Living in Syracuse, UT
Small city in Utah
Syracuse is a small city in Utah, home to about 34,000 people, with 1.2 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Syracuse a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Safe: violent crime is 0.2× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Easy flying: SLC is 21 mi away
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 1.2 million people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Syracuse: common questions
What is the cost of living in Syracuse?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $534k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,160 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Syracuse?
Utah collects about $1,818 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.48% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Syracuse safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.2× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Syracuse?
Public schools in Syracuse test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 25 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Syracuse?
Syracuse has cold winters: winter days average around 38°F and summer days around 87°F, with roughly 23″ of snow a year.
Does Syracuse get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 3 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.79 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Syracuse?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 21 mi away.
How Syracuse scores
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