A closer look at Syracuse.

Maps, tools, and reporting about the city and Onondaga County: housing, libraries, snow, and public services.

Historic postcard of Clinton Square, with the Erie Canal in the foreground
Clinton Square, 1909. Public-domain postcard via Wikimedia Commons.

Poverty & housing · Report published April 29, 2026

Below the Line 2026

How has poverty in Syracuse changed since the original 2018 report? Explore housing costs, work, education, transportation, and comparisons with other cities.

The report includes source notes and caveats about COVID-era data. Data periods vary by measure.

Read the report

Tools for local questions

Saved preview of the snow dashboard; not current storm conditions.

See where snowplows have been

Explore recorded plow coverage on Syracuse residential streets.

Snow Map · External app; check the data timestamp in the map.

Library locations and Census tracts in the county. Saved app preview.

Compare communities around libraries

Explore Census data for the areas around Onondaga County library locations.

Library Census · External app; Census estimates describe a period, not a live count.

Look up a Syracuse property

Search parcels and read matched city records, with Census tract context and links to sources.

Property Atlas · Partial coverage; records may be incomplete.

Find a Cityline request category

Describe a service problem and find an available Cityline request path.

Cityline Workaround · An independent guide to the city's reporting service.

Stories & notes

Small discoveries, curious maps, and stories about Syracuse—one question at a time.

Geography ·

Where is Syracuse's population center?

Give every resident the same weight, and Syracuse balances near Sarah Loguen and Harrison streets. Change whose population you count, and the middle moves.

Streets ·

How many names can a straight road have?

Monticello South becomes Monticello North, then Springbrook. A ruler test separates Syracuse's straight stretches from roads that merely keep going.

Research & earlier projects

These projects include prototypes and historical analyses. Read each project's methods and data dates before using its results.

About DataCuse

I'm Sam Edelstein. I build these projects to explore questions about Syracuse and make local information easier to use.

DataCuse is independent. It is not an official City of Syracuse or Onondaga County website. My personal site has the story of my earlier work on the city's open-data program.

Found an error, a missing source, or a local question worth investigating? Send me a note.