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Best places to live in Greater Rochester

21 places with 445,627 residents within about 30 km of Rochester, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Rochester, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Brighton (New York)
    New York, 36,609 residents    63
  2. 2Irondequoit
    New York, 51,692 residents    62
  3. 3East Rochester (New York)
    New York, 6,666 residents    62
  4. 4Brockport
    New York, 8,357 residents    62
  5. 5Greece
    New York, 14,519 residents    61
  6. 6Victor (New York)
    New York, 2,759 residents    61
  7. 7Spencerport
    New York, 3,589 residents    61
  8. 8Gates-North Gates
    New York, 15,138 residents    59
  9. 9Henrietta (New York)
    New York, 42,581 residents    59
  10. 10North Gates
    New York, 9,512 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Brockport
    New York, 8,357 residents    66
  2. 2East Rochester (New York)
    New York, 6,666 residents    64
  3. 3Clarkson (New York)
    New York, 4,358 residents    63
  4. 4Spencerport
    New York, 3,589 residents    63
  5. 5Irondequoit
    New York, 51,692 residents    62
  6. 6Greece
    New York, 14,519 residents    61
  7. 7Brighton (New York)
    New York, 36,609 residents    60
  8. 8Rochester (New York)
    New York, 209,802 residents    60
  9. 9Fairport
    New York, 5,351 residents    60
  10. 10Hilton
    New York, 5,921 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1East Rochester (New York)
    New York, 6,666 residents    65
  2. 2Irondequoit
    New York, 51,692 residents    64
  3. 3Brighton (New York)
    New York, 36,609 residents    64
  4. 4Rochester (New York)
    New York, 209,802 residents    64
  5. 5Brockport
    New York, 8,357 residents    63
  6. 6Greece
    New York, 14,519 residents    63
  7. 7Henrietta (New York)
    New York, 42,581 residents    62
  8. 8Gates-North Gates
    New York, 15,138 residents    61
  9. 9North Gates
    New York, 9,512 residents    60
  10. 10West Henrietta
    New York, 11,691 residents    60

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For commuters

  1. 1Rochester (New York)
    New York, 209,802 residents    79
  2. 2Irondequoit
    New York, 51,692 residents    77
  3. 3Brighton (New York)
    New York, 36,609 residents    76
  4. 4Greece
    New York, 14,519 residents    72
  5. 5Gates-North Gates
    New York, 15,138 residents    72
  6. 6North Gates
    New York, 9,512 residents    71
  7. 7Henrietta (New York)
    New York, 42,581 residents    68
  8. 8West Henrietta
    New York, 11,691 residents    63
  9. 9East Rochester (New York)
    New York, 6,666 residents    63
  10. 10Spencerport
    New York, 3,589 residents    60

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For single professionals

  1. 1Rochester (New York)
    New York, 209,802 residents    70
  2. 2Irondequoit
    New York, 51,692 residents    64
  3. 3Brighton (New York)
    New York, 36,609 residents    62
  4. 4Greece
    New York, 14,519 residents    57
  5. 5Gates-North Gates
    New York, 15,138 residents    56
  6. 6North Gates
    New York, 9,512 residents    56
  7. 7Henrietta (New York)
    New York, 42,581 residents    51
  8. 8West Henrietta
    New York, 11,691 residents    45
  9. 9East Rochester (New York)
    New York, 6,666 residents    43
  10. 10Webster (New York)
    New York, 5,534 residents    36

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Brighton (New York)
    New York, 36,609 residents    60
  2. 2Irondequoit
    New York, 51,692 residents    60
  3. 3Greece
    New York, 14,519 residents    59
  4. 4Gates-North Gates
    New York, 15,138 residents    59
  5. 5Rochester (New York)
    New York, 209,802 residents    58
  6. 6North Gates
    New York, 9,512 residents    57
  7. 7Henrietta (New York)
    New York, 42,581 residents    57
  8. 8West Henrietta
    New York, 11,691 residents    55
  9. 9Victor (New York)
    New York, 2,759 residents    54
  10. 10East Rochester (New York)
    New York, 6,666 residents    53

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Towns in Greater Rochester