhoods in Syracuse are Sedgewick, Lincoln Park, Meadowbrook, Strathmore, Far West-Side, Northside, South Valley, University, Lakefront, and Elmwood.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be University Hill.
The poorest neighborhoods in Syracuse are University Hill, Southwest, Downtown, Near Westside, and Westside.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Syracuse.
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