Best PlacesIrondequoit, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Irondequoit, 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.
Irondequoit ranks 894th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Irondequoit
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.
Irondequoit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Irondequoit ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of cities
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 88% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of cities
Where Irondequoit ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Irondequoit
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Irondequoit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,589, 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 Irondequoit's effective rate of 2.77%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Irondequoit
Irondequoit 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 Irondequoit.
Who works in Irondequoit, and how
Work in Irondequoit centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Irondequoit
Irondequoit has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Irondequoit and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Irondequoit, month by month
Irondequoit sees roughly 71 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 Irondequoit
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 232 miles away.
The best schools in and around Irondequoit
Schools across Irondequoit average an A−, better than 87% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Briarwood SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Seneca SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Listwood SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Iroquois Middle SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Rogers Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Dake Junior High SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Irondequoit High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Eastridge Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Northeast College Preparatory High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Irondequoit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Irondequoit 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 Irondequoit against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Irondequoit suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Irondequoit
Is Irondequoit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Irondequoit ranks 894th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Irondequoit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,535. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $83,589 median income, cost of living beats 52% of cities.
Is Irondequoit safe?
Irondequoit is safer than 33% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Irondequoit?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 20. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of cities.
Is Irondequoit good for families?
Schools beat 87% of cities, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare Irondequoit with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Irondequoit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Irondequoit 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.
Irondequoit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Irondequoit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Irondequoit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Irondequoit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Irondequoit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Irondequoit 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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