Syracuse, New York · updated weekly
Syracuse public records, counted
1,524 vacant properties, 15,344 code complaints in the last 12 months and 47,902 permit records in Syracuse, NY — from the city's own files.
Every week we pull the City of Syracuse's own open data and turn it into pages you can actually read: which houses are flagged vacant, where code complaints are concentrated, and what the city's permit file shows about construction. No paywall, no commentary — the records, counted.
Where the complaints are. In the last 12 months the most code complaints were opened in ZIP 13208 (3,792 records), followed by ZIP 13204 and ZIP 13205. The largest cluster of vacant-listed properties is in Brighton (214).
Code complaints by ZIP, last 12 months
Counts are records opened, not buildings — one property can generate several violations. ZIPs are those recorded on the complaint itself.
Monthly trend
Complaints peaked at 2,539 in a single month over the last three years. 2026-10 shows 88 records — the most recent month is always incomplete, because we pull the file as it stands.
Vacant properties by neighborhood
The city's vacant-property list is a snapshot: a property stays on it while a vacant-property registration is in force, so a large number is a signal about disinvestment, not a count of empty houses on any given day.
Vacant properties by ZIP
What the permit file shows
The city stopped updating this dataset. The newest permit record in the export is August 16, 2025. The historical file is still revealing: permits peaked at 4,712 in 2016 and had fallen to 1,497 by 2024 (-45% below 2021).
Most common permit types in the file: Electric (9,915) · Misc.(deck, fence,ramp) (5,007) · Res. Remodel/Chg Occ (4,600). See the whole permit file →
Start with a ZIP
What this is, and what it isn't
Records come from the City of Syracuse open data portal, refreshed weekly. A complaint is an allegation; a violation is an inspection result. Neither is a finding that a person did anything wrong, and addresses can be recorded inaccurately at source. Read the method and caveats before drawing conclusions about any address.
Last refresh: October 7, 2026 · Latest violation record: October 6, 2026 · Latest month on file: 2026-10 · Violation coverage: August 27, 2012–October 6, 2026.
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