Syracuse multifamily market, October 2026

Landlords have the edge in Syracuse, and it is cooling: asking rents are up 2.5% on a year, while jobs slipped 0.5%.

Updated October 31, 2026 · from Zillow, BLS and the US Census Bureau

+2.5%

Asking rent, year over year

Zillow · September 2026

-0.5%

Jobs, year over year

BLS · September 2026, preliminary

2.9%YEARLY

Vacancy

Census · 2024 count

What is moving now

Asking rents are up 2.5% on a year to September 2026, which is the figure the condition is read from. Jobs are down 0.5% over the same year to September 2026, a first release the BLS revises the following month. Job growth has cooled (September 2026).

The backdrop

These are yearly Census counts, not this month's: 2.9% of rentals sat empty in 2024, permits for new apartments were up 294% in 2025, more people moved out than in in 2025, and the typical rent was $1,114 a month in 2024. They are the background the monthly figures move against, and they are the newest the Census has published.

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Common questions about Syracuse

Answered from the data, updated October 31, 2026

Is the Syracuse rental market tight or soft right now?

In Syracuse right now, landlords have the edge, and it is cooling.

Which way is the Syracuse market heading?

Syracuse is cooling right now, as asking rents firm over the past year (Zillow ZORI, monthly).

Is Syracuse a landlord's or a renter's market?

Syracuse is a landlord's market right now: landlords have the edge, and it is cooling.

What is the vacancy rate in Syracuse?

Vacancy in Syracuse is 2.9% in the 2024 count, a yearly snapshot rather than a monthly reading (US Census Bureau).

How much have Syracuse rents changed?

Asking rents in Syracuse are up 2.5% over the past year (Zillow ZORI, monthly, latest Sep 2026).

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Data: Zillow ZORI, BLS, US Census Bureau, FRED, and the MetroSgnl news feed. Recomputed daily. Market information only, not investment advice.
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