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43.08° N · 77.67° W · GEOID 3663014

Rochester Institute of Technology

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

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_home_value

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The short answer

Rochester Institute of Technology is home to 6,959 people. Median household income is $76,382 a year and median rent is $1,037 a month, 16.3% 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 $213,700, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,037
24% below the median place
Median household income
$76,382
5% below the median place
Median home value
$213,700
33% below the median place
Unemployment
9.4%
93% above 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 Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 85 hours a year commuting, less than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 331 New York places.
  • 92% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 337 New York places.
  • Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 338 New York places.
  • Household income has grown -5.2% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 340 New York places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2005, newer housing than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 338 New York places.

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.

01

Moving to Rochester Institute of Technology

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
Livingston County, NY607652−45
Orleans County, NY399484−85
Genesee County, NY380435−55
Onondaga County, NY384368+16
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
68.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 36.3% 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
$41,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,037 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,676 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $213,700.
Getting to work
12 minutes each way on average; 11.2% work from home; 8.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
68.6%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
36.3%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRochester Institute of TechnologyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year168.6%above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state136.3%above (median 2.0%)
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

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Rochester Institute of Technology16.3%
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
$41,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.3%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rochester Institute of Technology, $1,037 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 Rochester Institute of Technology, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Granville, OH10.9% vs 16.3%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Property tax rate1
2.6%
189% above the median place
Median year built1
2005
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRochester Institute of TechnologyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,03724% below
Rent to income116.3%20% below
Property tax rate12.6%189% above
Home price to income12.8x26% 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)1County figure$5,61672% above
Median home value1County figure$213,70033% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%107% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure69.0%34% above
Homeownership10.0%below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+163.3%25% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,67610% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.2%12% below
Median year built120051% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $10,111, 75% below the median place.

Income per person1
$10,111
75% below the median place
Poverty rate1
46.4%
331% above the median place
Mean commute1
12 min
50% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Commutes by transit8.5% 10.0×
Unemployment9.4% +93%
Works from home11.2% −10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRochester Institute of TechnologyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$76,3825% below
Income per person1$10,11175% below
Unemployment19.4%93% above
Average annual pay6County figure$69,0315% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure386,911157% above
Poverty rate146.4%331% above
Mean commute112 min50% below
Works from home111.2%10% below
Commutes by transit18.5%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 18.5%, 80% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
18.5%
80% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
92.3%
188% above the median place
Median age1
19.8
49% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureRochester Institute of TechnologyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,9595416th largest
Median age119.849% below
Bachelor's or higher192.3%188% above
High school or higher1County figure92.1%0% below
Household size12.76% above
Born abroad110.9%23% above
No health insurance1County figure3.1%52% below
Homes with broadband118.5%80% below
05

Life in Rochester Institute of Technology

The nearest National Park Service site is Women's Rights National Historical Park, about 46 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1829. 236 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents44.5 4.4×
Playgrounds per 10k2.9 −70%
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −32%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.7 +68%
Libraries per 10k2.9 3.3×
Named paths and bike trails9 km 4.3×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi9.1 43.2×

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 46 miles
  • Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 57 miles
  • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 62 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
45.6
48% above the median place
Students per teacher12
11.2
27% below the median place
Public schools12
174
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRochester Institute of TechnologyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure174above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure101,747above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k944.5338% above
Playgrounds per 10k92.970% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.432% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k918.768% above
Libraries per 10k92.9230% above
Named paths and bike trails98.6330% above
Transit stops per sq mi99.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1045.648% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure236above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 81°F, 7% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Rochester Institute of Technology. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature13
49°F
12% below the median place
January average low13
18°F
29% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRochester Institute of TechnologyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure81°F7% below
January average low13County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature13County figure49°F12% below
Annual precipitation13County figure34.6 in21% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.81% above
Hurricane risk14County figure68.83% below
Tornado risk14County figure87.27% above
Wildfire risk14County figure47.123% below
Heat wave risk14County figure94.85% above
Median air quality index15County figure399% below
Good air days15County figure74.2%8% above
08

Rochester Institute of Technology in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 63% of the median income in 2030, up from 62% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,037/mo (2024)$1,280/mo$1,050 to $1,560/mo+3.6%
Median household income$20,192 (2024)$24,500$20,500 to $29,000+3.3%

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

09

Places like Rochester Institute of Technology

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

PlaceRentIncome
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA$1,526$69,327Compare
Orono, ME$1,280$59,784Compare
Williamstown, MA$1,424$97,917Compare
Houghton, MI$978$43,456Compare
Houghton, MIWilliamstown, MAOrono, MEUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, CARochester Institute of Technology, NYRochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraOronoHoughtonRochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraOronoHoughton

Common questions

Is Rochester Institute of Technology a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 85 hours a year commuting, less than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 331 New York places. 92% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 337 New York places. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rochester Institute of Technology expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.3% 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 $213,700.

What salary do you need to live in Rochester Institute of Technology?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rochester Institute of Technology?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, Orono, ME, Williamstown, MA and Houghton, MI.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rochester Institute of Technology itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rochester-institute-of-technology-new-york

Citytistics. “Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rochester-institute-of-technology-new-york/

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