Relocating to Syracuse area (Cicero, Camillus: middle school, taxes, live in)

[SteveMax58]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

I thought you would like the B'ville area, as it has a mix of environments and is kind of like it's own thing, but is still a suburb of Syracuse as well. Manlius is alright and remember that there is a village of Manlius and the town of Manlius too. Did you go to the village of Fayetteville, which is also in the town and a part of the Fayetteville-Manlius school district?

Personally, the best time of year is Fall. That's when you see the natural beauty of the area at it's best.

I think I went through the village of Manlius. I dont think I went through the village of Fayetteville...isnt that west of 481? If so, then no, I didnt go that way...but maybe I'll go that way tomorrow on my way back from the other houses I'm going to see.

Fall is when I interviewed up here, and yes, it was incredible looking.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by SteveMax58

I think I went through the village of Manlius. I dont think I went through the village of Fayetteville...isnt that west of 481? If so, then no, I didnt go that way...but maybe I'll go that way tomorrow on my way back from the other houses I'm going to see.

Fall is when I interviewed up here, and yes, it was incredible looking.

Fayetteville is North of the village of Manlius and you would take Route 257 to get there from the village of Manlius. It's a nice village with a good shopping center there too.

[SteveMax58]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Fayetteville is North of the village of Manlius and you would take Route 257 to get there from the village of Manlius. It's a nice village with a good shopping center there too.

Just looked up the area on Google Earth...yeah I did not go there. I'll try to hit that area after I see some houses tomorrow.

[bville2]

Traffic in the morning, afternoon or evening through the FM area is always busy. I think if you can find a house in Baldwinsville, you be very happy.

[bville2]

forgot the "will". Where was the house in Baldwinsville that you looked at?

[SteveMax58]

Originally Posted by bville2

forgot the "will". Where was the house in Baldwinsville that you looked at?

I didnt end up looking at it as my realtor told me it was under contract and waiting to close. Not sure of the exact neighborhood, though.

In general, I've seen quite a few nice homes(on the internet anyway) in some of the B'ville neighborhoods. I hear Radisson is a really nice neighborhood, and the taxes seem manageable over there in general.

Quick question as I've heard this from a lot of people...I hear that the Cicero-North Syracuse & Liverpool SD's are "huge"...I dont want to seem dense, but could somebody explain exactly what that means? Overcrowded, like not enough desks/books for students? Student/teacher ratio is terrible? Bad traffic around the schools in the morning? Or does that mean the fact that it is "huge" means that it includes more kids with behavioral problems, and therefore more distractions from learning for the rest? Or all/none of the above?

Just for background...my school district in FL was approximately 5x the size of Cic-NS SD(probably a 28-30:1 student/teacher ratio...perhaps worse). It wasnt a great SD (even by FL's standards), but it had plenty of opportunity for kids that wanted to move on to college. But being such a poor student/teacher ratio, kids with real behavioral issues just simply could not have a ton of time spent on helping them. Maybe not the best way to approach things, but that's all that area's tax dollars could support. So...is that sort of the meaning of "huge"? Apologies as I dont mean to pick at the word usage...just wanting to understand as much as I can about the areas.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by SteveMax58

I didnt end up looking at it as my realtor told me it was under contract and waiting to close. Not sure of the exact neighborhood, though.

In general, I've seen quite a few nice homes(on the internet anyway) in some of the B'ville neighborhoods. I hear Radisson is a really nice neighborhood, and the taxes seem manageable over there in general.

Quick question as I've heard this from a lot of people...I hear that the Cicero-North Syracuse & Liverpool SD's are "huge"...I dont want to seem dense, but could somebody explain exactly what that means? Overcrowded, like not enough desks/books for students? Student/teacher ratio is terrible? Bad traffic around the schools in the morning? Or does that mean the fact that it is "huge" means that it includes more kids with behavioral problems, and therefore more distractions from learning for the rest? Or all/none of the above?

Just for background...my school district in FL was approximately 5x the size of Cic-NS SD(probably a 28-30:1 student/teacher ratio...perhaps worse). It wasnt a great SD (even by FL's standards), but it had plenty of opportunity for kids that wanted to move on to college. But being such a poor student/teacher ratio, kids with real behavioral issues just simply could not have a ton of time spent on helping them. Maybe not the best way to approach things, but that's all that area's tax dollars could support. So...is that sort of the meaning of "huge"? Apologies as I dont mean to pick at the word usage...just wanting to understand as much as I can about the areas.

When people say that those districts are huge, they mean in comparison to others in the area. Besides the the Syracuse City School District, North Syracuse and Liverpool are 2nd and 3rd in terms of size in Onondaga County. They have the two biggest high schools in the county too. So, that's what people mean by saying that they are huge. Cicero-North Syracuse High has about 2400 kids in grades 10-12, with a 9th grade that has about 800-900 kids at the 8-9 junior high. Liverpool High has about 2700 kids in grades 9-12.

[proulxfamily]

Huge - as in number only. I think you're safe with most of the central NY schools... no need to worry about being lost in the shuffle. (The exception being a few of the inner city schools.)

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by proulxfamily

Huge - as in number only. I think you're safe with most of the central NY schools... no need to worry about being lost in the shuffle. (The exception being a few of the inner city schools.)

Pretty much, I know Liverpool has 14 schools in their district:https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/Di...t=421501060000

and North Syracuse has 11 schools in their district:https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/Di...t=420303060000

[SteveMax58]

Thank you both for your responses. So huge is not necessarily a bad thing education or safety-wise, just in terms of not having a more cozy smalltown feel to them? Is that how some might look at it?