Best PlacesStrong, Rochester, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strong, 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.
Strong, Rochester ranks 2,926th 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 Strong, 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.
Strong, Rochester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strong, Rochester ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute14.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Strong, Rochester ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Strong, Rochester
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strong, Rochester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,394, 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 Strong, Rochester's effective rate of 2.40%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Strong, Rochester
Strong, Rochester runs younger 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 Strong, Rochester.
Who works in Strong, Rochester, and how
Work in Strong, Rochester centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 45%
Life in Strong, Rochester
Strong, Rochester has more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Strong, Rochester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Strong, Rochester, month by month
Strong, 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 Strong, Rochester
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 226 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strong, Rochester
Schools across Strong, Rochester average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- David B Crane Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Ethel K Fyle Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Dr Walter Cooper AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charles H Roth Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Henry V Burger Junior High SchoolA · 59% proficient
- East Lower SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Rush-henrietta Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% 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 Strong, Rochester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strong, 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 Strong, Rochester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Strong, Rochester
Is Strong, Rochester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strong, Rochester ranks 2,926th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strong, Rochester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,298. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $59,394 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Strong, Rochester safe?
Yes, Strong, Rochester is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
Compare Strong, Rochester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strong, Rochester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strong, 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.
Strong, Rochester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strong, Rochester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strong, Rochester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strong, Rochester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strong, Rochester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strong, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.