Onondaga County, NY
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 43.01, -76.20.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 66th pct · 1,013th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 57th pct · 27th of 62 New York counties · median $254,056
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 84th pct · 463rd of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 81st pct · 12th of 62 New York counties · median +5.6%
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 63rd pct · 492nd of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 56th pct · 22nd of 49 New York counties · median $1,521
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 95th pct · 132nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 85th pct · 10th of 62 New York counties · median 32,139
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 91st pct · 275th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 85th pct · 10th of 62 New York counties · median $1,250
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 39th pct · 1,840th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 36th pct · 40th of 62 New York counties · median 4.1
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $285,908 (Sep 2026), +6.5% over one year, +50.6% over five
- 66th pct · 1,013th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 57th pct · 27th of 62 New York counties · median $254,056
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County, NY | $285,908 · +6.5% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,673/mo (Sep 2026), +3.0% over one year; price-to-rent 14.2
- 63rd pct · 492nd of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 56th pct · 22nd of 49 New York counties · median $1,521
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County, NY | $1,673/mo · +3.0% 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,584 a month on $285,908 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $6,322 a month: 25.0% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $285,908 × 80% = $228,727, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,584/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,459 × 52 / 12 = $6,322) = 25% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $285,908 / ($1,459 × 52) = 3.8
- price-to-rent = $285,908 / ($1,673 × 12) = 14.2
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
248,306 jobs at 13,098 employers (2026 Q1); +0.8% jobs and +2.9% average weekly wage over the year
- 95th pct · 132nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 85th pct · 10th of 62 New York counties · median 32,139
- counties in the Syracuse metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 3 counties in the Syracuse metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County, NY | 248,306 jobs · $1,459/wk · +0.8% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 37,232 | $1,222 | 1.00 | +4.8% |
| Retail trade | 23,660 | $782 | 0.98 | -1.7% |
| Manufacturing | 19,497 | $1,960 | 0.98 | -2.3% |
| Administrative and waste services | 16,306 | $1,678 | 1.16 | +5.4% |
| Accommodation and food services | 16,246 | $547 | 0.73 | -1.1% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 15,886 | $1,049 | 1.52 | +0.9% |
| Professional and technical services | 12,955 | $1,851 | 0.76 | -3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,240 | $1,888 | 1.18 | -1.6% |
| Construction | 9,977 | $1,787 | 0.77 | +4.4% |
| Educational services | 9,540 | $1,459 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| Other services | 7,520 | $882 | 1.01 | -2.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 7,202 | $2,740 | 0.71 | -5.5% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
D0 abnormally dry
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$13.3 bn in deposits at 110 offices of 15 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,443, moderately concentrated. $4.6 bn federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $2.9 bn, contracts $1.2 bn), $18,621 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | $3.6 bn · 26.9% share · 26 offices | |
| KeyBank National Association | $2.3 bn · 17.3% share · 19 offices | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $1.7 bn · 12.6% share · 10 offices | |
| Onondaga, NY | $4.6 bn FY2026 · $18,621/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $2.7 bn · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | $3,593,540,000 | 26.9% | 26 |
| KeyBank National Association | $2,304,593,000 | 17.3% | 19 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $1,675,834,000 | 12.6% | 10 |
| Bank of America, National Association | $1,197,644,000 | 9.0% | 7 |
| Solvay Bank | $1,071,421,000 | 8.0% | 10 |
| NBT Bank, National Association | $860,129,000 | 6.4% | 10 |
| Community Bank, National Association | $715,645,000 | 5.4% | 7 |
| Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association | $512,024,000 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Citizens Bank, National Association | $495,901,000 | 3.7% | 4 |
| Pathfinder Bank | $466,907,000 | 3.5% | 5 |
Deposit concentration is 1,443 across 15 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 15 banks with deposits in the county = 26.9² + 17.3² + 12.6² + … (12 more) = 1,443
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $2,484,230,344 |
| Department of Defense | $920,468,335 |
| Department of Transportation | $591,450,466 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $246,726,708 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $124,449,378 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $88,434,943 |
| Department of Education | $49,126,994 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $32,781,515 |
| Department of Agriculture | $24,882,749 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $14,669,560 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $8,501,369 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $7,461,719 |
That is $18,621 per covered job, against 248,306 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $4.6 bn / 248,306 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $18,621
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 17.95 | 2026-10-18 | -2.6% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.20 | 2026-10-19 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 7.00 | 2026-10-13 | +133.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 101.91 | 2026-10-14 | +1.0% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.40 | 2026-10-15 | +0.0% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 652,115.00 | 2026-09-01 | +0.7% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Onondaga County, NY: 8 findings, 8 noted
noteOnondaga County, NY's average weekly wage was 2.9% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +2.9 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteOnondaga County, NY's covered employment was 0.8% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteOnondaga County, NY's typical home value rose 0.4% from $284,678 in August 2026 to $285,908 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (285908.20294165687 - 284677.9119278146) / 284677.9119278146 × 100
- 285908.20294165687 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 284677.9119278146 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteOnondaga County, NY's covered employment of 248,306 ranks 132nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOnondaga County, NY's average weekly wage of $1,459 ranks 275th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
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