What stands out worked out from the figures below

Greece has the most homeowners (72.7%).

Rochester has the most renters (61.9% rent).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Greece	Rochester
People
Population	95,395Lowest	208,772Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2%	+0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY	33.7±0.5Lowest 15% below NY
Kids under 18	21.5%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5%	20.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Greece and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.5%±1Highest NY: 17.9%	13.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.3%Highest NY: 40.2%	30%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7%	8.8%±0.6Highest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$79,783±$4kHighest 7% below NY	$47,213±$2kLowest 45% below NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,300±$4kHighest 55% below NY	$139,600±$5kLowest 67% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,170±$30Highest 28% below NY	$1,081±$16Lowest 33% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,487Highest 17% below NY	$3,152Lowest 52% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.3%±4Lowest NY: 52.1%	53.3%±2.1Highest NY: 52.1%
	Rochester and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.6%Lowest NY: 14%	27.8%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.7%Highest NY: 54.3%	38.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minHighest 37% below NY	19 minLowest 41% below NY
Work from home	13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9%	12.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Greece and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#398 of 484 in NY	#458 of 484 in NY
School district	YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	EXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOL · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL	EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Highest	8.8Lowest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.