Rochester Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Rochester home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Rochester
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Rochester home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $1,897/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $1,532/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Rochester vs New York vs the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This metro | $281k | +4.9% | $1,532/mo |
| New York | $525k | +5.6% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Rochester?
No - the typical Rochester-area home value is up 4.9% over the past 12 months, at $281k (September 2026).
Is the Rochester housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 4.9% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Rochester?
Typical rent in the Rochester metro is $1,532 a month (September 2026), +2.8% over 12 months.
How much income do you need to buy a home in Rochester?
About $82k a year to afford the typical home with 20% down, spending no more than 30% of income on housing (September 2026).
Nearby and similar metros
New York City, NY · Buffalo, NY · Albany, NY · Syracuse, NY · Louisville, KY · Winston, NC · San Antonio, TX · St. Louis, MO
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026; income needed and listing data). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. Figures are for the Rochester, NY metro area. How we calculate.