You won't need to inherit wealth or dilute your scientific interests with get-rich-quick schemes to live comfortably in Syracuse (our Cost of Living Index is well below the national average - see facts below). The cost of living in Syracuse is low compared to many other cities with comparable universities. Visit HomeStore.com to obtain customized housing information about Syracuse, and compare Syracuse's housing and living costs to other cities.

Here are some quick demographic facts about Syracuse (obtained from Realtor.com City Reports in October 2002):

• City Population: 147,306
• County Population: 458,336
• Metro Population: 732,117
• Median Household Income: $25,000
• Cost of Living Index (U.S. average = 100): 85.53
• 3-Bedroom House Price (U.S. $): $89,399
• 2-Bedroom Apartment Rent (U.S. $): $650
• Property Tax Rate: 3.30%
• Sales Tax (state and local): 7.0%

Visit the City of Syracuse website to obtain more detailed information about Syracuse.

Please click here to obtain an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of relocation and demographics information about Syracuse from the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce.

Apartments

Here's a good place to begin looking for apartments near University Hill. Orange Housing is the premiere Apartment Listing Service in the Syracuse University neighborhood and provides the largest and most up-to-date apartment rentals in the area. You can also search the Syracuse.com Online Classified section or Renters Guide Online for apartments available.

Syracuse Costs Less!
To give you an idea how reasonable the cost of living in Syracuse is, we calculated how much you would need to earn in 15 cities with major biomedical research centers to equal our stipend here. These calculations assume you are renting, not owning a home. If you earn $18,630 living in Syracuse, you would need to earn:
$20,808 in Atlanta	$20,992 in Los Angeles	$21,253 in Philadelphia
$21,514 in Baltimore	$36,618 in Manhattan	$20,645 in San Diego
$24,605 in Berkeley	$19,558 in Minneapolis	$30,146 in San Francisco
$26,638 in Boston	$21,183 in Montreal	$21,608 in Seattle
$28,334 in Chicago	$21,661 in New Haven	$21,915 in Toronto

Houses

Syracuse University Real Estate Services offers many options for finding a home while you are attending school in Syracuse, including an option for s guaranteed mortgage program if you purchase a home in certain neighborhoods. You can also search the Syracuse.com Online Classified section for homes available for sale. The Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors can also provide home purchasing information.

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