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Rochester Institute of Technology is a big small town of 6,959 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 7 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,959people
$214kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
100"Snow
122Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,959
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,511 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Rochester, NY
- 7 mi to Rochester, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,348/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,480 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 4% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 89% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 88% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 44% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ROC airport
- 2 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 8% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 23% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 690 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.