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Number of Vacant Housing Units Declines in Syracuse, Onondaga County
According to the 2010 census, the number of vacant housing units in Onondaga County declined by 5.2% between 2000 and 2010. At the same time, the total number of housing units increased by a very modest 3% over the past decade. Onondaga County was one of only five counties in New York and 13 in the Northeast to see a decline in the number of vacant housing units, according to a New York Times mapping of 2010 census data for all US counties.
An article in today's Buffalo News noted that the city of Buffalo remains the state's emptiest based on the percentage of vacant homes. It was also mentioned that Syracuse saw a decline in the number of vacant units over the past decade.
City keeps its status as state's emptiest - City & Region - The Buffalo News (http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article384614.ece - broken link)
An article in today's Buffalo News noted that the city of Buffalo remains the state's emptiest based on the percentage of vacant homes. It was also mentioned that Syracuse saw a decline in the number of vacant units over the past decade.
City keeps its status as state's emptiest - City & Region - The Buffalo News (http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article384614.ece - broken link)
It'd be nice to know how much of that was due to increased occupation vs tearing down older, unused units.
It'd be nice to know how much of that was due to increased occupation vs tearing down older, unused units.
I know of about a dozen, just from driving by... still, getting rid of vacant homes that are in wretched repair, whether through an absent and/or neglectful landlord, is A Very Good Thing. Those sorts of buildings attract crime and could easily set an entire neighborhood on fire. When the city brings down a house, they thankfully REALLY DO clear the lot so it's not just a heap of debris and dirt. Occasionally, I'll drive down a south or west side street that I haven't been on in a while and see fenced (but open to the front) lots of lawns... and kids making it into a makeshift playground. "Wasn't there a hideous multi-family in that spot before?" lol
I think the population argument ("Your city is horrible and people are leaving in droves!") is just errant speculation, at this point, since the recent census has provided us with clear numbers. Population inside the city limits is down slightly - down by less than 1% - but has been trending upward in recent years, to stabilize the much-larger decreases in the time between.
Keeping those buildings UP is never good- there is a stark difference between an abandoned/vacant building rate, which leads to its own onslaught of problems, and a grassy city lot rate... which leads to playing children?
It'd be nice to know how much of that was due to increased occupation vs tearing down older, unused units.
If memory serves, Buffalo was in the news a few years back for trying to much more aggressively tear down vacant properties - not quite on Detroit's scale, but close. The city of Syracuse on average seems to get funding to tear down a dozen or so on average - a stat they pointed to when the emergency demo of the building by 81 nearly ate the whole year's budget for it.
Did anyone catch this P-S article? It seems the City of Syracuse’s population in the 2000s was even more stable than it appeared in the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent official count. Due to an census track error, the Census Bureau initially said Syracuse lost 2,136 residents during that decade. Factor in the corrected 2000 number, however, and the city lost only 1,265 people — or about nine-tenths of 1 percent. In any event, the County gained almost 9,000 people, and the metro area 12,000.
Did anyone catch this P-S article? It seems the City of Syracuse’s population in the 2000s was even more stable than it appeared in the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent official count. Due to an census track error, the Census Bureau initially said Syracuse lost 2,136 residents during that decade. Factor in the corrected 2000 number, however, and the city lost only 1,265 people — or about nine-tenths of 1 percent. In any event, the County gained almost 9,000 people, and the metro area 12,000.
With such stagnant growth, Syracuse along with much of upstate has lagged the country, leading to NYS losing some of its seats in the house of representatives.
The most likely region to lose a seat is western New York, where population growth has been the smallest. New York City may see its congressional district lines redrawn significantly, but may escape without losing any members because according to city data its population grew about 5% between 2000 and 2009. That's similar to Connecticut, which neither lost nor gained a seat. During the past decade, New York state's population grew just 2%, compared with nearly 10% growth nationwide.
Last edited by chopchop0; 07-31-2011 at 01:03 PM..
I seems that the Madison Row project in Manlius is moving along nicely and filling up quickly. Looking forward to visiting the sushi bar menitioned in the P-S article (scroll down, see Madison Row's ahead).
The project web-site also indicates space is leasing fast!
Number of Vacant Housing Units Declines in Syracuse, Onondaga County
According to the 2010 census, the number of vacant housing units in Onondaga County declined by 5.2% between 2000 and 2010. At the same time, the total number of housing units increased by a very modest 3% over the past decade. Onondaga County was one of only five counties in New York and 13 in the Northeast to see a decline in the number of vacant housing units, according to a New York Times mapping of 2010 census data for all US counties.
An article in today's Buffalo News noted that the city of Buffalo remains the state's emptiest based on the percentage of vacant homes. It was also mentioned that Syracuse saw a decline in the number of vacant units over the past decade.
City keeps its status as state's emptiest - City & Region - The Buffalo News (http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article384614.ece - broken link)
Coupled with the population increase's (County and MSA; and stabilization in the City) recently reported by the 2010 census, this is additional good news for Syracuse and Onondaga County. It is nice to see that Syracuse has developed a good reputation regarding community development, along with other recent trends, i.e., the transition of its economy, meds and eds, and environmental technology, etc.
On a personal note, I feel badly for Buffalo and Erie County. I lived there for eight years while attending undergraduate and graduate school, took a year off in between. I have very good memories, the people are warm and friendly (like Syracuse), but they have a lot of challenges. Syracuse is very fortunate to have a number of assets that Buffalo could only yearn for. There were attempts to build a third SUNY campus downtown, but I believe that is on hold or has been cancelled. I wish them well!
Last edited by urbanplanner; 07-31-2011 at 01:58 PM..
A big part of this is that NY is a small state for amount of people it holds and considering that much of the population is concentrated in Downstate NY, it is not surprising that many people have left NY over the years. It has been a gateway for immigrants and the state is only 30th in size. So, to think that it is 3rd in population, in spite of its land size, outward migration and other issues is remarkable. Keep in mind that the major metros in CA, TX and FL don't overflow into other states like the NYC metro does. So, a good chunk of the outward migration is in NJ, CT and even PA.
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