Best PlacesLa Avenida, Rochester, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around La Avenida, Rochester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
La Avenida, Rochester ranks 5,597th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in La Avenida, 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.
La Avenida, Rochester's strengths and weaknesses
Where La Avenida, Rochester ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where La Avenida, Rochester ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$37,532 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in La Avenida, Rochester
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median La Avenida, Rochester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,532, 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 La Avenida, Rochester's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in La Avenida, Rochester
La Avenida, Rochester runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for La Avenida, Rochester.
Who works in La Avenida, Rochester, and how
Work in La Avenida, Rochester centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in La Avenida, Rochester
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across La Avenida, Rochester.
What the weather is like in La Avenida, Rochester, month by month
La Avenida, 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 La Avenida, Rochester
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around La Avenida, Rochester
Schools across La Avenida, Rochester average a C−, better than 22% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dr Walter Cooper AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Lower SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Edison Career And Technology High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every La Avenida, Rochester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
La Avenida, 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 La Avenida, Rochester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in La Avenida, Rochester
Is La Avenida, Rochester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, La Avenida, Rochester ranks 5,597th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cell coverage, and clean air, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is La Avenida, Rochester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,988. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $37,532 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is La Avenida, Rochester safe?
La Avenida, Rochester is safer than 9% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $897 per resident a year.
Compare La Avenida, Rochester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to La Avenida, Rochester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in La Avenida, 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.
La Avenida, Rochester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for La Avenida, Rochester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in La Avenida, Rochester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of La Avenida, Rochester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in La Avenida, Rochester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
La Avenida, 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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