Rochester
New York · Ranked #6 of 102 metros
72Affordable
Median Home Price
🏠$195K
Need $56K income
Median Rent
🔑$1K
Need $42K income
Housing Shortage
📉8,000
units needed
Building Permits
🔨3,000
annual
Median Income
💰$59K
Pop: 1,090,135
Rent Burden
⚠️30.5%
of renters paying >30%
Price Change (YoY)
📈+7%
Homeownership
🏡64.0%
Rent Burden
vs. National Average
Key Facts vs. National Average
| Metric | Rochester | National |
|---|---|---|
| Price-to-Income Ratio | 3.3x | 6.1x |
| Rent Burden | 30.5% | 31.5% |
| Homeownership Rate | 64.0% | 65.5% |
| YoY Price Change | +7% | +3.5% |
| YoY Rent Change | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| Mortgage Denial Rate | 14.0% | 13.5% |
| Eviction Rate | 4.2% | 3.6% |