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Rochester vs Greece
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rochester has the most renters (61.9% rent).
Greece has the most homeowners (72.7%).
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.
| Measure | Rochester | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 208,772Highest |
95,395Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33.7±0.5Lowest 15% below NY |
42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±1.3Highest 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+ | 13.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±0.6Highest NY: 7% |
5.1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,213±$2kLowest 45% below NY |
$79,783±$4kHighest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,600±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
$190,300±$4kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,081±$16Lowest 33% below NY |
$1,170±$30Highest 28% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,152Lowest 52% below NY |
$5,487Highest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±2.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.3%±4Lowest 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 | 27.8%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 38.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.4Highest 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 | #458 of 484 in NY | #398 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOL · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
9.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.