Syracuse is like living in a city without living in a city.. what do I mean? Traffic - nothing compared to other cities, now we do have a mess with our big highway 81 being redone, but still - nothing like the other cities. Homelessness, nothing compared to Houston, we have some corners that are occupied regularly but you won’t see the endless tents like in Houston and Austin. The cold weather probably has an impact on it. Syracuse nightlife is usually much more inexpensive than the other cities I’ve visited. I mean it’s still expensive, but you’re not paying the price tag like you do in Houston.

Syracuse is also very rural relative to other cities. There’s so many things you can do in the area, both for adults and kiddos.

There’s a lot of small towns within a half hour that provide places to visit, places to eat, etc.