ZIP Code 13203 — Syracuse, New York

The median home in 13203 is valued at $148,700 against a median household income of $46,526, a price-to-income ratio of 3.2. That is above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Onondaga County, 13203 ranks 40 of 42 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.3. Renting takes 24.6% of median household income (median rent $953 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13203 ranks 1,498 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,225 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $81,541 Onondaga County median. 35% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 29.3%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 8.8%.

With 10,228 residents per square mile across 1.7 square miles of land, 13203 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 185 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.