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43.21° N · 77.57° W · GEOID 3637737

Irondequoit

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

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The short answer

Irondequoit is home to 50,657 people. Median household income is $79,162 a year and median rent is $1,159 a month, 17.6% 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 $182,500, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Irondequoit's housing market sets it apart. Homeowners pay a median of about 3.2% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 99% of places its size. Also notable: The median rent takes 17.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 88% of places its size.

86OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Irondequoit scores better than 86% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 38th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%84
Economy 20%56
Safety 20%54
Amenities 15%50
Education 10%66
Commute 10%83
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: growth, for want of data. The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,159
15% below the median place
Median household income
$79,162
1% below the median place
Median home value
$182,500
43% below the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
11% 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 Irondequoit

  • Who lives hereHouseholds average 2.22 people, smaller than than in 87% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Irondequoit

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
2.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.6% 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
$46,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,159 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,642 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $182,500.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 14.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Whitehall, PA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.1%
63% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.6%
70% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIrondequoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.1%63% below
Moved from another state10.6%70% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,0956% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,3104% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Irondequoit17.6%
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
$46,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.6%
14% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
39% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$65,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Irondequoit, $1,159 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Irondequoit, but easier on the budget

Places that match Irondequoit 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
Whitehall, PA9112.3% vs 17.6%$13,000Compare
Somerset, MA9013.5% vs 17.6%$30,200Compare
Allouez, WI9014.6% vs 17.6%$14,500Compare
Endwell, NY8913.3% vs 17.6%$7,500Compare

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Property tax rate1
3.2%
247% above the median place
Median year built1
1955
1% below the median place
Median home value1
$182,500
43% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureIrondequoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,15915% below
Rent to income117.6%14% below
Property tax rate13.2%247% above
Home price to income12.3x39% 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$5,77477% above
Median home value1$182,50043% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%107% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure69.0%34% above
Homeownership178.8%19% above
Renters paying 30%+157.5%14% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,64212% below
Vacant homes14.4%38% below
Median year built119551% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 130 hours a year commuting, less than in 82% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
20 min
21% below the median place
Unemployment1
4.3%
11% below the median place
Commutes by transit1
0.5%
42% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$44,541 +11%
Works from home14.5% +16%
Poverty rate9.2% −15%
Median household income$79,162 −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureIrondequoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,1621% below
Income per person1$44,54111% above
Unemployment14.3%11% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,0315% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure386,911157% above
Poverty rate19.2%15% below
Mean commute120 min21% below
Works from home114.5%16% above
Commutes by transit10.5%42% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 43.3 years old, older than in 90% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
2.7%
58% below the median place
Household size1
2.2
11% below the median place
Median age1
43.3
11% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad5.7% −35%
Bachelor's or higher40.4% +26%
Homes with broadband90.7% −2%
High school or higher93.6% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureIrondequoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population150,657867th largest
Median age143.311% above
Bachelor's or higher140.4%26% above
High school or higher193.6%1% above
Household size12.211% below
Born abroad15.7%35% below
No health insurance12.7%58% below
Homes with broadband190.7%2% below
05

Life in Irondequoit

The nearest National Park Service site is Women's Rights National Historical Park, about 45 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1839. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • House at 288 Wimbledon Road listed 2015

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.1 −40%
Playgrounds per 10k13.2 +41%
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −35%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.9 −11%
Libraries per 10k0.4 −55%
Named paths and bike trails25 km 12.6×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi6.7 32.0×

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

  • Women's Rights National Historical Park 45 miles
  • Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 56 miles
  • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 68 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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
45.1
46% above the median place
Students per teacher13
11.2
27% below the median place
Public schools13
174
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureIrondequoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure174above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure101,747above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure11.227% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.85% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.14% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure15.125% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k96.140% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.241% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.435% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.911% below
Libraries per 10k90.455% below
Named paths and bike trails925.1above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi96.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1045.146% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 139, 27% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
139
27% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,304
7% above 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 high14
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature14
49°F
12% below the median place
January average low14
18°F
29% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureIrondequoitAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure81°F7% below
January average low14County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature14County figure49°F12% below
Annual precipitation14County figure34.6 in21% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure93.81% above
Hurricane risk15County figure68.83% below
Tornado risk15County figure87.27% above
Wildfire risk15County figure47.123% below
Heat wave risk15County figure94.85% above
Median air quality index16County figure399% below
Good air days16County figure74.2%8% above
08

Irondequoit in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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, Irondequoit does better than 83% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 47%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,159/mo (2024)$1,480/mo$1,220 to $1,810/mo+4.2%
Median household income$79,162 (2024)$100,500$85,000 to $119,000+4.0%
Median home value$182,500 (2024)$261,000$190,000 to $360,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 2.6 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 Irondequoit

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

PlaceRentIncome
Tonawanda Town, NY$1,102$77,679Compare
Hollidaysburg, PA$1,085$69,458Compare
Ellsworth, ME$1,017$77,375Compare
North Augusta, SC$1,169$86,092Compare
North Augusta, SCEllsworth, MEHollidaysburg, PATonawanda Town, NYIrondequoit, NYIrondequoitTonawanda TownHollidaysburgNorth AugustaIrondequoitTonawanda TownHollidaysburgNorth Augusta

Places built like Irondequoit

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 Irondequoit performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Irondequoit, NY17.6%4.9%/yrn/a
Tonawanda Town, NY17.0%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
West Seneca, NY16.7%3.3%/yrn/aCompare
Rotterdam, NY17.9%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
North Tonawanda, NY16.7%2.8%/yr-2.3%Compare
Baldwin, PA15.8%4.4%/yr-4.7%Compare
Cheektowaga, NY18.5%4.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Irondequoit a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 86 out of 100, better than 86% of the places we rate and 38th of 340 in New York. Households average 2.22 people, smaller than than in 87% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 79 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Irondequoit expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.6% 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 $182,500.

What salary do you need to live in Irondequoit?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Irondequoit safe?

There were 139 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Irondequoit?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tonawanda Town, NY, Hollidaysburg, PA, Ellsworth, ME and North Augusta, SC.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Irondequoit with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Irondequoit itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/irondequoit-new-york

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

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