Syracuse

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#363

Global Rank

7.2

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
730K
GDP
$51B
GDP per capita
$70,148
Land area
7,401 km² (2,857 mi²)
Density
99/km² (255/mi²)

Primary city Syracuse

State / province New York

Language English

Stands out, per personUniversities: high vs size peersMarket value: low vs United StatesListed companies: low vs United States

Syracuse metro area

43.04, -76.14
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Universities, Total Teams.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

12 teams

Major Sporting Events

Championship Finals3 events

1955 NBA Finals

Basketball

1955 • Onondaga County War Memorial

1954 NBA Finals

Basketball

1954 • Onondaga County War Memorial

1950 NBA Finals

Basketball

1950 • New York State Fair Coliseum

All-Star Games1 event

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1961 • Onondaga County War Memorial Coliseum

Major Fights3 events

Raymond Ford TKO 12 Otabek Kholmatov

Ring Magazine FOTY

2024 • Turning Stone Resort Casino

Carmen Basilio TKO 9 Johnny Saxton II

Ring Magazine FOTY

1956 • War Memorial Auditorium

Carmen Basilio TKO 12 Tony DeMarco II

Ring Magazine FOTY

1955 • War Memorial Auditorium

Complete Event Timeline7 events

Raymond Ford TKO 12 Otabek Kholmatov

Major Fights

2024 • Turning Stone Resort Casino

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1961 • Onondaga County War Memorial Coliseum

Carmen Basilio TKO 9 Johnny Saxton II

Major Fights

1956 • War Memorial Auditorium

1955 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1955 • Onondaga County War Memorial

Carmen Basilio TKO 12 Tony DeMarco II

Major Fights

1955 • War Memorial Auditorium

1954 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1954 • Onondaga County War Memorial

1950 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1950 • New York State Fair Coliseum

Championship History

5 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Syracuse, across all sports, newest first. 5 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

2003· 2003-04-07
Syracuse
1959· 1960-01-01
1955· 1955-04-10
1926· 1926-03-31
1918· 1918-03-31

Top Companies

1 companies
1Community Financial System
$3B
Public

Total Market Cap: $3B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Syracuse, NY, since 1977. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035019801990200020102020

One year
One year +6.1%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +64.2%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +80.6%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −11.2%
2007Q2 to 2012Q3

Languages of Syracuse

English first in New York; 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
English69.1%
Spanish14.8%
Mandarin Chinese3.2%
Russian1.2%
Bengali0.9%
English reach, New York
93%
Tier 1 census

New York on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Syracuse

#198 by film pedigree · score 18 · 6 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Douglas Morrow, Ben Burtt, Milton Holmes, Phyllis Kirk, William Lundigan

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities4 entries
#524

Syracuse University

Syracuse, United States

#1105

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, United States

#1162

Colgate University

Hamilton (NY), United States

#1433

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Syracuse • 4 - Regional

Luxury Hospitality

2 properties
FTG 4-Star2 entries

Mirbeau Inn & Spa Skaneateles

Finger Lakes

The Aurora Inn

Finger Lakes