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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Rochester might be more expensive than living in rural New York, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
So what exactly are those Rochester neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Rochester are the cheapest.
The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Rochester For 2022
What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Rochester for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Strong looks to be the cheaptest Rochester neighborhood to live in.
At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Rochester. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Rochester that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Rochester.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.
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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Rochester For 2022
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Population: 4,446
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (7th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.008 (2nd cheapest)
More on Strong: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 4,022
Cost Of Living Index: 89 (19th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (3rd cheapest)
More on Homestead Heights: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 4,457
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (7th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.024 (15th cheapest)
More on Central Business District: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 9,016
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.4 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.029 (19th cheapest)
More on Lyell-Otis: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 6,838
Cost Of Living Index: 81 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.037 (25th cheapest)
More on Upper Falls: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 17,663
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (7th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.024 (16th cheapest)
More on Maplewood: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 4,523
Cost Of Living Index: 83 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (10th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.032 (2cheapest)
More on Genesee-Jefferson: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 4,774
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (15th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (13th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (9th cheapest)
More on Northland-Lyceum: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 4,924
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (7th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.037 (24th cheapest)
More on North Marketview Heights: Homes For Sale | Data
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Population: 5,792
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (15th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.3 (18th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (5th cheapest)
More on Highland: Homes For Sale | Data
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Rochester Hoods In 2022
In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Rochester, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".
Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 29 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In Rochester." We're lookin' at you, Strong.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places Rochester. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Rochester
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Rochester where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Rochester aren't all cheap. Susan B Anthony takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Rochester.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Rochester For 2022
Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
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1 | Strong | 86 |
2 | Homestead Heights | 89 |
3 | Central Business District | 86 |
4 | Lyell-Otis | 87 |
5 | Upper Falls | 81 |
6 | Maplewood | 86 |
7 | Genesee-Jefferson | 83 |
8 | Northland-Lyceum | 88 |
9 | North Marketview Heights | 86 |
10 | Highland | 88 |
11 | Dutchtown | 84 |
12 | Browncroft | 93 |
13 | Culver-Winton | 94 |
14 | Cobbs Hill | 97 |
15 | Plymouth-Exchange | 82 |
16 | 19th Ward | 90 |
17 | Charlotte | 88 |
18 | Swillburg | 92 |
19 | Beechwood | 88 |
20 | Pearl-Meigs-Monroe | 88 |
21 | South Marketview Heights | 87 |
22 | Atlantic-University | 90 |
23 | Charles House | 86 |
24 | Park Avenue | 102 |
25 | South Wedge | 94 |
26 | Mayor's Heights | 88 |
27 | Corn Hill | 100 |
28 | Best | 88 |
29 | Susan B Anthony | 95 |