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City guide · New York
Moving to Rochester, NY
Kodak history, U of R, very low cost.
Pop. 211kCost index 96.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,200/moMedian home $175kWalk score 60
Rochester (metro area) has an overall price level 96.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
96.5Housing index
122.2Groceries index
107.3Utilities index (modeled)
99.5Electricity rate
29.5 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.3Median home value (est.)
$175,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,200/moNew York unemployment is 4.4% with median household income $86k.
Unemployment rate
4.4%Median household income
$85,820Per-capita income
$51,002Labor-force participation
63.0%Avg weekly wage
$2,363Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 (live) city-level
Rochester: median home value $175,000.
Home value
$175,000Rent
$1,200/moNatural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
69/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNew York 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.6%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$26,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
19Public 4-yr grad rate
56.0%Notable universities
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