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43.21° N · 77.94° W · GEOID 3608466

Brockport

Monroe County, New York · part of the Rochester, NY metro

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The short answer

Brockport is home to 7,277 people. Median household income is $69,866 a year and median rent is $995 a month, 17.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $157,700, about 2.3x annual median household income.

The story in Brockport is how fast things are changing. Housing became more affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 24.1% to 17.1% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is 11.8% a year, against 5.3% a year in its closest peers.

96OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Brockport scores better than 96% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 15th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%86
Economy 20%65
Safety 20%81
Amenities 15%42
Education 10%54
Commute 10%82
Growth 5%98
Median gross rent
$995
27% below the median place
Median household income
$69,866
13% below the median place
Median home value
$157,700
51% below the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
45% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Brockport

  • How it is changingHome values rose 6.7% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 11.8%, a rarer gap than in 96% of places its size.
  • Value for moneyRent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 94 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.
01

Moving to Brockport

Monroe County loses about 5.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in17,305
Moved out20,472
Net−3,167

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ontario County, NY1,1561,496−340
Wayne County, NY1,0431,258−215
Erie County, NY750789−39
Kings County, NY284

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$73K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Monroe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
23.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Monroe County report $66,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $995 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,428 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $157,700.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 9.5% work from home; 1.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Magnolia, AR matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
23.2%
303% above the median place
Moved from another state1
5.0%
154% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-5.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBrockportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year123.2%303% above
Moved from another state15.0%154% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-5.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$66,0956% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$73,3104% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 3.3% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 99% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.

Brockport17.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.1%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$58,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Brockport, but easier on the budget

Places that match Brockport on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Magnolia, AR7413.5% vs 17.1%n/aCompare
Wahpeton, ND7014.4% vs 17.1%n/aCompare
Orange City, IA7011.5% vs 17.1%n/aCompare
Colby, KS7014.2% vs 17.1%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
3.3%
265% above the median place
Homeownership1
47.0%
29% below the median place
Median home value1
$157,700
51% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBrockportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$99527% below
Rent to income117.1%16% below
Property tax rate13.3%265% above
Home price to income12.3x41% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.04% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,41612% below
HUD area median income4County figure$107,0000% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,23860% above
Median home value1$157,70051% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%107% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure69.0%34% above
Homeownership147.0%29% below
Renters paying 30%+142.5%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,42824% below
Vacant homes110.4%47% above
Median year built119651% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 2.7%, 45% below the median place.

Unemployment1
2.7%
45% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
21% below the median place
Income per person1
$29,882
25% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate16.1% +50%
Works from home9.5% −24%
Median household income$69,866 −13%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBrockportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$69,86613% below
Income per person1$29,88225% below
Unemployment12.7%45% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,0315% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure386,911157% above
Poverty rate116.1%50% above
Mean commute120 min21% below
Works from home19.5%24% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.8%109% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 23.3, 40% below the median place.

Median age1
23.3
40% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
82.8%
10% below the median place
Household size1
2.2
12% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.3% −51%
High school or higher95.3% +3%
Bachelor's or higher34.4% +7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBrockportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,2775270th largest
Population change since 202079.4%above (median 1.1%)
Median age123.340% below
Bachelor's or higher134.4%7% above
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size12.212% below
Born abroad14.3%51% below
No health insurance1County figure3.1%52% below
Homes with broadband182.8%10% below
05

Life in Brockport

The nearest National Park Service site is Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, about 52 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1829. 13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • First Presbyterian Church listed 1999Landmark
  • Main Street Historic District listed 2004Landmark
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church listed 1990
  • Morgan-Manning House listed 1991
  • Soldiers' Memorial Tower listed 1994
  • Whiteside, Barnett and Co. Agricultural Works listed 2001

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.5 +62%
Playgrounds per 10k11.0 +17%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.3 −26%
Libraries per 10k2.8 3.2×
Named paths and bike trails1 km −50%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 52 miles
  • Niagara Falls National Heritage Area 57 miles
  • Women's Rights National Historical Park 61 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.8 +5%
Shops29.1 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.1 −25%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher14
11.6
25% below the median place
Public schools14
5
44% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
51.8
68% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBrockportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14544% below
Public school students143,25634% below
Students per teacher1411.625% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.85% above
Shops per 10k9County figure29.14% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure15.125% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k1016.562% above
Playgrounds per 10k1011.017% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.326% below
Libraries per 10k102.8216% above
Named paths and bike trails101.050% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1151.868% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1120% above
National Register listings12130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 119, 38% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
119
38% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
356
71% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high15
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature15
49°F
12% below the median place
January average low15
18°F
29% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBrockportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure81°F7% below
January average low15County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature15County figure49°F12% below
Annual precipitation15County figure34.6 in21% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure93.81% above
Hurricane risk16County figure68.83% below
Tornado risk16County figure87.27% above
Wildfire risk16County figure47.123% below
Heat wave risk16County figure94.85% above
Median air quality index17County figure399% below
Good air days17County figure74.2%8% above
08

Brockport in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Brockport does better than 87% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 34%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$995/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,040 to $1,550/mo+4.1%
Median household income$69,866 (2024)$90,500$76,500 to $107,000+4.4%
Median home value$157,700 (2024)$224,000$162,000 to $308,000+6.0%
Population7,736 (2025)8,2307,900 to 8,580+1.3%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Brockport

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Selinsgrove, PA$1,059$65,650Compare
Radford, VA$1,033$57,348Compare
Whitewater, WI$1,041$54,969Compare
Bloomsburg, PA$980$51,536Compare
Bloomsburg, PAWhitewater, WIRadford, VASelinsgrove, PABrockport, NYBrockportSelinsgroveRadfordWhitewaterBrockportSelinsgroveRadfordWhitewater

Places built like Brockport

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Brockport performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Brockport, NY17.1%11.8%/yr9.4%
Bloomsburg, PA22.8%9.9%/yr5.2%Compare
Lock Haven, PA20.6%6.1%/yr4.8%Compare
Selinsgrove, PA19.4%4.5%/yr-3.9%Compare
Big Rapids, MI25.4%10.8%/yr3.3%Compare
Geneseo, NY25.0%11.5%/yr1.8%Compare
Indiana, PA24.9%5.9%/yr4.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Brockport a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 96 out of 100, better than 96% of the places we rate and 15th of 340 in New York. Home values rose 6.7% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 11.8%, a rarer gap than in 96% of places its size. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 94 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. On cost, space and class size it scores 56 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brockport expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $157,700.

What salary do you need to live in Brockport?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Brockport safe?

There were 119 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Brockport?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Selinsgrove, PA, Radford, VA, Whitewater, WI and Bloomsburg, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Brockport with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Brockport itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/brockport-new-york

Citytistics. “Brockport, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/brockport-new-york/

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