Rochester - NY housing market

The typical home value ($289,019) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Rochester - NY metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 4.8% over the past year. In Rochester - NY, that means a home worth $275,781 last year is now worth roughly $289,019.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $277,427. Homes are selling at 117.6% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Rochester - NY sit on the market for roughly 8 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 12.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,189 new listings hit the market each month in Rochester - NY. There are currently 1,951 homes for sale, up 5.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Rochester - NY is $1,557, up 3.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.5x, toss-up (#136 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,486 a month in principal and interest, $71 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.12% rate.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →