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Living Rochester Suburbs

Real estate, development, local business and life across Greater Rochester.

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Rochester and its suburbs

Where each community sits, what it is in civic terms, and every Living Rochester Suburbs story that mentions it. Facts only: we describe places, not the people who live in them.
Communities covered by Living Rochester SuburbsSchematic map showing Lake Ontario to the north, Irondequoit Bay, the Genesee River running north through downtown Rochester, the Erie Canal crossing east to west, and 21 communities plotted at their approximate locations.Lake OntarioGenesee RiverErie CanalCanandaigua LakeRochesterPittsford · 3Brighton · 3Fairport · 1Penfield · 3Webster · 1Henrietta · 4West Henrietta · 1VictorGreece · 3Irondequoit · 2Spencerport · 1Chili · 3Gates · 2HiltonBrockport · 1Canandaigua · 5FarmingtonMacedonRushEast Rochester · 1
Schematic, drawn from approximate coordinates. Distances are straight-line from downtown Rochester.

Monroe County17

Ontario County3

Wayne County1

How to compare Rochester suburbs

There is no best Rochester suburb, only the one that fits how you live. These are the facts the site keeps for every community, and how many share each; the same facts drive the community pages and ROC Scout.

A village or walkable center (12 of 21)
Daily errands on foot, a Main Street, a center to walk to. Rochester, Pittsford, Brighton, Fairport, Webster, Victor and 6 more.
On the Erie Canal (6 of 21)
The towpath, the villages along it and the streets that back onto it. Pittsford, Brighton, Fairport, Spencerport, Brockport, Macedon.
On Lake Ontario or the bay (6 of 21)
Shore roads, beaches and water access. Rochester, Webster, Greece, Irondequoit, Hilton, Canandaigua.
Mostly older housing (6 of 21)
Pre-war villages and first-ring suburbs. Rochester, Brighton, Irondequoit, Gates, Brockport, East Rochester.
Newer subdivisions common (14 of 21)
Post-1990 housing is easy to find. Pittsford, Fairport, Penfield, Webster, Henrietta, West Henrietta and 8 more.
Expressway or Thruway in the town (15 of 21)
I-390, I-490, I-590, Route 104 or the Thruway. Rochester, Pittsford, Brighton, Fairport, Webster, Henrietta and 9 more.
Commutes matter more than any of these for most moves: how every community sits around RIT, the University of Rochester, downtown and the airport. Moving here? Start at Moving to Rochester.

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