East Syracuse vs Skaneateles

A side-by-side comparison of East Syracuse and Skaneateles: population, income, housing, and more.

East Syracuse and Skaneateles are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Syracuse has the higher population (3,039 vs 2,533 in Skaneateles). Skaneateles has the higher median household income ($114,355 vs $60,750 in East Syracuse). Skaneateles has the higher median home value ($595,100 vs $113,000 in East Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
Population	3,039	2,533
Median age	44.8 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,750	$114,355
Median home value	$113,000	$595,100
Median gross rent	$861	$907
Housing units	1,528	1,328
Homeownership rate	49.1%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	74.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
Population	2,955 → 3,039 (+2.8%)	2,368 → 2,533 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$39,896 → $60,750 (+52.3%)	$95,724 → $114,355 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $113,000 (+9.5%)	$378,900 → $595,100 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $861 (+23.5%)	$933 → $907 (-2.8%)

East Syracuse

Population

2,9553,039

Median household income

$39,896$60,750

Median home value

$103,200$113,000

Median gross rent

$697$861

Skaneateles

Population

2,3682,533

Median household income

$95,724$114,355

Median home value

$378,900$595,100

Median gross rent

$933$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
Under 5	3.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	21.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	16.7%
75 and over	6.5%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	96.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
No high school diploma	12.3%	2.3%
High school graduate	31.1%	7.1%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	42.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
Drove alone	64.9%	63.8%
Carpooled	11.1%	4.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	23.4%
Other means	9.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
1-unit, detached	40.2%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	43.3%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	9.2%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Syracuse	Skaneateles
Poverty rate	10.1%	4.8%
Average household size	2.16	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938