Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$147,776
$1,038

Housing Market Overview

Metric Rochester New York Avg US Average
Median Home Price $147,776 $436,407 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 12.9% 6.9% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,038 $1,576 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 4.2% 4.5% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Rochester
New York
United States
Year Rochester New York United States
Median Rent Over Time
Rochester
New York
United States
Year Rochester New York United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 3.2 yearly household incomes in Rochester.

Metric Rochester New York Avg US Average
Median Home Price $147,776 $436,407 $242,182
Median Household Income $46,587 $85,191 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 3.2 5.1 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Rochester New York Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 33.3% 48.7% 58.2%
Rental Rate 56.1% 41.1% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 10.7% 10.2% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 12.0 17.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2014 2009 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Rochester New York Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.17 people 2.51 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1946 1960 1978
Median Number of Rooms 5.1 5.0 5.5