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Syracuse NY Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are cooling.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,900 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,900 searches in August 2026, for Syracuse on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Job growth has cooled (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
−0.5%
▼ Cooling, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,512 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.5% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +4.4% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,114/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · SyracuseNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 weeks ago. softer neutral firmer
Notorious Central NY landlord faces foreclosure on 19 properties, including amusement parkGOP county exec and Dem lawmakers join to create $25M Onondaga County housing fundA housing developer turned a historic Syracuse temple into a hangout for students. Look insideView all 7 Syracuse news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs−0.5%
Migration 2025−3.8/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+294%
Vacancy 20242.9%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$767/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,114 · own $1,881
$1,114RENT
$1,881OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−3.8/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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