The Best Places to Live in the Rochester, NY Area

With a relatively stable population, and continued new-home construction, Rochester offers many great and diverse homes. The median home price in the region is $150,000, which is about $60,600 less than the national median home price. The entire region boasts dozens of parks, with miles of hiking/biking trails, numerous shopping centers & malls, and plenty of museums & theatres.

Plenty of people in various Rochester message boards always ask where in the area they should live. Here are my top 3 picks where you can get the most out of your dollar, and be close to all the amenities.

1. The town of Penfield

The town of Penfield follows a plan for all growth, which allows the town to grow and at the same time still maintain the small town feel that most people moved there for. This town is on the east side of the city of Rochester, and is roughly about 12 miles from the downtown business district. There are plenty of shopping centers and parks right within the town. Most of the older homes you'll find are on main roads in town, while some of the newer homes are found within developments.

2. The village of East Rochester

The village of East Rochester is located roughly 7 miles east of downtown Rochester, and was first developed as a planned community for the railroads around 1900. The village is almost fully developed with older homes in a variety of styles. There is one parcel of land that is being developed for newer homes and town-homes. The village has convenient expressway access, putting you only minutes from most destinations in the area.

3. The town of Webster

The town of Webster is about 18 miles north east of the city of Rochester, and boasts some of the area's larger, more high-end homes, with great views of Lake Ontario. Moving farther away from the lake is where you'll find your more affordable homes, both older as well as those in developments. The town of Webster is currently experiencing growth, in part fueled by all the amenities moving there: more shopping centers, doctors, dentists, eye doctors, and when needed residents have a short 5-10 minute drive to the nearest hospital. The town has also done their part to preserve open space for future generations, and has many public access points to Lake Ontario.

In all of the examples listed above you'll be able to find that "right" house for you, and be able to turn it into a home. This region has not followed the national trend of a housing boom, and recently a bust in the housing market bubble. Houses around here tend to hold their value through any type of market. So no matter how long, or short, you live here you should be able to experience a profit when the time comes to move to another house.