Not a good place to raise a family
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7/19/2020
I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons.
Pros: it has a decent downtown scene, some ok restaurants/dining and good (surrounding) falls for hiking and swimming. We have a true fall, with the leaves changing And scenically very pretty.
But I feel the cons outweigh the good.
Cons: it has a VERYY high a crime rate, I’m pretty sure we are the highest is the nation. It is not a place to raise a family, the city schools are absolutely terrible. I feel you can’t actually live in Syracuse because it’s a dump, you have to live in a surrounding town. The roads are HORRIBLE they are constantly doing construction on the streets and highways with zero improvement (you’ll need an alignment every few months). We have some of the worst taxes in the nation, I mean they are absurd. You can’t afford to buy a decent house because your taxes are more than your mortgage. On top of that the housing prices are outrageous for a decent home unless you want to be in a crap neighborhood. My family and I are avid travelers so I can say without a doubt we have some of the most unfriendly people around. I really could go on and on. The bottom line we are moving next year, it is a tough decision since our whole family is here but we just can’t take it any longer.
Monica | Syracuse, NY