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43.09° N · 76.19° W · GEOID 3628035

Galeville

Onondaga County, New York · part of the Syracuse, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Galeville is home to 3,962 people. Median household income is $65,352 a year and median rent is $1,125 a month, 20.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $140,100, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,125
18% below the median place
Median household income
$65,352
19% below the median place
Median home value
$140,100
56% below the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Galeville

  • Households average 1.85 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 52.1 years old, older than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 92% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.6% a year while household income rose 2.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 83% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1956, older housing than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Galeville

Onondaga County loses about 6.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,905
Moved out14,268
Net−2,363

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Onondaga County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Onondaga County report $63,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$45,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,125 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,334 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $140,100.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 13.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Portage Lakes, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-6.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.6%
30% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$63,437
10% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGalevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%4% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%30% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-6.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,43710% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,5690% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 2.4%, 165% above the median place.

Galeville20.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.7%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
44% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Galeville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Chillicothe, IL16.3% vs 20.7%$4,700Compare
Natrona Heights, PA16.1% vs 20.7%$6,400Compare
Middleburg Heights, OH16.4% vs 20.7%$15,500Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.4%
165% above the median place
Median home value1
$140,100
56% below the median place
Median year built1
1956
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGalevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12518% below
Rent to income120.7%1% above
Property tax rate12.4%165% above
Home price to income12.1x44% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4938% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,8000% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3773% above
Median home value1$140,10056% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.5%135% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure67.3%31% above
Homeownership173.7%11% above
Renters paying 30%+155.1%9% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,33429% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.7%5% below
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
21 min
16% below the median place
Median household income1
$65,352
19% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGalevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$65,35219% below
Income per person1$37,0068% below
Unemployment1County figure5.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$73,30911% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.6%51% above
Jobs6County figure250,25166% above
Poverty rate113.0%20% above
Mean commute121 min16% below
Works from home1County figure13.1%5% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.9, 26% below the median place.

Household size1
1.9
26% below the median place
Median age1
52.1
34% above the median place
High school or higher1
89.4%
3% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband93.2% +1%
Bachelor's or higher29.4% −8%
Born abroad8.0% −9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGalevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,9626646th largest
Median age152.134% above
Bachelor's or higher129.4%8% below
High school or higher189.4%3% below
Household size11.926% below
Born abroad18.0%9% below
No health insurance1County figure3.3%48% below
Homes with broadband193.2%1% above
05

Life in Galeville

186 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.0 −50%
Playgrounds per 10k12.6 +34%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k30.3 2.7×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops32.0 +6%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.4 −14%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
122
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
12.2
21% below the median place
Public school students11
67,044
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGalevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure122above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure67,044above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure12.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.06% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.414% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k95.050% below
Playgrounds per 10k912.634% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k930.3172% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure186above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 81°F, 7% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Galeville. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature12
47°F
14% below the median place
Median air quality index14
36
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGalevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F7% below
January average low12County figure15°F40% below
Average temperature12County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation12County figure42.7 in3% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure91.31% below
Hurricane risk13County figure77.29% above
Tornado risk13County figure87.37% above
Wildfire risk13County figure46.324% below
Heat wave risk13County figure82.48% below
Median air quality index14County figure3616% below
Good air days14County figure83.2%21% above
08

Galeville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,125/mo (2024)$1,440/mo$1,180 to $1,760/mo+4.2%
Median household income$65,352 (2024)$82,000$69,500 to $97,000+3.8%
Median home value$140,100 (2024)$197,000$143,000 to $271,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Galeville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Portage Lakes, OH$1,162$64,375Compare
Vermilion, OH$1,099$69,701Compare
Exeter, PA$981$57,639Compare
Chillicothe, IL$899$66,132Compare
Chillicothe, ILExeter, PAVermilion, OHPortage Lakes, OHGaleville, NYGalevillePortage LakesExeterChillicotheGalevillePortage LakesExeterChillicothe

Common questions

Is Galeville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.85 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 52.1 years old, older than in 94% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 52 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Galeville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $140,100.

What salary do you need to live in Galeville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Galeville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Portage Lakes, OH, Vermilion, OH, Exeter, PA and Chillicothe, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Galeville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Galeville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/galeville-new-york

Citytistics. “Galeville, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/galeville-new-york/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.