Meadowbrook, Syracuse

**Meadowbrook**
Alternative name: Meadow's Brook
Location in Syracuse
Annexed	1917, 1926, 1927
Population (2000)	6,343
Median age	37.6
Median household income	$57,241
Owner-occupied housing	80.7%
ZIP codes	13210, 13224, 13214

Meadowbrook is a Syracuse, New York neighborhood, located in the southeastern corner of the city. It corresponds to Onondaga County Census Tract 46. It is named after Meadow Brook, which runs through it and into Butternut Creek.^[1]

Borders

Its northern border runs along Salt Springs and Springfield Roads to the north, where it borders the Salt Springs neighborhood. To the west, its borders are Westmoreland Avenue, Cumberland Avenue, and Nottingham Road, where it borders the Westcott and University neighborhoods. To the south and east the neighborhood borders the Town of DeWitt.

Streets

Meadowbrook is bisected by New York State Route 92, East Genesee Street. Other major roads in the neighborhood include Meadowbrook Drive, Euclid Avenue, and Hillsboro Parkway. Most streets do not have sidewalks, although there are plans to install some.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Le Moyne College, Syracuse's second-largest college, is located in Meadowbrook's northeast corner. Nottingham High School is located on East Genesee Street, near the center of the neighborhood. There are two primary schools: H.W. Smith School, and Solace Elementary School. The Manlius Pebble Hill School, an independent pre-K to 12 school is located near the neighborhood, in DeWitt.

Retail

There is not much retail located in Meadowbrook. Nottingham Plaza (with about 10 small stores) and P&C Plaza are in its southwest corner near/on the border with DeWitt.^[2]

Characteristics

Meadowbrook is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Syracuse, with suburban-style housing, as a result of which it is sometimes referred to as "the suburb in the city." ^{[citation needed]} 80.7 percent of housing in the neighborhood is owner-occupied, about twice the citywide average. As of 2010-2014 Census information, 5,202 people lived in Meadowbrook. ^[3] From that same period, the median household income for the neighborhood was $73,000. ^[4] Registered voters are 54% Democrat, 19% Republican, 21% non-enrolled, and 5% percent other.^{[citation needed]}

The Ashton House, Harry N. Burhans House, Fuller House, Hoeffer House, Poehlman House, Sanderson House at 112 Scottholm Terrace, Sanderson House at 301 Scottholm Boulevard, Scottholm Tract Historic District, and Louis and Celia Skoler Residence are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]