Best PlacesEllwanger-Barry, Rochester, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester ranks 2,480th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,126, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester.
Who works in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester, and how
Work in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester, month by month
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 228 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
Schools across Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester average a C−, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dr Walter Cooper AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twelve Corners Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- East Lower SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Brighton High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Edison Career And Technology High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester
Is Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester ranks 2,480th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,912. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,126 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester safe?
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $494 per resident a year.
Compare Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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