Farmington vs Syracuse

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

Farmington and Syracuse are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Syracuse has the higher population (34,009 vs 24,934 in Farmington). Syracuse has the higher median household income ($132,459 vs $120,432 in Farmington). Farmington has the higher median home value ($618,400 vs $531,600 in Syracuse).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Syracuse
Population	24,934	34,009
Median age	31.7 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,432	$132,459
Median home value	$618,400	$531,600
Median gross rent	$1,644	$2,006
Housing units	7,397	9,533
Homeownership rate	82.5%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Syracuse
Population	23,847 → 24,934 (+4.6%)	29,331 → 34,009 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$106,488 → $120,432 (+13.1%)	$99,625 → $132,459 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$386,500 → $618,400 (+60.0%)	$316,200 → $531,600 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,644 (+39.6%)	$1,514 → $2,006 (+32.5%)

Farmington

Population

23,84724,934

Median household income

$106,488$120,432

Median home value

$386,500$618,400

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,644

Syracuse

Population

29,33134,009

Median household income

$99,625$132,459

Median home value

$316,200$531,600

Median gross rent

$1,514$2,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Syracuse
Under 5	6.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	28.2%	30.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	17.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.4%
75 and over	3.6%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	2.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.6%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Syracuse
No high school diploma	2.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	14.2%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Syracuse
Drove alone	67.6%	74.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.8%
Public transit	1.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	22.0%	15.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	76.9%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.3%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Syracuse
Poverty rate	5.0%	4.6%
Average household size	3.40	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	2001	2005