Moving to Syracuse, Utah
Syracuse is a city in Davis County, Utah, about 30 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and 35 minutes from Snowbasin by road without traffic. 19 public schools are within 3 miles, most in the Davis District.
Everything here comes from a named source. For what Syracuse is like to live in, see our Syracuse area guide.
Drive times from Syracuse
Drive by road from the centre of Syracuse, without traffic. Rush hour takes longer.
- Downtown SLC
- about 30 min · 30.7 mi
- SLC airport
- about 37 min · 33.7 mi
- Silicon Slopes (Lehi)
- about 48 min · 53.5 mi
- University of Utah
- about 38 min · 33.5 mi
- Snowbasin (nearest ski resort)
- about 35 min · 26.4 mi
Schools near Syracuse
Public schools within 3 miles of the centre of Syracuse, 2024-25 school year.
Elementary
- Syracuse School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 0.2 mi
- Cook School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 0.9 mi
- Syracuse Arts Academy - North · Grades K-6 · charter · Syracuse Arts Academy · 1.4 mi
- Bluff Ridge School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1.6 mi
- Buffalo Point School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 1.7 mi
- Antelope School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2 mi
- Monticello Academy West Point · Grades K-6 · charter · Monticello Academy · 2.3 mi
- Holt School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.4 mi
- Lakeside School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.6 mi
- Sand Springs School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.7 mi
- West Point School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.7 mi
- Island View Elementary · Grades K-6 · Davis District · 2.8 mi
- Wasatch School · Grades PK-6 · Davis District · 2.8 mi
Middle
- Syracuse Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 0.3 mi
- West Point Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 2.3 mi
- Legacy Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 2.5 mi
- North Davis Jr High · Grades 7-9 · Davis District · 2.9 mi
High
- Syracuse High · Grades 10-12 · Davis District · 1.1 mi
Other grade ranges
- Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope · Grades K-9 · charter · Syracuse Arts Academy · 0.9 mi
Source: NCES and Utah State Board of Education. School assignment can change; check with the district.
Getting set up in Syracuse
Who to call when you move in, from each city's and provider's own website, checked October 16, 2026. Some services differ by address, so confirm with the city.
- New residents
- Welcome Packet (Syracuse City)
- Power
- Rocky Mountain Power
- Water and sewer
- Syracuse City (culinary water, sewer, secondary water, garbage, storm drain billed together, no opt-outs)
- Garbage and recycling
- Robinson Waste (city contract through 30 Apr 2027; billed by Syracuse City)
- Public schools
- Davis School District
- Find your school
- Davis School District school lookup
- Driver licence office
- Ogden, 615 East 5300 South, South Ogden
- Register to vote
- Utah voter registration
Skiing from Syracuse
In a straight line from the centre of Syracuse to each resort's base. Driving is further.
- Snowbasin, about 14 miles
- Nordic Valley, about 18 miles
- Powder Mountain, about 25 miles
Syracuse by the numbers
Counts of people and homes only, exactly as the Census publishes them.
- Population
- 35,488U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Households
- 9,721U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Housing units
- 10,051U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Median value of owner-occupied homes
- $573,300U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Homes built 2020 or later
- 8.3%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
- Homes built 2010 to 2019
- 22.1%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), Data Profiles, released January 29, 2026
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Your first weeks in Utah
The state's own pages. Each sets its own deadlines for new residents, so check them there.
- Driver licence: Utah Driver License Division
- Car registration: Utah Division of Motor Vehicles
- Public schools: Utah State Board of Education
- Buses and TRAX: Utah Transit Authority
