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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Rochester Area is $130,900, which is much lower than the state average of $283,700 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Rochester Area was built is 1963, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1956 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 291,234 Owner Occupied Houses in Rochester Area, #385

Rochester Area	130,900 USD
New York	283,700 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rochester Area	7.65%
New York	90.79%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Rochester Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New York and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Total Housing Units	471,915, see rank, 100%	8,153,309	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	429,370, 90.98%, see rank	88.99%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	291,234, 61.71%, see rank	47.92%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	138,136, 29.27%, see rank	41.07%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	42,545, 9.02%, see rank	11.01%	12.45%
For Rent	9,056, 1.92%, see rank	1.92%	2.34%
For Sale Only	3,413, 0.72%, see rank	0.87%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	2,913, 0.62%, see rank	0.95%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	11,915, 2.52%, see rank	3.84%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	242, 0.05%, see rank	0.01%	0.03%
Other Vacant	15,006, 3.18%, see rank	3.42%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #738

Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
1963	1956	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Rochester Area	%	New York	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	291,234	100%	3,906,991	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	194,049	66.63%, see rank	63.75%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	97,185	33.37%, see rank	36.25%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Rochester Area	1,344 USD
New York	2,042 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Rochester Area	%	New York	U.S.
$299 or Less	494	0.25%, see rank	0.18%	0.20%
$300 to $499	2,770	1.43%, see rank	0.98%	1.59%
$500 to $699	9,197	4.74%, see rank	2.98%	5.01%
$700 to $999	33,792	17.41%, see rank	9.38%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	72,388	37.30%, see rank	19.20%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	41,540	21.41%, see rank	16.14%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	25,778	13.28%, see rank	25.21%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	8,090	4.17%, see rank	25.94%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Rochester Area	21.80% of the Total Income
New York	25.30% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Rochester Area	%	New York	U.S.
10% or Less	12,924	6.66%, see rank	5.96%	5.86%
10% to 20%	71,890	37.05%, see rank	28.39%	31.95%
20% to 30%	55,758	28.73%, see rank	26.11%	27.64%
30% to 40%	23,564	12.14%, see rank	14.22%	13.74%
40% or More	29,225	15.06%, see rank	24.87%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Rochester Area	564 USD
New York	710 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Rochester Area	%	New York	U.S.
$199 or Less	3,371	3.47%, see rank	5.20%	7.76%
$200 to $299	6,401	6.59%, see rank	5.70%	14.70%
$300 to $499	27,796	28.60%, see rank	18.86%	34.63%
$500 to $699	30,342	31.22%, see rank	19.69%	21.16%
$700 or More	29,275	30.12%, see rank	50.55%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Rochester Area	13.80% of the Total Income
New York	14.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Rochester Area	%	New York	U.S.
10% or Less	31,695	32.61%, see rank	30.96%	40.19%
10% to 20%	35,442	36.47%, see rank	31.75%	31.47%
20% to 30%	13,818	14.22%, see rank	14.54%	12.24%
30% to 40%	6,444	6.63%, see rank	7.45%	5.64%
40% or More	8,915	9.17%, see rank	14.27%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Total Housing Units	471,915, 100%	8,153,309	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	309,213, 65.52%, see rank	41.93%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	21,350, 4.52%, see rank	4.95%	5.82%
2 Units	31,009, 6.57%, see rank	10.61%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	26,838, 5.69%, see rank	7.39%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	29,569, 6.27%, see rank	5.27%	4.78%
10 or More Units	37,313, 7.91%, see rank	27.40%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	16,623, 3.52%, see rank	2.45%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Total Housing Units	471,915, 100%	8,153,309	132,741,033
1 Room	8,442, 1.79%, see rank	3.74%	1.95%
2 Rooms	8,117, 1.72%, see rank	3.69%	2.48%
3 Rooms	38,834, 8.23%, see rank	15.28%	9.13%
4 Rooms	65,274, 13.83%, see rank	18.50%	16.60%
5 Rooms	76,557, 16.22%, see rank	16.75%	20.41%
6 Rooms	94,925, 20.11%, see rank	15.01%	18.06%
7 Rooms	70,746, 14.99%, see rank	10.26%	12.27%
8 Rooms	52,229, 11.07%, see rank	7.56%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	56,791, 12.03%, see rank	9.20%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.90, see rank	5.00	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Total Housing Units	471,915, 100%	8,153,309	132,741,033
No Bedroom	9,792, 2.07%, see rank	4.29%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	54,380, 11.52%, see rank	19.68%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	114,783, 24.32%, see rank	26.84%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	189,880, 40.24%, see rank	31.52%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	85,728, 18.17%, see rank	13.27%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	17,352, 3.68%, see rank	4.40%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Total Housing Units	429,370, 100%	7,255,528	116,211,092
Utility Gas	305,220, 71.09%, see rank	56.12%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	22,532, 5.25%, see rank	3.36%	4.86%
Electricity	59,800, 13.93%, see rank	10.26%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	23,663, 5.51%, see rank	26.24%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	1,679, 0.39%, see rank	0.26%	0.12%
Wood	11,452, 2.67%, see rank	2.04%	2.12%
Solar Energy	53, 0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	3,495, 0.81%, see rank	0.97%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	1,476, 0.34%, see rank	0.72%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	133,803, 100%	3,233,100	39,201,928
$199 or Less	1,410, 1.05%, see rank	1.14%	1.50%
$200 to $299	4,311, 3.22%, see rank	4.22%	3.18%
$300 to $499	11,100, 8.30%, see rank	6.44%	7.37%
$500 to $699	28,920, 21.61%, see rank	10.26%	16.01%
$700 to $999	54,657, 40.85%, see rank	19.86%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	26,972, 20.16%, see rank	30.47%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	3,813, 2.85%, see rank	15.24%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	2,620, 1.96%, see rank	12.38%	6.10%
Median	$797, see rank	$1,117	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Rochester Area	New York	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	429,370, 100%	7,255,528	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	44,717, 10.41%, see rank	29.34%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	154,531, 35.99%, see rank	32.69%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	163,827, 38.16%, see rank	26.49%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	66,295, 15.44%, see rank	11.49%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.