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East Rochester is a big small town of 6,218 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,218people
$144kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
89"Snow
122Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,729 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Rochester, NY
- 8 mi to Rochester, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$905/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ROC airport
- 9 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 683 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk